Shotcall raises $2.2 million to build gaming community hubs
Shotcall has raised $2.2 million in a seed funding round to build a platform to form gaming communities and marketplaces for fans. A recent...
Microsoft reports $35.7 billion in Q1 2021 revenue: Azure up 48%, Surface up 37%, and LinkedIn up 16%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2021, including revenue up 12% to $37.2 billion, net income of $13.9 billion, and...
Alethea AI makes it easy to create AI avatars from a single photo
Synthetic humans are a thing of the future, and the latest project to come along in pursuit of that is Alethea AI, a startup...
Discord could be the next esports ecosystem
Instant messaging app Discord has become a go-to social hub across the globe. Much like its online community-driven predecessors – think Instagram, Facebook, and...
Facebook unveils free-to-play cloud gaming service
Facebook has unveiled a free-to-play cloud gaming service for sharing and playing games. The service is part of Facebook Gaming and is now in...
FIFA 20, Final Fantasy XV, and big games that divided critics and players
The Last of Us Part II is likely the most contentious game of 2020, with gamers battling critics over what kind of review score...
Amazon Luna launches into early access for invitees only
Amazon’s cloud-gaming service Luna is available now to select gamers in the United States. The company launched the platform today in early access. You...
From the ground up: Building your ideal game studio infrastructure (VB Live)
Presented by Akamai To succeed, a new game studio needs the right tech infrastructure – and a focus on security to avoid the recent...
Xsolla launches Unconventional for game-like virtual events
Game payments firm Xsolla is launching Unconventional, a platform for holding virtual events with 3D avatars inside 3D worlds for the game industry. Xsolla...
Doing more with less: A conversation on automation in performance marketing
This article is part of a Gaming Insights series paid for by Facebook. We spoke with mobile gaming marketers from Tilting Point, Tripledot Studios,...