Hearthstone is shaking things up by bringing fan-favorite cards out of retirement
Look out, insects! Ragnaros the Firelord, N’Zoth, and 21 other cards are coming out of Hearthstone‘s Wild format and into Standard for a limited...
ESL and Dreamhack team up with Nielsen for better esports tracking
Two of the biggest esports organizers in the world, ESL and Dreamhack, announced today that they are entering into a “comprehensive epsort measurement agreement”...
Facebook is doubling down on Oculus Quest — for better and worse
As an Oculus Quest owner, I should be thrilled that Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 keynote yesterday was so heavily Quest-focused. After a series of...
Neil Druckmann — The Last of Us: Part II is our longest and most ambitious game
Neil Druckmann said that Naughty Dog’s upcoming The Last of Us: Part II will be the studio’s longest and most ambitious game by the...
The Last of Us Part II hands-on preview — The fear of losing someone
I was fearful that I wouldn’t be able to play The Last of Us Part II, the sequel to my favorite game, for a...
Ahead of TwitchCon, Twitch changes its logo and branding for community empowerment
Ahead of the annual TwitchCon event in San Diego, Amazon’s livestreaming firm Twitch is changing its logo and branding to reflect its goal of...
Analyst: Mario Kart Tour has record-breaking debut for downloads
Mario Kart Tour has already surpassed 10.1 million downloads worldwide, according to data-tracking intelligence firm Apptopia. Nintendo’s latest free-to-play mobile game had a better...
Google Assistant can now launch games, capture screenshots, and more on Xbox One
Add the Xbox One to the long list of things Google Assistant can control. This morning, Microsoft and Google jointly announced the Xbox Action,...
AI and the next big esports boom for pro players, amateurs, and entrepreneurs
Presented by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Esports is a billion-dollar competitive video gaming phenomenon, and a booming market. Professional players are drawing larger and larger...
Malls have a future: location-based entertainment
Every industry is noticing the effects of changing generational preferences and technological progress. The ways we shop, socialize, and amuse ourselves have all shifted...