Niantic acquires Hoss to improve the Lightship developer experience
Niantic today announced that it acquired developer experience leader Hoss and that the Hoss team will help augment the Lightship ARDK platform. Hoss is...
Unity unveils Metacast real-time 3D platform for sports broadcasts
Unity sports exec Peter Moore unveiled Unity Metacast, a new technology for capturing and analyzing sports moves in real time. In an interview with...
Gaming companies raised a record $71B in 844 deals so far this year
Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $71 billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star...
Acer unveils Windows 11 laptops for gamers and more
Acer is launching a trio of new Windows 11 laptops including the Acer Nitro 5 for gamers. The company will launch two models of...
Epic Games to launch achievements and new XR project
Epic Games today announced it’s adding achievements to some of the games in the Epic Games Store, starting next week. It’s also announced that...
Victrix launches ‘world’s fastest’ Xbox controller and Gambit wireless headset
Victrix is launching what it calls the world’s fastest Xbox controller as well as a new wireless gaming headset. The San Diego, California-based company...
Flavourworks pioneers a new kind of immersive touch mobile game
Flavourworks is about to give the game industry a touch of innovation with its next live-action cinematic mobile game using a patented touch video...
TIGS: 3rd annual conference addresses mental health in games
The International Games Summit on Mental Health is doing good work in the games industry by getting people to acknowledge mental health challenges. Now...
Gilles Langourieux interview — How Virtuos grew with gaming and deals with labor shortages and crunch
Virtuos recently raised $150 million from private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia, a new kind of investor coming into the growing game industry....
Konami reportedly returning to its most popular (and neglected) games
Konami is reportedly interested in reviving popular video game franchises it allowed to fall dormant, including Castlevania and Metal Gear Solid. Konami’s business has...