Pokémon Go creator John Hanke of Niantic to speak at GamesBeat 2016
John Hanke has come a long way with Niantic Labs, the creator of the mobile gaming sensation Pokémon Go. That augmented reality game is...
Twitch readies its long-awaited HTML5 video player
Twitch is about to come through on a promise to its game-livestream spectators and broadcasters. The San Francisco gameplay livestreaming company is announcing today...
After feedback from indies, Google announces Indie Games Festival for September
Indie developers have another reason to gather on the West Coast. Google has revealed that it is throwing the Indie Games Festival in San...
Razer reveals ‘ultra-low-profile’ mechanical keyboard for iPad
Mechanical keyboards can make for an excellent typing and gaming experience, and now they’re coming in a hyperthin package. Razer, the company responsible for...
Nintendo doubles down on nostalgia with the $60 mini NES Classic Edition console
Nintendo has been laughing all the way to the bank this past week with the runaway success of the Pokémon Go augmented reality mobile...
Nvidia boosts virtual reality with its physics-based VR Funhouse minigames
Virtual reality could be a big driver for gamer PCs with powerful graphics cards. That’s why Nvidia wants it to succeed. And to boost...
China’s ad-tech firm Mobvista buys Denmark’s GameAnalytics
Mobvista, the fast-growing Asian mobile ad-tech company, is announcing today that it has acquired Denmark-based GameAnalytics, a behavioral analytics platform for game developers. The...
Nvidia’s Ansel captures amazing still images in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
The “print screen” button in Windows is a really unsatisfying way to capture images in a computer game. So Nvidia invented Ansel, a revolutionary...
Xsplit company acquires social service Player.me and tournament platform Challonge
The firm behind the Xsplit game broadcasting tool is expanding its presence as a platform company once again. SplitmediaLabs has acquired Player.me and Challonge...
California rivals for state Senate seat plan to battle in epic Pokémon Go duel
Debates are so 19th century. There must be a better way to determine who is a worthy candidate for public office, and it looks...