Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
Indie studio Campo Santo announced today that it’s joining Valve. Its 12-person team will be moving to Washington, and the acquisition will not affect...
Valve sees Artifact’s mixed debut as a challenge to change minds
Artifact had a rough reveal at The International 2017, Valve’s largest annual tournament for its MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Dota 2. Fans in...
Artifact hands-on: Valve’s Dota 2-based card game sure isn’t Hearthstone
I’m a big Hearthstone fan, and no other digital card game has competed against Blizzard’s market king for my affections. The Elder Scrolls: Legends?...
Artifact — what we know about Valve’s digital card game
I have seen Artifact, Valve’s upcoming digital card game. It is not just a Hearthstone clone. It’s actually a much more complicated experience that...
Bossa Studios turns to AI for emergent stories within online games
Chet Faliszek left Valve last year after 12 years, with the last few spent evangelizing virtual reality via the company’s SteamVR platform. He took...
How Unikrn uses blockchain and cryptocurrency for esports betting
Rahul Sood made his name as an enthusiast gamer and the cofounder of VoodooPC, a maker of custom gaming PCs that he started in...
Why Lionsgate is bullish on the future of esports
The Overwatch League (OWL) had a great debut a couple of weeks ago, with more than 10 million viewers tuning in during the first...
The experts give a mixed outlook for game company acquisitions
Is the next $10 billion game company acquisition right around the corner, or have all of the investors and acquirers moved on the more...
Twitch gets its second esports exclusive: Eleague’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Turner Sports has partnered with Twitch as the official third-party platform for its Eleague esports events. Starting with the Eleague Major: Boston, a Counter-Strike:...
Microsoft VR Headsets get a Steam preview on November 15
Microsoft is planning to make a preview of its SteamVR integration available on November 15. The preview should make hundreds of VR apps available...