SteelSeries promises ‘flagship-level’ comfort, mic, and sound in its Arctis gaming headsets
Few gaming headsets have it all when you get into the sub-$200 market. Most make sacrifices to quality or design to improve comfort or...
Words With Friends downloads grew 74% on iPhone after launching on the App Store for iMessage
Apple has a new App Store, and it is helping at least one game find renewed interest from mobile gamers. Zynga’s Words With Friends...
Al Jazeera English’s #Hacked mobile game takes you inside the Syrian cyberwar
Al Jazeera English is launching a mobile game about the Syrian cyberwar. The company is debuting an interactive mobile app experience, dubbed #Hacked: Syria’s Electronic...
Bing boosts esports support, starting with Counter-Strike and League of Legends
Microsoft search engine Bing has new functionality for esports. Users can get information about specific tournaments through the site. This is another example of...
Watch us play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered
One of the most popular games of all time is back, and you can start playing it this week. On Wednesday, Activision is unleashing...
Xbox Live Arena brings daily tournaments to Xbox One preview
Microsoft is expanding the capabilities of Xbox Live, and that includes making it a more feature-rich destination for competitive gamers. Arena is up now...
Civilization VI hands-on: Empire building is addictive and beautiful, but combat is messy
It’s that time again. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is endlessly addictive and fun, and it pains me to play it only for a relatively...
From Russia with cash: Mail.ru bags War Robots studio Pixonic for $30 million
If the Cold War had gone differently, Russia would probably already have a reserve of walking tanks. Instead, our somewhat more peaceful reality will...
Limitless lets artists create character animations within virtual reality
Limitless has created a way for artists to create computer animations while inside a virtual reality world. The company has developed a tool that allows...
PlayStation Home developer will launch a game with PlayStation VR
Developer nDreams announced today that its story-based virtual reality game The Assembly will launch on PlayStation 4 with PlayStation VR on October 13. It’ll be available digitally for $30. Sony is the first major console maker to get into the modern VR game.