Microsoft’s Mixer lets streamers and spectators play games together
Since Microsoft acquired its Mixer (formerly Beam) livestreaming service 14 months ago, it has been updating the platform on a regular basis, and now...
Nintendo Switch drives 175% sales growth in past six months
Nintendo is revving up production of its Switch hybrid portable-home game console as it reported a 175 percent increase in sales for the six...
Acer becomes the majority owner of Starbreeze’s StarVR
Acer might have just launched its very own VR headset, but the company is continuing to invest in the StarVR device, too. Last year,...
The hero of Super Lucky’s Tale may be Microsoft’s long-awaited mascot
Super Lucky’s Tale is a platform game that debuts on November 7, the same day that Microsoft is launching its Xbox One X game...
Tiny Bubbles wins 3 indie mobile game contests but still needs a publisher
Tiny Bubbles has scored well in three separate indie-mobile-game contests. I’ve had the honor of judging the game from Pine Street Codeworks in those...
Inside Dimension, Europe’s amazing volumetric capture studio for AR and VR
It was with some confusion that I walked into a bustling lumberyard on the London outskirts of Wimbledon yesterday afternoon. Syren developer Hammerhead had...
Why subscription gaming service Utomik is adding launch day releases
The PC game streaming service Utomik is making a push to add new titles on their launch day. Its first release day game was...
Albert Penello: Microsoft’s best pitch for the Xbox One X
If the Xbox One X turns out to be a popular holiday purchase this fall, you might credit a lady bug. The console costs...
Amy Jo Kim: Designers should listen to super fans, not super haters
If you’ve worked in games and technology long enough, you have your super fans, the people who you can turn to when you’re designing...
Magic Leap hints at a big reveal
It’s increasingly looking like mysterious augmented reality technology Magic Leap could finally be unveiled in the coming months. A recent Bloomberg report stated that the company...