Drive Any Track turns your music collection into a hypnotic, addictive futuristic racer
I often forget how much music I’ve collected over the years. I’ve got stacks of vinyl (yes, I’m that old), racks of CDs, and...
Mino Games raises $2.2M and launches Mino Monsters 2
Mino Games had a rare hit in the Mino Monsters free-to-play mobile game with 7 million downloads and $10 million in revenue to date....
Minecraft Story Mode asks its young audience to care about narrative
Do young gamers want stories? Telltale Games is about to find out. The first episode of Minecraft Story Mode is out next week, but fully...
Chesh reinvents chess every time you play
When I was a kid learning to play chess, I had one big question that never had a good answer: “why?” Why does the...
Xbox co-creator wants a home in the Smithsonian for physicist Richard Feynman’s van
Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of the Xbox, is on a new mission. And this one takes him back to the days of his first...
Panel to explore the super-geek gaming future
We’ve had tantalizing glimpses of the future with demos of augmented reality, virtual reality, user-generated content, esports, and the coolest new mobile devices. At the high end, gaming PCs using Intel’s Skylake processors, and dedicated graphics chips can power multiple screens and even motion simulators.
Esports get another mainstream boost as the BBC announces League of Legends coverage
Esports will generate $1.8 billion by 2020, according to a recent report, so it’s perhaps no wonder that mainstream media outlets want to get...
Sony cuts price of PlayStation 4 to $350
Sony has cut the price of the PlayStation 4 video game console to $350. The $50 price cut was anticipated as Microsoft is also...
Sony acquires Softkinetic gesture-recognition company
Sony has completed the acquisition of Softkinetic Systems, the maker of body-sensing and image-recognition technology. Softkinetic, based in Brussels, Belgium, has been developing “time-of-flight”...
Fantasy sports industry looks to continue feeding the beast in the face of mounting criticism
This past summer at a Fantasy Sports Trade Association conference attended by ESPN, NBA, and other sports organizations, Business Insider reports that these groups...