Tencent’s PC gaming business was down 9% in Q2
Tencent delivered 88.8 billion yuan ($12.7 billion) for the second quarter of the year, according to its most recent financial disclosure. But that revenue...
Super League Gaming and Tencent will start PUBG Mobile amateur esports
Super League Gaming and Chinese game giant Tencent have partnered to create amateur local esports competitons for the popular PUBG Mobile game. The Santa...
Video games are literature’s new frontier
When does entertainment become art? When does art become entertainment? Since I decided to renew my interest in gaming, I’ve been wrestling with the...
Take-Two boss: Gun violence is ‘uniquely American’
Take-Two chief executive officer Strauss Zelnick is on something of a victory lap. The publisher had one of the best earnings reports of the...
Nomadic takes location-based VR into Asia
Nomadic has reported success with its first virtual reality location-based entertainment center, which is like an arcade for VR. It features Vertigo’s Arizona Sunshine,...
Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac supports DirectX 11, Catalina, and Sidecar
Mac users have been able to run Windows apps for many years thanks to third-party virtualization solutions and Apple’s own Boot Camp, but some...
Quake director Tim Willits explains why he’s joining Saber Interactive
Yesterday, former id Software producer and game director Tim Willits announced he is joining developer Saber Interactive. He’s taking over the role of chief...
Prize Payments aims to simplify esport tournament prizes
Prize Payments is launching a service to simplify the payment of cash prizes for esports tournament winners. This business opportunity exists because prize pools...
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville trailer leaks
Electronic Arts is making Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. I know this because I saw a trailer for it on the internet. But...
Wireless Super Nintendo controller appears in FCC database
The Nintendo Switch may soon get official wireless Super Nintendo controllers. The publisher filed to acquire a Federal Communications Commission ID for a new...