Pandora’s loot box: the legal ramifications of microtransactions game makers
The landscape surrounding microtransactions in video games continues to evolve at a pace outstripping the law’s ability to keep up. Just months after enduring public...
AR/VR market transition begins as startups raise record $3.6 billion
Augmented and virtual reality startups raised over $3.6 billion from venture capitalists and corporates in the last 12 months to the end of Q1...
Eco: We stopped the meteor, but we couldn’t stop ourselves
Over the last month, I spent most of my time playing an “educational” game called Eco. Strange Loop Games has launched Eco in Early...
Rocket League’s Tournaments update is live with Nintendo Switch upgrades
Psyonix has pushed out its biggest Rocket League update of 2018, and it includes a number of new features and content as well as...
PUBG Corp. crafted its 4-by-4 Savage map to cater to Miramar haters
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a third map that is in an early testing phase right now, and it is a reaction to Miramar, the...
Tales of the Neon Sea is a cyberpunk adventure that takes its cue from sci-fi and China
Tales of the Neon Sea is a cyberpunk noir adventure in the form of a classic pixel art point-and-click game from Chinese indie studio...
Genvid raises $6 million for esports interactive streaming platform
Interactive streaming engine developer Genvid Technologies has raised $6 million in a funding round led by Makers Fund. Genvid’s technology will enable developers to...
World of Tanks gets new story-based content on consoles
Wargaming West today released three new story-based missions for the console versions of World of Tanks on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360....
Makers Fund raises $200 million to invest in interactive entertainment
A new bankroller has arrived in town. Makers Fund has raised $200 million for a venture capital fund focused on the global interactive entertainment...
Dragon Quest VR game will hit Japan’s VR Zone Shinjuku in late April
A virtual reality version of Japan’s hit role-playing game franchise Dragon Quest will debut this month at VR Zone Shinjuku in Japan, Bandai Namco...