Games software/hardware revenue to top $150 billion in 2017
Games software and hardware combined are set to drive more than $150 billion revenue for the first time ever in 2017, with software taking...
DraftKings and FanDuel drop fantasy sports merger after FTC pressure
(Reuters) — Daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings scrapped a plan to merge on Thursday following a legal challenge by U.S. antitrust enforcers. The U.S....
MXGP3 captures the weight and speed of motocross racing
Motocross is something I’ll never do before I die, which is why games are good — they gave us a way to dip into...
Mobile game revenue finally surpasses PC and consoles
Two-thirds of the world now has a mobile phone in their pocket, and apparently a lot of them are spending money on games. A new...
How game designers and marketers will exploit AI
GamesBeat: It was all A.I.-generated, procedurally-generated play. Fletcher: That’s a risk. That’s a risk on the personalization side. Let’s say we’re really successful at...
Facebook’s rumored $200 standalone VR headset is not a Rift replacement
Facebook is expected to debut a $200 wireless Oculus VR headset in 2018, according to a report based on unnamed sources by Bloomberg writer Mark...
Conan and Kate Upton got to play Cuphead — maybe we’re next
StudioMDHR has worked on the beautiful platformer Cuphead since 2010, and it has shown it off at multiple events between then and now. But...
AMD’s Threadripper CPUs undercut Intel chips by up to $1,000
Advanced Micro Devices announced pricing and availability for its Ryzen 3 and Ryzen Threadripper consumer desktop processors, and the chip maker touted prices that...
Shadow.LoL provides analytics and visualization for League of Legends esports teams
Berlin esports startup Dojo Madness has launched Shadow.LoL, an analytics and data visualization platform for professional League of Legends teams. The esports phenomenon has...
Peter Molyneux’s The Trail: Frontier Challenge is coming to Steam (update)
Kongregate and 22cans announced they will launch Peter Molyneux’s The Trail: Frontier Challenge to PC via Steam this summer. The exploration title from the...