Activision Blizzard creates new esports division on the eve of BlizzCon’s championships
Actvision Blizzard announced this morning that it’s creating a new division focused on its “esports ecosystem.” The new division wasn’t named in the release,...
My daughter took on Dash and Dot, the kid-friendly robots that teach programming
Girls vs. Tech Getting girls into technology was always part of Wonder Workshop’s mission. “If you look at the entire robotics industry, the products...
FIFA, Metal Gear Solid V score in the top 5 of September’s digital download revenue rankings
FIFA 16 and Metal Gear Solid V dove into the top five games for digital downloads in September, but some other older titles still...
How Lionsgate is trying to break the movie-game curse
Levin: I would argue that—again, Jaunt recently raised some capital from established industry players like Disney. But I can tell you, my peers over...
IDG Ventures-backed vets of Funzio and Crime City launch their first game at new studios
A team of designers of a hit mobile game are giving it a try again with something new. Mastermind Studios, started by former Gree...
Watch us unbox the Xbox One Elite Controller
I got the Xbox One Elite Controller a few days ago, and you can read the review right here! But before I wrote the...
The Xbox One Elite Controller is the best controller I’ve ever used
After playing games for more than 25 years, I’ve used dozens of gamepads, but I think I’ve found my favorite one ever. Next week,...
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate nails zip lines, not the story — and finally gets women right
This is one area where Assassin’s Creed: Unity spoiled us a bit. That delicately rendered hair, the subtle texture of skin, is largely missing...
Twitch is down for broadcasters and viewers around the world (udpated)
Twitch is down, according to hundreds of complaints on social media. We tried booting up a stream of our own and got a “503 Server Unavailable” error. The errors were preventing people from both starting broadcasts of their own and watching others who managed to get livestreams going.
Minecraft: Story Mode understands that the blocky world is worth exploring deeper
It’s probably not easy to make something that shares its name with one of the most popular and beloved releases of all time, and yet...