Warner Bros. picks up Plexchat for social gaming
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is adding a social element to its mobile game business with the acquisition of Plexchat, a social gaming startup that...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Notepad, Remote Desktop, and Sign-in improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17713 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are improvements to Edge, Notepad, Remote Desktop, Sign-in, Windows Defender Application Guard, and Inking.
Croatia was such a World Cup longshot that it wasn’t in FIFA 18 until May
The FIFA World Cup Finals match is set with Croatia and France facing off for that big golden leg or whatever trophy soccer players...
Esports should follow skateboarding’s lead to going mainstream
If esports wants to make it big, and I mean really big — “your colleagues talking about at work” big — it needs a...
Fortnite has a $100 million esports warchest, and here’s its first official tournament
Epic Games announced today that it will give away $8 million in prize money for its first major Fortnite esports competition, the first of...
The RetroBeat: Sonic Mania Plus adds new reasons to play or replay a retro masterpiece
Sonic Mania was one of my favorite games of 2017. I love Sonic’s 2D classics from the Sega Genesis era, so I was delighted...
Evoluent’s VerticalMouse 4 has everything you need without the twist
One of the biggest barriers that kept me from enjoying PC gaming years ago was ergonomics. Sitting at a desk with a mouse and...
Game of War developer MZ layoffs strike marketing team
On Friday, June 22, Game of War: Fire Age developer Machine Zone laid off a significant portion of its marketing and user-acquisition team, according...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery rolls out on mobile to Hong Kong and Taiwan
Will Harry Potter prosper in Asia? That question is at hand as Jam City launches its Western hit mobile game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, in...
Why Trism 2 took Steve Demeter 10 years to make
A decade ago, Steve Demeter created Trism for the App Store, and the simple match-3 mobile game with triangles became one of the early...