Respawn pledges transparency for Apex Legends, teases Season 2 updates
Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment is going through some growing pains with the popular battle royale shooter. In a new blog post, the company...
Overwatch’s new Workshop will let players make their own game modes
Blizzard Entertainment announced Workshop for Overwatch today, a new feature will let players create their own game modes. Overwatch launched for PlayStation 4, Xbox...
Magic: The Gathering and ProGuides partner on tutorial videos
Magic: The Gathering is drawing in new players with Arena, a free-to-play digital adaptation of the granddaddy of all collectible card games. And let’s...
Vince Zampella wants to improve Apex Legends’ communication with players
Apex Legends has become a giant hit since its launch in early February. But that success caught Respawn Entertainment, and its CEO Vince Zampella,...
SteamWorld Quest review — clever card combat
I worried about SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. After falling in love with SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Heist, I wasn’t sure that developer...
OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot defeated 99.4% of players in public matches
OpenAI Five — the AI-imbued bot designed by San Francisco, California-based research organization OpenAI that defeated a professional esports team at Valve’s Dota 2...
Hearthstone loses viewers on Twitch as Magic: The Gathering Arena closes the gap
Blizzard Entertainment’s Hearthstone has been the king of the digital card game market since it launched in 2014. However, it’s position as the most-watched...
Women are better at improving at Dota 2 than men
Women gamers are better at improving their skills compared to men when it comes to playing Valve’s Dota 2 game, according to AI-based game...
Fortnite and Apex Legends propel Twitch to 2.7 billion hours watched in Q1 2019
Twitch continues to be the go-to destination for watching live video. According to a new report from streaming service company StreamElements and analytics firm Stream Hatchet,...
Fortnite rules Q1 streaming hours, but Apex places No. 2 and surpasses League of Legends
Fortnite players streamed more than 23.9 million hours of gameplay in the first quarter, cementing Epic Games’ position as the publisher of the world’s...