LiquidSky is ready to show off its modern take on OnLive’s failed cloud gaming
Cloud gaming took a big dive when ambitious startup OnLive hit the wall in 2012 and finally shut down altogether in 2015. But stealth...
How Ubisoft game designer wants you to learn swordfighting in For Honor
For Honor, the swordfighting fantasy game coming early next year from Ubisoft, has a learning curve. It’s a unique title that requires you to...
Hands-on with Ubisoft’s The Crew: Calling All Units
Ubisoft showed off the new downloadable content (DLC) for its open world driving game, The Crew. In this case, your job is to try...
Hands-on with co-op and single-player in the hacker’s world of Watch Dogs 2
The first thing I did when I started playing a preview of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 was to search for the VentureBeat office in...
How D&D’s boss sees the role-playing game working in augmented reality
Virtual reality puts you into a computer-generated world. Augmented reality adds a layer on top of your world. And AR feels like a better...
Storm King’s Thunder stomps into D&D’s Neverwinter online game on PC
The Sword Coast has had a rough few years. It’s suffered the predations of dragons. It’s weathered the evil elemental princes. It’s even held off...
Twitch acquires Curse, its sites, tools for gamers, and databases
Game-streaming site Twitch announced today that it will acquire Curse, which creates programs like voice clients, databases, and mod managers for PC games. Twitch...
University of Nevada, Las Vegas will offer a course on esports
At college, you can learn about math, history, science … and esports. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced today that it is offering...
Titanfall 2’s new grappling hooks and giant batteries transforms its multiplayer
Titanfall 2’s single-player campaign is a getting a lot of attention, but its multiplayer also has a lot new features. The original Titanfall just...
Overwatch is getting its first new map since launch: the castle-themed Eichenwalde
Who needs laser guns and turrets when you have an old-fashioned battering ram? Blizzard revealed a new map for Overwatch today during its Gamescom...