Crypto-mining hangover continues to hit AMD and Nvidia
The crypto-mining craze is fully behind us. Few people are still using PC graphics cards to mine for Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency, and that has pushed...
How Oblong helped IBM build its ‘immersion rooms’ with giant displays
John Underkoffler is best known as the science adviser for the landmark sci-fi film Minority Report, where actor Tom Cruise uses “data gloves” and gesture...
You Are Jeff Bezos postmortem
Last month, I published a small Twine game called You Are Jeff Bezos. In it, you wake up in the body of Amazon CEO...
FitXR raises $1.25 million to encourage fitness with VR boxing
FitXR has raised $1.25 million in funding to encourage people to get exercise through virtual reality fitness games such as Box VR. Earlier this...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds art boss on designing 64-square kilometers
Creating a map for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a monumental undertaking. The standard size for these zones is 8 kilometers long-by-8 kilometers wide. That’s a...
SuperData: Players who pay for subscriptions spend 45% more on games
Market research firm SuperData reported that gamers who pay for subscriptions spend about 45 percent more for games than non-subscribers. That’s one reason why...
Tencent has access to China’s national citizen database
The Chinese government doesn’t want children playing games for several hours every day. It said as much in a public notice from August. Now,...
The DeanBeat: The American Abyss depicts a U.S. civil war in 2040
The U.S. midterm election next week feels like one of the most important in a generation. We need to get out and vote. And...
Mixer’s Season 2 is the next phase in its battle with Twitch, YouTube
Since Microsoft acquired livestreaming service Beam in August 2016, it has worked to turn the platform into a destination for gamers. Now known as...
Xbox Live usage and spending up thanks to games like Fortnite
Microsoft today confirmed that its gaming business continues to grow, and active Xbox Live members reflect that. Monthly active users on Xbox Live hit...