Pikmin Bloom is launching now — I’ve played it, and it’s pleasant
Nintendo’s latest mobile game is Pikmin Bloom. The publisher partnered with Pokémon Go studio Niantic to create a new kind of augmented reality walking...
Xbox is working with developer Mainframe on cloud MMO with scaling complexity
Finnish studio Mainframe is working on a cloud-native massively multiplayer online adventure for Xbox Game Studios. That’s according to reporter Jez Corden on The...
Google lowers Play Store fees from 30% to 15% for subscriptions
Google is lowering the fees on the Play Store from 30% to 15%, at least for some. This fee reduction applies to revenue made...
AnalogueOS turns Analogue Pocket into ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gaming’
Analogue Pocket is still coming soon. The FPGA-powered modernized Game Boy clone with a hyper-high-resolution screen has faced plenty of delays, but Analogue has...
Joe & Mac remake is coming from Microids
French publisher Microids announced today that it is working on a remake of Joe & Mac with developer Mr. Nutz Studio. Joe & Mac...
8i shows off its real-time holograms
Today 8i showed off its technology for quickly rendering volumetric video for real-time hologram images. The Venice, California-based company makes tools that capture, transform, and...
Intel’s 8K HDR Internet livestreams: The future of OTT sports, entertainment, and gaming broadcasts?
This article is part of the Technology Insight series, made possible with funding from Intel. Last summer, as athletes broke world records at the...
Aspyr launches physical editions of popular Star Wars games
Aspyr today announced it’s launching physical editions of four Star Wars games for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The studio is releasing the...
Unlock raises $4M for blockchain subscriptions for creators, devs, and online communities
Unlock has raised $4 million for blockchain subscriptions for creators, devs, and online communities. Like other blockchain companies, Unlock uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to...
Newzoo: Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7B
Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7 billion, according to the latest report from market researcher Newzoo and its research partner Apptopia....