Google Stadia’s data use is over 100MB per minute at 1080p
Google Stadia is every bit the data hog that everyone was expecting. The service warns that it can use between 4.5GB and 20GB of...
Console-free gaming may start with the cloud — but will need the edge
The video gaming world is bracing for a cloud-based, console-less future. By ditching expensive PCs and consoles, and making games accessible on the devices...
Jensen Huang interview — Nvidia can shake off rivals that have complicated and untested AI solutions
Intel just announced its first graphics processing unit (GPU), the Ponte Vecchio, to compete with Nvidia for handling AI in supercomputers. But Nvidia CEO...
Apple Watch game developers see hope and heartbreak on platform’s future
The peal and crash of thunder. Echoing footsteps. The sounds of some creeping, sliding, unknowable horror. Mind Keeper: The Lurking Fear drops players into...
Wappier raises $4 million to power data visualization for apps and games
Mobile monetization gets harder and harder every year (heck, I’d bet this gets more difficult by the week in this ultra-competitive market). Companies have...
Researchers show off TouchVR palm and finger haptic feedback device
Current-generation VR controllers are fairly limited in enabling users to “feel” virtual objects; bow strings vibrate with haptic shivers, while guns kick back as...
Red Dead Redemption 2 on the PC — Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics makes a beautiful game even prettier
If you haven’t played Red Dead Redemption 2 yet, the PC version came out this week, and you’ve got a new chance prove whether...
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox offer better matchmaking for game devs
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox divisions have joined together to offer game developers matchmaking and multiplayer parties at no cost when used by an...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare looks best with Nvidia RTX real-time ray tracing
If you’re playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it will look best on a gaming PC with Nvidia GeForce RTX hardware. I played the...
A quick 5G guide: Separating reality from hype
Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the onset of “fake 5G news” — the increasing use of 5G as a buzzword to attract...