Extreme skier Matilda Rapaport dies in avalanche filming promo for Ubisoft’s Steep
Pro skier Matilda Rapaport, 30, has died after being caught in an avalanche in Chile while filming promotional material for Ubisoft’s new game, Steep....
HelloVR unveils its MetaWorld for social virtual reality experiences
HelloVR and Improbable have partnered to create a new social virtual reality experience dubbed MetaWorld. It’s like a complete virtual world — inside virtual...
Hacking Pokémon Go: a classic case of follow the money
Pokémon Go released to a slew of historic firsts on July 6. In its first week, downloads for the augmented reality location-based game surpassed...
World of Warcraft guide: Here’s your Legion to-do list (updated)
World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Legion, launches August 30. But today marks the beginning of the in-game events leading up to the release for...
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go has already passed 30M downloads and $35M in revenue
Pokémon Go still isn’t out in some key territories, but it is already a smash hit only two weeks on from its debut in...
Final Fantasy IV and its legendary soundtrack turn 25
A landmark in the development of role-playing games is celebrating an important birthday. Final Fantasy IV released in Japan for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (called...
Microsoft’s Xbox and gaming sales decline 9% on eve of Xbox One S release
Microsoft’s gaming division is in a slump, and it’s hoping to claw its way out with new hardware coming in August. Xbox and gaming...
Microsoft reports $22.6 billion in Q4 2016 revenue: Azure up 102%, Surface up 9%, and Phone down 71%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2016, including revenue of $22.6 billion and earnings per share of $0.69. In Q4...
Overwatch servers slammed after release of new character Ana
You might have to wait a little longer before trying out that healing sniper lady. Many players are having problems logging into Overwatch following...
Overwatch gets big July update: Here’s what’s new and different
You can now shoot health into your friends and death into your foes. The support sniper Ana is live in Overwatch. But she’s only one new...