Why Apple killed the iPhone headphone jack
Headphone jacks seem like something sacred on our mobile devices. But Apple’s Phil Schiller explained why Apple decided to make its iPhone 7 smartphone without...
Pokémon Go is coming to the Apple Watch after 500 million downloads
Pokémon Go has been downloaded more than 500 million times to date on smartphones. And now, it’s coming to the Apple Watch. CEO John Hanke...
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto takes Apple’s stage to introduce Super Mario Run
Nintendo finally announced that it is introducing a new Mario game to Apple’s iOS app store for the first time. Shigeru Miyamoto, the chief...
Brand affection: How to get gamers to love your games and love your brand (VB Live)
Game publishers need to think beyond transactions and downloads in order to generate emotional connections with their brands — and keep players hungering for more from...
College esports gets a new organization to promote and organize events
The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NAC) launched last week to provide structure and legitimacy to esports programs officially recognized by their universities. It encourages members to create scholarship and varsity programs.
Counter-Strike’s second Eleague esports season kicks off on TBS and Twitch
Turner isn’t slowing down on its esports offerings. The media company announced today that the second season of it Eleague Counter-Strike: Global Offensive starts today,...
Pixelmage’s Hero’s Song fantasy role-playing game hits early backers in November (update)
John Smedley, former head of Sony Online Entertainment, is getting ready to ship another game. But this new game, Hero’s Song, is different because...
Sony’s PlayStation 4 Neo event: What to expect
Today at 3 p.m. Eastern (noon Pacific) at the PlayStation Theater in New York City, Sony is going to tell the world about some...
Activision Blizzard names ex Fox Sports exec as CEO of esports division
Activision Blizzard has named former Fox Sports executive Pete Vlastelica as president and CEO of its Major League Gaming esports division. The move is aimed...
WTF? World of Tanks Blitz mashes up with Valkyria Chronicles
I seriously do not understand this mash-up between Wargaming and Sega. The two companies announced they will collaborate on a mash-up of Wargaming’s World...