Apple previews iOS 11.3, including battery health, new Animoji, and medical records (Updated)
In a rare step likely forced by the iPhone-slowing battery debacle, Apple today offered a public “preview” of the spring release of iOS 11.3,...
MyDFS bets on blockchain to redefine daily fantasy sports games
The number of people playing daily fantasy sports games has been skyrocketing over the last few years. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, there are...
HTC Vive Focus gets an 8K VR video player from Visbit
Virtual reality streaming company Visbit is teaming up with HTC to bring 8K resolution VR videos to viewers in China. The Visbit 8K VR...
Nazara Technologies acquires majority stake in Indian esports startup
Nazara Technologies has acquired a 55 percent stake in Indian startup Nodwin Gaming, which is trying to pioneer esports in India. Mumbai-based Nazara wants...
PlayStation Network is down for many gamers
Your PlayStation console is probably struggling to get online right now. Sony’s PlayStation Network service is experiencing an intermittent outage that has caused connection...
The cost of games
Recently I was in Anaheim giving a talk called “Industry Lifecycles.” It was intended to be a brief summary of the blog post of...
SOS throws 16 players into Survivor-esque video game show
I had no idea that the reality show Survivor was still on the air, but it’s entering its 36th season so people must still...
SuperData: Delayed PC release will hurt overall Monster Hunter: World sales
Capcom’s action role-playing game Monster Hunter: World just finished up its limited-time beta earlier this week, but it will be out on January 26...
Snoop Dogg endorses SOS survival game and smokes blunts on Twitch
The celebrity endorsement is an age-old marketing trick, and it’s one that game developers still use even in an era of social-media influencers. Developer...
AMD hires former Nvidia Tegra exec and Synaptics leader to run its graphics chip division
Advanced Micro Devices is appointing two seasoned executives to lead its graphics chip division at a critical time in its competition with rivals Nvidia...