Belong Gaming Arenas opens 1st U.S. esports gaming center in Houston
Vindex‘s Belong Gaming Arenas is opening its first U.S. location in Houston, Texas, as part of a plan to expand its chain of local...
Competitive shooter Splitgate heads to console after years of Steam success
The free-to-play shooter space is getting crowded, and it includes some of the biggest companies in video games. But Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite,...
Akamai: Cyberattacks on gaming grew 340% in pandemic
Gaming faced the highest growth in cyberattacks during the pandemic, according to a report by Akamai Security Research. The report showed that “relentless” web...
Unity acquires 3D data firm Pixyz Software
Unity said it has acquired Pixyz Software, a provider of 3D data preparation and optimization software. The price wasn’t disclosed. With Pixyz’s portfolio of...
Sonic dashes into Minecraft
Minecraft has added Sonic the Hedgehog DLC today, just in time for the Sega mascot’s 30th birthday tomorrow (June 23). This isn’t just a...
Breakroom teams up with High Fidelity to bring 3D audio to online meetings
Social meeting space Breakroom has integrated High Fidelity’s 3D audio into its 3D virtual world for social and business events. The deal is a convergence...
Epic Online Services launches free voice chat and anti-cheat features
Epic Online Services will be launching voice chat and anti-cheat services to all developers for free. Epic is also revealing its latest social numbers,...
Rivalry snares $22M for esports betting and media company
PMML, the parent of Rivalry, has raised $22 million in funding for the esports betting and media company. The Toronto, Canada-based PMML said the...
GamerzClass raises $2.5M to offer master classes for gamers on how to get gud
GamerzClass has raised a $2.5 million funding round to offer online master classes to teach people how to play games better. The company will...
Western Digital launches UFS 3.1 flash memory for new generation of 5G smartphones
Western Digital has unveiled its second-generation UFS 3.1 storage products for a new generation of 5G smartphones. It won’t be long before you’ll have...