Initial Cyber Monday sales hit $9.1B, up 4.5% | Adobe
Consumers have already spent $9.1 billion online for Cyber Monday (up through 3:30 p.m. Pacific time), up 4.5% from a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics. Adobe Analytics expects that...
If you think traffic is getting worse, it’s not your imagination | Inrix’s study of 942 cities
Istanbul, Turkey tops the list of the most-congested urban areas for the second straight year in the Inrix 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard. Traffic delays...
Why brands are becoming key players in game monetization | GamesBeat Next
As game developers rewrite the monetization playbook, they are increasingly making brands key players in their evolving strategies. At last month’s GamesBeat Next conference...
Why AI is both a ‘force multiplier’ and a cultural divider in gaming | GamesBeat Next
Artificial intelligence is transforming the gaming industry — but how exactly those changes will manifest in the coming years remains shrouded in mystery and speculation....
Nvidia invests $2B in Synopsys as part of strategic engineering relationship
Nvidia and Synopsys announced an expanded, strategic partnership to revolutionize design and engineering across industries. In turn, Nvidia invested $2 billion in Synopsys’ common...
Games for Love will host The Game Gala event in LA on Dec. 10-11
Games For Love, the nonprofit using the power of play to support kids in hospitals, is hosting The Game Gala, a two-day networking and...
How Valve’s Portal became a pinball game
Eighteen years after Portal took the gaming world by storm and 14 years after its hit sequel Portal 2, gamers can play Portal as a pinball machine. Thanks...
Fortnite Chapter 7: Pacific Break kicks off new season for battle royale
Epic Games announced that Chapter Seven: Pacific Break hsa kicked off a new era for Fortnite Battle Royale on the Golden Coast. New POIs...
Black Friday online sales finals: $11.8B spent, up 9.1% | Adobe
Consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, up 9.1% year-over-year (YoY) and above Adobe’s initial forecast ($11.7 billion, up 8.3% YoY)....
U.S. consumers spend $8.6B online on Black Friday, up 9.4% | Adobe
U.S. shoppers have already spent $8.6B billion online so far on Black Friday (up through 3:30 pm Pacific time), which represents 9.4% growth year-over-year (YoY), according to Adobe Analytics. Adobe...