PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds just beat Dota 2 for concurrent players
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds just did the impossible. It had more simultaneous players online through the Steam PC gaming service than Dota 2, according to data-tracking...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds esports broadcasts need to copy golf
I’ve spent the last two Friday nights sitting at my computer talking about other people competing in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Don’t pity me. I don’t...
Ethereum leads AMD and Nvidia GPUs to a historic quarter
The Bitcoin-like Ethereum cryptocurrency has jacked up the video card market. AMD and Nvidia GPUs saw a massive spike in shipments (to retailers and...
Little Red Lie is an emotional gut punch about paralyzing fear and insecurity
I played Little Red Lie, and now I am no longer capable of feeling joy. It’s a story-driven game that unflinchingly shines a light...
Intel targets 8th Gen Core laptop processors at video editors and VR fans
Intel is unveiling the first batch of its 8th generation Core processors, which are targeted at laptop users who like to do video editing...
John Smedley interview: Amazon wants games with ‘ridiculous computation’
John Smedley has had a storied career in games, including the creation of EverQuest, the growth of Sony Online Entertainment, and the spinout of...
Rollin’ in gil: RPG sales are up 50% from 2016
Role-playing games are having a big year in terms of sales, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. A number of RPGs have launched...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is gobbling up Overwatch’s audience
The shooter audience on PC looks like it is in the middle of a migration from last year’s big hit to this year’s breakout...
Gambitious rebrands as Good Shepherd to invest in the indie game revival
Gambitious started out a few years ago as a crowdfunding platform for indie games. Now the company is rebranding itself as Good Shepherd Entertainment...
King of the Kill keeps the H1Z1 in its divorce with Just Survive
H1Z1 started as an online multiplayer zombie-survival shooter, but it will end its life as a Battle Royale-like. Publisher Daybreak Game Company is officially dropping...