How playable ads can help acquire users
Playable ads have exploded in popularity over the past few years as a powerful format for game developers to attract and acquire new users....
Unity acquires 3D data firm Pixyz Software
Unity said it has acquired Pixyz Software, a provider of 3D data preparation and optimization software. The price wasn’t disclosed. With Pixyz’s portfolio of...
Sonic dashes into Minecraft
Minecraft has added Sonic the Hedgehog DLC today, just in time for the Sega mascot’s 30th birthday tomorrow (June 23). This isn’t just a...
Breakroom teams up with High Fidelity to bring 3D audio to online meetings
Social meeting space Breakroom has integrated High Fidelity’s 3D audio into its 3D virtual world for social and business events. The deal is a convergence...
Epic Online Services launches free voice chat and anti-cheat features
Epic Online Services will be launching voice chat and anti-cheat services to all developers for free. Epic is also revealing its latest social numbers,...
Rivalry snares $22M for esports betting and media company
PMML, the parent of Rivalry, has raised $22 million in funding for the esports betting and media company. The Toronto, Canada-based PMML said the...
GamerzClass raises $2.5M to offer master classes for gamers on how to get gud
GamerzClass has raised a $2.5 million funding round to offer online master classes to teach people how to play games better. The company will...
Western Digital launches UFS 3.1 flash memory for new generation of 5G smartphones
Western Digital has unveiled its second-generation UFS 3.1 storage products for a new generation of 5G smartphones. It won’t be long before you’ll have...
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance review: Epic story, so-so combat
One of the charms of author R.A. Salvatore‘s books about the Companions of the Hall are the vivid descriptions of combat. As he works...
Xbox hires Portal dev Kim Swift to make cloud games (like Kojima’s)
Microsoft is getting serious again about cloud-native games. To that end, the company’s Xbox division announced today it has hired former Stadia game design...