Kabam joins the $1 billion club after Alibaba investment. Can it avoid the...
Gaming company Kabam, creator of such little known hits as "Kingdoms of Camelot" and "The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth," has joined the elite-ish $1 billion valuation club following a sizable...
View ArticleGameStop will start selling Cricket phones and plans in 2,800 stores
Cricket Wireless displays will start showing up GameStop locations around the country as Cricket looks to expand its retail reach and GameStop invests more in its mobile sales. GameStop will start...
View ArticleNew research suggests deep learning could improve AI in video games
North Carolina State researchers built a deep learning system that was able to predict players' goals in an open-ended video game nearly 63 percent of time. It's not perfect and it's not proof of a...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft is basically stealing Minecraft by buying it for only $2.5 billion
Some might wonder why Microsoft would pay $2.5 billion for a game with low-res graphics and no real plot-line -- but the reality is that Minecraft is far more of an open platform for creativity than it...
View ArticleHow did GamerGate become a lightning rod for violence — and is social media...
A hashtag that started as a complaint about ethics in video-game journalism has spawned a movement aimed at attacking and harassing female journalists, developers and others -- and the same fuel that...
View ArticleSamsung’s Gear VR virtual reality headset is now on sale
The virtual reality craze begins today. Samsung is now selling its Gear VR headset in the U.S. at the expected $199 price tag, though it is only compatible with the Galaxy Note 4. developed Gear VR in...
View ArticleDailymotion launches Twitch competitor for video game streaming
Paris-based online video platform Dailymotion wants a piece of the video game streaming pie: the company launched a new live streaming service called Dailymotion Games Wednesday. The service basically...
View ArticleNvidia reveals Shield, a $199 console for 4K TV and gaming
Nvidia has revealed an Android-based smart TV console and gaming system that pairs high-resolution video with an accessible interface for $199, plus a game streaming service that will offer games...
View ArticleGaming isn’t Apple TV’s priority, and that’s okay
We’ve been told a hundred ways to Sunday that Apple TV is coming for consoles. Plenty thought that yesterday would be the day that Apple would make the big gaming announcement that would strike fear...
View ArticleYouTube Gaming adds mobile capture, ‘Fan Funding’ option
Game streaming platform YouTube Gaming is getting a boost with new features that may strike fresh fear into the heart of its major competitor, Twitch. YouTube announced today that creators on it’s...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....