Roblox raises $92 million in funding for its Lego-like virtual game world
Roblox said that it has raised a whopper of a round of $92 million in funding for its social platform for user-generated games. The social...
Heroes of the Storm’s next college competition is giving bracket-makers a chance at $10,000
Forget about basketball and March Madness. Blizzard announced today that it is allowing fans to win prizes by making their own brackets for Heroes of the Dorm, the college-based competition for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Heroes of the Storm.
Rocket League’s new mode has players fighting over a collapsing floor
Rocket League’s special brand of sports is about to get even crazier. Developer Psyonix Studios revealed a new mode coming to its car-based variation...
They Shall Not Pass expansion brings trench warfare to Battlefield 1
The maelstrom of the Battle of Verdun consumed nearly a million lives in World War I. But Battlefield 1’s main campaign had no mention...
Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass hands-on gameplay videos
Battlefield 1’s first expansion pack, They Shall Not Pass, debuts on March 14 for Premium Pass users. I visited Electronic Arts’ headquarters to get...
First impressions of Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass expansion
Electronic Arts and its DICE studio revealed gameplay of its first Battlefield 1 expansion pack, dubbed They Shall Not Pass, at an event at...
Prey’s Asian protagonist is refreshing in a sea of bearded white dudes
Like a lot of triple-A games, Prey could’ve easily had a hero who is white, male, and (usually) unshaven. But in a refreshing change...
Xsplit updates Player.me desktop app to bring together social and broadcasting tools
One of the leading software companies in the game livestreaming sector is combining a number of its tools into one service with the goal...
Hitman is a living sandbox, not an episodic game
In March of last year, publisher Square Enix kicked off a six-episode season of content for the latest Hitman game. From the outside, it...
Twitch rebrands Curse desktop app to compete with Discord and Steam
Twitch is headed to your desktop. Amazon’s community broadcasting website is rebranding the Curse app as the Twitch desktop program. In August, Twitch acquired Curse, which is a social platform for gamers.