UNESCO explores digital tech and games for ‘more peaceful and sustainable societies’
The United Nations’ educational agency, UNESCO, is sponsoring a conference in India to promote social and emotional learning in children and how to use...
Gamification has the power to fight diseases — and exploit workers
At an Amazon fulfillment warehouse tucked away in small-town America, an employee whiles away the slow-ticking hours of his daily grind by building castles....
PlayStation VR 2 will be great, but don’t be fooled — it won’t be cheap
Covering consumer technology news isn’t just about what gets published — it’s also about what doesn’t get published, either because it’s too minor for...
FIFA 2020 and Megan Rapinoe? 1,100 fans petition EA to put women’s soccer star on cover
Megan Rapinoe is the star of the U.S. women’s soccer team, which won the 2019 World Cup. And now fans are petitioning Electronic Arts...
IGDA groups appoint a new generation of leaders
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has appointed two women to serve in key positions at the IGDA and its affiliated charity the IGDA...
David Cage interview: Researching Detroit: Become Human’s back story of rogue AI
Detroit: Become Human depicts a fictional near-future story about a world where humans are served by lifelike androids. It showed us a future where...
Why longtime Xbox chip architect John Sell moved to Intel
Intel announced last week that it hired John Sell, the chief architect of next-generation console chips at Microsoft. Sell worked on the chips for...
ESA Foundation’s Anastasia Staten — how to change the face of gaming
The show floor wasn’t as crowded with exhibits this year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles...
Games for Change: How to make the game industry more diverse, accessible, and meaningful
The 16th annual Games for Change Festival gets underway on Monday, and the main event focuses on the social and educational impact of games...
Vive Cosmos gets vague release date as HTC offers development guidance
HTC’s Vive Cosmos has remained enigmatic ever since its name leaked in a trademark filing last year, and despite a somewhat perplexing unveiling at...