Brands see esports as a risk — they shouldn’t
Why aren’t more brands using esports as a marketing platform? It reaches an attractive attractive millennial demographic. From the classical marketing viewpoint, the customer...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with enterprise setup improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with a few enterprise improvements. This build is from the RS4 branch, which represents...
How and why our experiments with virtual reality motion made us ill
Experiments with VR motion controllers show improving immersion increases the risk of VR sickness and that the ill effects are a varied and complex...
Dan’l Lewin named president of the Computer History Museum
Longtime Silicon Valley leader Dan’l Lewin was named president and CEO of The Computer History Museum. In this capacity, he will help develop a...
Defiance is getting a reboot from Trion Worlds without the SyFy TV show
Defiance was one of the most ambitious online games conceived by a startup. Trion Worlds launched the game to mixed reviews in 2013, and...
ESRB’s loot box warning label is about placating politicians
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board revealed a new form of self-regulation for video games today. In the “near future,” the ESRB will assign a...
Steam is down again for Valve’s routine Tuesday maintenance
It’s Tuesday evening in the United States, so engineers working at a secret facility in Redmond, Washington are applying strips of duct tape to...
Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann on the inspirations for The Last of Us
Neil Druckmann of Naughty Dog is one of the creative forces behind the popular Sony PlayStation games like the Uncharted series and The Last...
Spearhead Games: From leaving AAA to making a time-traveling Columbo
Presented by Intel Like a lot of the indie studios that have cropped up over the last few years, Spearhead Games’ founders, Atul Mehra...
Watch Fortnite: Battle Royale running in 4K and 60 FPS on Xbox One X
Epic continues to roll out updates for its last-player-standing shooter Fortnite: Battle Royale, and the latest patch has it running at 60 frames per...