Supreme Court decision means esports betting can step out of the shadows
The Supreme Court of the United States today overruled a 1992 federal law that prohibited states from authorizing betting on sporting events. Today’s 6-3...
Crypto collectibles could power in-game commerce
From massive role-playing games like World of Warcraft to first-person shooters like Call of Duty, gamers invest thousands of hours playing, progressing, and collecting...
RetroArch’s new lag-reduction tech is the next generation of emulation
Emulating retro games and consoles on a computer is a well-established concept, with tools for playing almost anything you could want. This has freed...
Radical Heights, Lawbreakers studio Boss Key Productions shuts down
Boss Key is done. Founder Cliff Bleszinski posted a statement to Twitter today to confirm that the studio is shutting down, and he said...
Eidos Montreal boss David Anfossi talks Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and The Avengers
Eidos Montreal, the studio making this fall’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider, casts its own striking umbra on the gaming world. Founded in 2007,...
Overwatch celebrates its 2nd birthday with new cosmetics, map, and a free weekend
Blizzard Entertainment announced plans today to celebrate Overwatch‘s second anniversary, which starts May 22 and ends June 1. The event will add 50 new cosmetic...
Rage 2 is finally official
After a week of Walmart leaks and Bethesda teases, Rage 2 is official. You can watch the announcement trailer above. The video doesn’t reveal...
It’s time to embrace China’s mixed reality market
2016 was a rocky year for the VR/AR industry worldwide as consumer adoption failed to live up to what turned out to be inflated...
Unity will release its Carte Blanche VR creation tools in October (updated)
Unity had some big VR news to share at its Unite Tokyo conference earlier this week. According to tweets from the event, which wasn’t...
Why the game industry is still vulnerable to DDoS attacks
The game industry has been under attack for a long time. Security professionals have often had to deal with distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks going back...