Overwatch Symmetra rework, endorsements, and grouping patch is now live
A new patch for Overwatch went live today that brings significant features and changes to Blizzard Entertainment‘s team-based shooter on PC, PlayStation 4, and...
Anime ‘virtual YouTube hosts’ are a thing, and Gree’s using VR to make them
Japanese gaming and media company Gree is leveraging VR hardware and IKinema software to recruit people who might become YouTube's next big personalities.
Rend preps for Early Access with a survival twist: Norse mythology
Frostkeep Studios‘s Rend seeks to improve on the survival game formula seen in titles like Facepunch Studios’s Rust and Studio Wildcard’s Ark: Survival Evolved. Its players...
OpenAI’s bot can now defeat skilled Dota 2 teams
Artificial intelligence researchers at OpenAI have developed a system -- OpenAI Five -- that can defeat teams of skilled Dota 2 players.
Raph Koster’s Postmortems helps online game devs avoid past mistakes
Raph Koster has a lot to say about making online games, as he’s been working on them for more than two decades. His new...
Want to make your name as a streamer? Work on your GIF game (updated)
After Nintendo revealed that it would be bringing Fortnite to its Switch console during its presentation at E3 2018, it picked up over 2...
Neverwinter closes in on 18 million players, and we’ve killed 6.5 million dragons in 5 years
Five years ago, Neverwinter launched with the promise of mixing action-based combat with tools to make your own adventures within a bigger world set...
Apptopia: iOS games peak quickly, and top 50 take 76% of revenues
A new multi-year study from Apptopia quantifies the challenges for iOS game developers, showing that even top performers average under 28 days on the U.S. App Store's 50 top grossing list, and earn under $50,000 per day unless they're in the list's top 25.
Mighty Bear rises from Nonstop’s ashes with fresh funding for online games
Mighty Bear Games said today it has raised seed funding in the millions of dollars for its next-generation online games. It’s a globally focused games...
I’ve spent $858.25 on Steam, here’s how much you’ve spent
If you’ve ever wondered how much money you’ve spent on video games in your life, Valve may have an answer for you. But you’ll...