Amazon powers cloud servers for 90% of large game companies
More than 90 percent of the world’s largest game companies use Amazon Web Services, which offloads online gaming infrastructure tasks to Amazon’s giant cloud...
Amazon launches cross-platform competitive gaming service GameOn
Amazon has launched a cross-platform, competitive gaming service for developers. Dubbed Amazon GameOn, it lets developers add esports-like competitions for mobile, PC, and console...
The DeanBeat: Lots of reasons to be at GDC
It’s always hard to choose what to attend at the Game Developers Conference, which takes place in San Francisco next week. But in the...
Amazon confirms it bought GameSparks to run live game operations
Amazon is confirming that it bought game infrastructure and live operations company GameSparks to offer a wider variety of services to game developers. In...
Twitch launches new zero-tolerance policy for hateful content, issues new streamer guidelines
Twitch has revised its guidelines to take a stronger stance against harassment, hate, and sexually suggestive content. In a blog post, Amazon’s livestreaming video...
Borderlands developer Gearbox uses the cloud to change how it makes games
When you imagine the kind of work a game developer does, you probably think about someone designing a level or programming movement and physics....
Twitch brings in a team of executives to oversee deployment of new features
Twitch is getting a new chief operating officer and some new vice presidents to help it continue to develop and launch community products on...
‘AR as a feature’ is the best use of AR tech right now, and Amazon gets it
ARKit’s release in 2017 unleashed a new category of mobile apps and created a greenfield for mobile app developers. The more than 1,000 AR...
Amazon patents an AR mirror so you can try on virtual clothes
Augmented reality is getting ready to help you look your very best; Amazon has patented a mirror that dresses you in virtual clothes. The patent,...
If Destiny 2’s overpriced Alexa speaker is the future, count me out
As a longtime Destiny player, I’ve occasionally found myself wishing for the companionship of one of the game’s Ghosts — floating robots that offer...