Steam June Top 20: Bloodstained, My Friend Pedro, and 7 Early Access games bask in the sun
Valve is back with its Top 20 releases on Steam, and in June, the picture shows us two things as the summer dawns on...
Facebook researchers propose an AI assistant for Minecraft
If you’ve ever wished Minecraft had an Alexa-like assistant that could perform any task asked of it, you’re in luck. Facebook researchers recently argued...
Gen.G completes 13,000-square-foot esports training facility in Los Angeles
Gen.G Esports has completed a 13,000-square-feet training facility for its esports teams in Los Angeles. The facility will be key for the fledgling esports...
Amazon’s Skill Flow Builder simplifies story-based game development for Alexa
Game developers with a penchant for voice apps, good news: Amazon today unveiled Skill Flow Builder, a tool that enables creators to build story-based...
Tencent reveals Republic of Gamers Phone II, with high-end features for mobile gamers
Tencent and Asus revealed the latest Republic of Gamers (ROG) Phone II smartphone for gamers in China. The smartphone runs on Qualcomm’s flagship chip,...
Supercell pulls its mobile games from Vietnam
The Finns have withdrawn from Vietnam. This is not a geopolitical event. Rather, Helsinki-based Supercell said that earlier this month it decided to pull...
Tencent invests in Antstream Arcade retro-game streaming platform
Antstream Arcade, a London startup that makes a streaming platform for retro games, said it received a round of funding led by Chinese gaming...
Nintendo sued over ‘drift’ flaw in Joy-Con controllers (updated)
Somebody is taking the joy out of Joy-Con. Lawyers have filed a class-action suit against Nintendo for an alleged “drift” flaw in the Joy-Con controllers...
Tencent partners with The Pokémon Company to develop new games
Chinese internet and entertainment giant Tencent announced that it is working with The Pokémon Company to develop games. The release didn’t say anything about...
I’m trying to beat Comcast Xfinity’s data cap — even if it kills me
I use a lot of internet. My household typically has one or two dozen connected devices at a time, and I have never taken...