PlayStation maintains top TV advertiser spot, but Nintendo and Xbox aren’t giving up
As gifting season heats up, consoles have returned to TV in force. Although PlayStation is still far and away the biggest advertiser, both Nintendo...
Google’s Daydream 6DoF controllers are shipping to developers
The first unboxing video for Google’s 6DOF controllers hit the Web as the first wave of developer kits appear to be shipping out. VR...
Osterhout Design Group patent sale in the works for January
Osterhout Design Group (ODG) may be dead before mass shipping its R-9 augmented reality glasses, with an asset sale planned for January focused on...
Playgroundz: The Leisure Economy rises with mobile esports, female gamers, and influencers
Most gamers dream about being Ninja, a video gamer who became the No. 1 social “influencer” in sports — beating out Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar,...
How Europe’s Rewired GG fund will invest $57 million in esports
A couple of weeks ago, European esports organization Team Vitality has raised €20 million, or $22.7 million, in an investment from entrepreneur Tej Kohli. That was...
DeltaDNA: In-game advertising becomes viable alternative to in-app purchases
After years of uncertain experimentation, free-to-play game developers are starting to view in-game ads as a genuine alternative to in-app purchases (IAPs) rather than...
Heroes of the Storm eulogy: For once, Blizzard couldn’t balance the casual and competitive
Heroes of the Storm isn’t dead. But it isn’t alive, either. Blizzard Entertainment’s announcement this week that it was ending Heroes esports entirely, shifting...
IMAX VR: RIP
A regulatory filing confirms what’s been clear for some time — the IMAX VR experiment is over. We first set eyes on IMAX VR’s...
U.S. Switch owners power Arena of Valor past 1 million downloads
Free-to-play games are finding a curious and willing audience on Nintendo’s latest platform. Switch owners have downloaded Tencent’s Arena of Valor more than 1...
Niantic games generate significant social impact in 2018
Niantic said that its games Pokémon Go, Ingress, and Ingress Prime generated a lot of social impact in 2018. Since Pokémon Go alone has more than...