Why Mike DeLaet gave up the CEO job at Rogue Games to be an exec at Scopely
It’s not every day a game publisher CEO quits to take a job as a senior vice president at another company. But that’s what...
Trivia Royale game tops Apple’s App Store with 2 million downloads
Teatime has a big hit on its hands with Trivia Royale, a mobile game in which 1,000 players compete against each other in a...
OnePlus 8 improves mobile Fortnite with support for 90fps
Faster displays have started to find their way into mobile devices, and this is starting to have ramifications for gaming as well. The new...
Crucible moves back into ‘closed beta’ — here’s what that means
Amazon isn’t quite pulling the plug on Crucible, but it is making a drastic move on its path toward reviving the team-based shooter. Starting...
Researchers combine reinforcement learning and NLP to escape a Grue monster
AI researchers from Georgia Tech and Microsoft Research created AI that combines reinforcement learning and natural language processing (NLP) to outperform state-of-the-art question-answering AI...
Koji raises $10 million so you can remix games and interactive content for social media
Koji has raised $10 million for its platform for creating interactive social media posts. It’s a remix tool that anyone can use to make...
Etermax accelerates mobile game launches during the pandemic with debut of Topic Twister
Etermax has launched its Topic Twister mobile word game on iOS and Android as the company speeds up game launches during the coronavirus pandemic....
Call of Duty: Warzone’s expansion to 200 players means insta-death for me
Activision and Infinity Ward announced today that Call of Duty: Warzone will have a new mode where 200 players can fight in a battle...
How a Black game studio founder is navigating the VC system in Poland
Venture capitalists often use a system known as accelerators to invest in very early business startups. The idea is to fund those companies in...
Microsoft plans to reveal Xbox Lockhart model in August
Microsoft has two next-gen Xbox systems in the works. It has spent months detailing the powerful Xbox Series X, but it isn’t talking about...