Amazon’s latest version of Lumberyard game engine targets accessibility
Amazon is unveiling its latest update for its video game creation engine, Lumberyard Beta 1.7, which includes more than 403 new features, improvements, and...
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang dives deep into gaming, VR, autonomous cars, and Shield TV
You could say that Nvidia is at its high-water mark. The company’s stock price has tripled in the past year. It has transformed itself...
Pokémon Sun and Moon and Final Fantasy XV were Amazon’s holiday best sellers
A lot of you are having fantastical and monstrous holidays. Pokémon Sun and Moon for the 3DS and Final Fantasy XV for PlayStation 4...
Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are using Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine
Cloud Imperium Games announced today that its Star Citizen and Squadron 42 games will use the Amazon Lumberyard game engine. These are two of the...
Twitch now permits streamers to broadcast non-gaming vlog-style content
Twitch is dropping some of its strictest rules to give its streamers more ways to interact with their viewers. The Amazon-owned livestreaming service launched the...
Crytek employees worry about the fate of their company as payroll goes unpaid
Crytek reportedly hasn’t paid some of its employees in more than a month, according to complaints that are spreading on the Internet. The maker...
Twitch finally adds a smarter tool to take on bigots, racists, and trolls in chat
The chat that sits alongside livestreams on Twitch is often a nightmare — especially for women. But now the Amazon-owned video platform has introduced...
NES Classic Edition tease: Amazon says it has ‘exciting announcements’ coming soon
Amazon is up to something, and it is probably of interest to anyone who is interested in Nintendo’s throwback console. The NES Classic Edition,...
Curse voice app adds video calls and screen sharing
Amazon’s Twitch game-livestreaming division acquired voice chat firm Curse back in August. Now Curse is launching a major update for its voice-over-internet-protocol app with...
Amazon Appstore announces esports tournament for casual mobile gamers
The Amazon Appstore is launching an esports tournament dubbed Champions of Fire International for casual mobile gamers. The first-ever Amazon Appstore tournament will have...