February 2020 NPD: Spending dips after another slow month
Consumer spending on video games and related products in the United States continues to decline, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. For the...
GoNoodle launches motion-sensing activity games for kids
GoNoodle is launching something it calls “movement games” on smartphones and tablets for kids. The GoNoodle Games app uses the cameras and motion sensors...
Xbox Live is down as people huddle at home away from coronavirus
Xbox Live has gone down intermittently this weekend due to a number of technical disruptions. Xbox boss Phil Spencer said his teams are seeing...
Call of Duty League shifts to online-only events due to coronavirus
Activision Blizzard announced that the Call of Duty League will shift to an online-only competition, shedding the in-person events because of the coronavirus. The...
Digi-Capital: Over $4.1 billion invested in AR and VR in 2019
Digi-Capital’s AR/VR Analytics Platform tracked $4.1 billion in AR/VR investment in 2019, the third-highest virtual reality investment and augmented reality investment year on record...
Super League Gaming loses $14.5 million on $1 million in revenue in 2019, but metrics improve
Super League Gaming, an esports company that holds events for amateurs, reported that it had a net loss of $30.6 million in 2019, on...
Eve Online now under NetEase’s umbrella in China
CCP Games announced today that its sci-fi MMO Eve Online is now certified in China because of a new partnership with NetEase. Eve Online...
Google trained Pixel 4’s Soli AI on millions of gestures from volunteers
Google today penned an explainer on the Soli radar-based technology that ships inside its Pixel 4 smartphones. While many of the hardware details were...
Epic Games acquires facial animation technology maker Cubic Motion
Epic Games has acquired Cubic Motion, a provider of automated performance-driven facial animation technology for video games, film, broadcast, and immersive experiences such as...
Xsolla’s Game Developers Carnival is a virtual event for developers
Xsolla announced that it will hold a virtual gaming experience dubbed the Game Developers Carnival as a way to help small game developers connect...