Twitter users reveal Star Wars’ most popular characters on May the 4th
It’s Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you), so let’s celebrate by looking at social media data! I promise it’s more exciting...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s first victory: 6M bot messages on Facebook
If you stand between people and a Call of Duty reveal, you’ll suddenly become popular (even if you’re a bot). To promote the reveal...
South Korea’s InnoSpark unveils Trendy Town real-time social simulation game
InnoSpark is unveiling Trendy Town as a new kind of take on social networking games. The real-time town simulation game combines features of massively...
Zynga’s Spin It Rich! Slots features Superman, Godzilla, and more
Superman leaps buildings, and Godzilla destroys them, but they both love spinning triple cherries. Zynga today announced the launch of Spin It Rich! Slots,...
Linden Lab wants users to create social experiences in virtual reality world
Linden Lab is putting out a call for applications from users who want to create social experiences in virtual reality. Linden, the creator of the...
Esports league bans YouPorn’s pro gamer squad
As competitive gaming strives for mainstream acceptance, one of the biggest organizations is forcing out a sponsor that specializes in pornography. ESL (Electronic Sports...
Twitch will introduce new features to make it easier to chat with friends
Twitch wants you to keep in better touch with your friends. The livestreaming site announced during the PAX East game convention in Boston today that...
Microsoft reports $22.1 billion in Q3 2016 revenue, cloud business passes $10 billion annual run rate
Microsoft today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2016, including revenue of $22.1 billion and earnings per share of $0.62. In Q3...
Nintendo’s Miitomo is beating Facebook at gathering personal data
The release of Nintendo’s first mobile game, Miitomo, largely caught the world off guard. Not merely because it’s so unique, but also because people...
Why Nintendo’s Miitomo should frighten every other mobile game publisher
Late last month, Nintendo released its first mobile game in the United States: Miitomo, launching a ton of hype. This app is based on Nintendo’s...