Blackstorm Labs seizes the HTML5 instant games opportunity
Facebook opened up a new gaming platform with Instant Games for Messenger in November. And Blackstorm Labs seized the chance to launch its own...
How to take AI far beyond gaming
Venture capital investments in artificial intelligence (AI), one of the biggest technological trends these days, are booming. The year 2016 saw almost ten times...
Machine learning will be a game-changer for esports
It’s a total understatement to say that the growing presence of machine learning in games is big news. The technology promises to turn the...
Facebook adds speech recognition to Oculus Rift, Gear VR
Facebook today announced the launch of a voice search feature for its Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Samsung’s Gear VR headset. It’s...
Twitch rebrands Curse desktop app to compete with Discord and Steam
Twitch is headed to your desktop. Amazon’s community broadcasting website is rebranding the Curse app as the Twitch desktop program. In August, Twitch acquired Curse, which is a social platform for gamers.
How to send story tips securely to VentureBeat
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Improbable enables small developers to create giant online worlds
Small developers really can create giant games. There was proof of that at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the booth of Improbable, a...
Twitch and Reddit partner for live AMA experience at SXSW
Twitch and Reddit have partnered to create a four-day live Ask Me Anything experience at the social event SXSW in Austin, Texas. The ‘Twitch X...
Microsoft’s Build 2017 conference sold out in 8 hours
Microsoft’s Build developer conference, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But this year, tickets for the three-day event, taking...
Zynga credits focus on legacy hits Words With Friends and Zynga Poker for positive Q4 earnings
Thanks to some of its legacy games, Zynga had a good financial fourth quarter for 2016. The mobile and social game publisher reported GAAP...