Google Play Games drops Google+ integration
You no longer need a Google+ account to enjoy the benefits of connected gaming on Android. Google is introducing Gamer IDs to its Google...
Amazon adds zombie apocalypse reference to its AWS terms
Public cloud infrastructure provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting snarky. And it’s not even April Fools’ Day. In conjunction with the launch last...
Utomik’s ‘Netflix for games’ adds 200 more titles to its cloud-streaming library
Utomik said today that it struck a deal with game distributor Plug In Digital to add 200 more games to Utomik’s subscription cloud gaming service. The copmany is the latest of many to try to exploit cloud computing and create an innovative new gaming service with it.
Google’s AI beats a professional Go player, an industry first
Google has achieved something major in artificial intelligence (AI) research. A computer system it has built to play the ancient Chinese board game Go...
GetSocial raises $2.5M to boost engagement in mobile games
GetSocial raised $2.5 million to expand its social networking platform for marketing and monetizing mobile games. The Amsterdam-based has built a backend platform for amplifying...
How League of Legends players went from hating Facebook to happily using it to find friends
Hardcore gamers don’t fully trust Facebook and they are dismissive of “Facebook games.” When they see the social network in their “real” games, they...
Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference sells out in under 5 minutes
Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But tickets for this year’s three-day developer...
Facebook is opening an Oculus research office in Pittsburgh
Facebook is opening an office focused on research for its Oculus virtual reality platform in Pittsburgh, of all places. An Oculus spokeswoman confirmed that...
CEO Lisa Su expects company watchers to say ‘AMD is back’ in 2016
Advanced Micro Devices has had a few tough years as it struggles to stay afloat financially and compete with Intel, the world’s biggest chip...
Twitter Gaming debuts so you can tweet about games in 140 characters
Gamers have a new place to gather on Twitter. The social network has launched @TwitterGaming, a new way to discover, follow, and join conversations...