Miami Heat deepens NBA’s dive into esports with acquisition of Vainglory team
Traditional sports and PC esports continue to collide with professional mobile gaming. Team Misfits, the esports partner organization of the Miami Heat basketball team,...
DICE Awards turn 20: How gaming’s Academy Awards have grown
Anniversaries have a way of creeping up on us. The game academy’s annual DICE Awards event is now in its 20th year, while the DICE Summit event is in its 17th. I’ve been to all of the summits, which gather the elite of the game industry in Las Vegas every year.
Civilization VI is getting modding tools and Steam Workshop support
Customizing your Civilization VI experience is about to get even simpler. Firaxis revealed today that it is going to launch an Australian Summer 2017...
PlayStation Network is down again
Sony’s gaming service is having troubles once again. PlayStation Network isn’t functioning properly for everyone right now, according to a wave of complaints on...
Valve cares about PC gamers, but struggles to show it
I hadn’t even considered the possibility that Gabe Newell would be joining us. When Valve invited me to its office last week for a...
Arkadium doubles down on its web games with quiz app
After a tumultuous 2015, Arkadium returned to its core business of providing games that can be embedded in the websites of media companies. During...
Friction hurts, especially in gaming
You've probably seen a long list of complaints from players, and it might even drive you to say, "If I can't keep them all happy, what's the point?" But some concerns deserve your attention, and most of those fall into a single theme.
Milwaukee County requires Pokémon Go and AR/VR games to get land use permits
When you own land, you often own the rights to minerals, oil, or metals beneath it. Do you also own the right to virtual...
Gabe Newell shares how Hollywood types have trouble adjusting to Valve
A lot of different kinds of people work at Valve, but one group may have difficulty fitting in at first. People who shift from...
Engaging ad experiences on mobile are the new gold standard for marketers
Television has been long held as the gold standard in the world of advertising, and marketers are comfortable using their tried and true gross...