‘Minority Report’ adviser John Underkoffler ponders the user interfaces of the future
John Underkoffler is the CEO of Oblong Industries, and he is perhaps best known as the science advisor for the landmark sci-fi film Minority Report. Long...
Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong on competitive gaming, then and now
Back when he was known as “Thresh,” Dennis Fong was the original professional gamer. He’s also the CEO of game video sharing site Plays.tv,...
Tamatem has built a thriving mobile business by bringing games to the Arab world
Mobile publisher Tamatem has brought 40 games to the Arabic-language market and racked up millions of downloads. Its newest title is Airport City, a...
Nintendo Labo could be the second coming of Wii Fit
Nintendo Labo hit the world today with an unusual quiet. Warm impressions of the winsome cardboard construction kits and their attendant video games flitted...
Hearthstone boss Ben Brode leaves Blizzard Entertainment
Ben Brode has spent most of the last decade working on Blizzard Entertainment’s card battler Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, but for him, that work...
YouTubers get a new suite of live-video tools from StreamElements
StreamElements is one of the top tools for producing high-quality livestreams on Twitch, and now it is expanding to Google’s video platform. YouTube creators...
EA CTO Ken Moss leads 1,000 engineers building the tech for future games
When Ken Moss interviewed at Electronic Arts for the chief technology officer, he talked to 14 people. They were nervous about bringing in someone...
Watch God of War director Cory Barlog cry as critics praise his game
When the reviews for God of War on PlayStation 4 went live last week, fans around the world were refershing aggregator sites like Metacritic...
Oculus announces new privacy dashboard and policy ahead of new European regs
Oculus is updating its privacy policy ahead of May 25, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect. Facebook’s virtual reality division...
Rare Bits raises $6 million for site where you can buy and sell CryptoKitties
Rare Bits has raised $6 million in venture funding for its blockchain-based store where you can buy and sell digital assets such as CryptoKitties....