Twitch cuts jobs as it plans ‘aggressive growth strategy’
Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch has confirmed to GamesBeat that it has laid off a number of employees. Twitch reportedly cut more than 25 people...
SuperData — Fortnite: Battle Royale reigns over February’s digital game charts
Free-to-play console games led the digital games market’s growth in February — in particular, Epic Games’ standout hit Fortnite: Battle Royale. The market grew...
Unity lets developers use Kin cryptocurrency to reward gamers
Game engine creator Unity Technologies has teamed up with messaging app company Kik to enable game developers to use Kik’s Kin cryptocurrency to reward...
Razer Mamba Hyperflux mouse throws cables and batteries in the bin
The wireless gaming mouse is a viable alternative these days for hardcore players thanks to widespread adoption of adaptive radio tech by companies like...
Far Cry 5 Arcade fans already re-made battle royale and Counter-Strike maps
Ubisoft’s latest open-world adventure, Far Cry 5, has a solid campaign with excellent exploration and incongruous story elements, but it’s the Arcade mode that...
Raw Fury’s indie house draws in $125,000 from Multiplay founder Craig Fletcher
Indie publisher Raw Fury announced in December that it raised a seed round of $600,000, and it revealed today that one of the angel...
Eleague pairs Street Fighter V amateur open with its annual pro Invitational
Esports organization Eleague ran its first Street Fighter V Invitational last year, and this year, it’s planning something extra. In addition to the main...
High Fidelity and NeoSensory launch Ready Player One-style Haptic Jacket
I just saw Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One film, and I’ve been thinking about the haptic suit that allows the main character to feel the...
Indeed.com: U.S. game jobs are growing in AR, VR, and esports
Virtual reality and augmented reality represent areas of opportunity. VR failed to live up to the wildest promises when the new systems launched in...
No Man’s Sky unveils its ‘Next’ big update
No Man’s Sky didn’t live up to expectations for its free-roaming science fiction universe when the game launched in 2016. But now Hello Games promises a...