Jetson raises $15M from Will.i.am and others for personal electric flying vehicle
Jetson made a splash unveiling its drone-like electric flying vehicle before and now the company has raised a $15 million seed round to help...
Prime Gaming’s free spooky season games include Ghostwire: Tokyo
Amazon is rolling out the first of its free games for Prime Gaming and Amazon Luna subscribers in October. Predictably, the list includes several...
Spectating Gran Turismo esports at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 exhibition
Fresh from seeing an inspiring Gran Turismo movie, Randall Haywood got a rare chance to see a real Porsche racecar exhibition — and he...
Why Call of Duty has lasted 20 years without triggering franchise exhaustion | Rob Kostich
After 20 years, Call of Duty has hit more milestones than most other video games. As of last year, Activision’s first-person shooter combat franchise...
Quizzing Intel exec Sandra Rivera about generative AI and more
Intel threw a lot of information at us a couple of weeks ago at its Intel Innovation 2023 event in San Jose, California. The...
A time of departures | Kaser Focus
For the last two weeks, it feels like at least 40-50% of the news I’ve heard about is about people in the games industry...
The Gamer and the Mouth mixes gaming and comedy
Gaming has swiftly risen to become as much of a spectator sport as it is an individual hobby. The rise of YouTube, Twitch and...
At Manga Productions, the Saudis tap a new generation for talent | The DeanBeat
In Saudi Arabia, more than 70% of the population is under the age of 35. And these days they are growing up reading manga...
Epic lays off about 900 people, divests Bandcamp and SuperAwesome
Epic Games announced today that it is laying off 16% of its staff, or 830 people. It’s also divesting recent purchase Bandcamp and spinning...
Talespin launches extended reality learning app on Meta Quest
Talespin, which uses spatial computing to train workers, announced the launch of its extended reality (XR) learning app on Meta Quest. Unlock premium content...