Why aren’t we watching AR and VR esports?
Despite mixed reality’s proven value in outside gaming, such as enterprise and health care, the industry is still viewed as a glorified niche for...
Forza Horizon 4 has best launch sales in franchise’s 13-year history
Forza Horizon 4 had the best launch in the franchise’s 13-year history, market researcher The NPD Group reported today. The open-world racing game launched...
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’s debut out-performed Origins
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is making money faster than its predecessor, Origins, market researcher The NPD Group said today. Ubisoft‘s Greek open-world game launched on...
September 2018 NPD: Spider-Man does what only he can
Gaming consumers in the United States spent $1.376 billion in September, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up year-over-year. It was an...
Former ILM artist joins indie game studio Bonfire
Jaime Jasso, an artist that has worked at Industrial Light & Magic on giant movie franchises like Star Wars, has joined independent game studio...
Fallout 76 beta: Start date and times for PC, PS4, and Xbox One
Fallout 76 is less than a month away, and that means it’s time for Bethesda Softworks to rev up the hype machine for the post-apocalyptic...
DICE Summit will celebrate ‘trailblazers’ at February event
The DICE Summit, one of the game industry’s marquee events, will return next February in Las Vegas with a theme that honors “trailblazers” in...
Call of Duty esports draws on NFL knowledge with Johanna Faries hire
Activision Blizzard announced today that it has hired Johanna Faries as the new head of product for Call of Duty esports. Faries last served as an...
Voltron dev wins $150,000 in Universal GameDev Challenge
Universal Games and Unity Technologies announced the winner from the Universal GameDev Challenge: Voltron: Cubes of Olkarion, a prototype built by Gbanga, a Zurich-based game...
Unikrn gets gambling license for crypto-based betting on esports and games
Unikrn is out to fuse real-money betting on esports and games with cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. And it is taking a big step today...