Video games - industry, business
Metaverse - Video Games and NFT's, Blockchain, technology
Microsoft, Activision merger - Video Games, metaverse - strategy, business
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A collection of articles about Video games and blockchain, NFTs, crypto
a collection of articles about Activision Blizzard - World of Warcraft (WoW) - Video games busine...
Apple, Epic Games (Fortnite) and the App Store
Digital Collectables - Pokémon, sports cards, NFTs and more
Trivia - games, contests, competitions
Video game - platforms, online stores, distribution
Among Us - social video game
Unity - a gaming engine
Roblox - video game hub
a collection of articles about the Video and Mobile games business - industry
A collection of articles and videos about mobile Video games, online games, and more
A collection of articles and videos looking at the Apple Arcade - App store for video games
Unreal Engine - Developers Platform for Video games, online games
"Denial is a river that flows through Cupertino!," said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, a notorious Apple critic who also sued the tech giant for (2024)
As video games move from teenage distraction to universal pastime they are following the path of other mass media, says Tom Wainwright | Special re... (2023)
Generative AI is the biggest thing to happen to the game industry since 3D. If you're in games, and not experimenting with it then you're already b... (2022)
Fortnite-developer Epic Games announced today that it’s partnering with Lego to build a metaverse aimed at kids. The companies say they are going t... (2022)
Epic Games announced that it has bought Bandcamp, the online music store and community geared around independent musicians. (2022)
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash acquisition, uniting two of the biggest forces in video games. It's the softwar... (2022)
Gamers are making millions by playing on livestream platforms such as Twitch. But when fame and money counts on you always being on, can you ever s... (2021)
Core Loop is a new game studio innovating at the intersection of the MMO genre and web3. The team is building a modern cross-platform MMO with a bl... (2021)
While the NFT space in general is quite young, a16z’s latest unicorn NFT bet is a bit earlier than usual. Mythical Games is raising a $150 million ... (2021)
Hawku has raised $4 million to build a marketplace for gaming and utility nonfungible tokens (NFTs). “ NFTs are a digital certificate of owners... (2021)
Humble Bundle says its raised more than $200 million for charity since it launched in 2010. The company offers time-limited, pay-what-you-want gami... (2021)
Tiny Shanghai-based studio Pixpil beats giants like Nintendo at their own game with the new Eastward, a vintagey-looking adventure that follows an ... (2021)
It's all fun and games until we find out that all the fun and games could one day be used to train the machines to destroy us. Microsoft, a comp... (2021)
I like to think of investing in new things a bit like a football running play. Imagine you are the running back. You’ve been handed the football an... (2021)
All of a sudden, WoW players are in revolt, and its competitors are having a boom. Activision Blizzard has not released official player counts f... (2021)
Blizzard's recently publicized sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed by the state of California is just the latest in a long stri... (2021)
Gary Haase has amassed the world’s most expensive Pokémon card collection, valued at over $10 million. So why isn’t he cashing in? (2021)
One the same day as Fortnite maker Epic Games goes to trial with one of the biggest legal challenges to the App Store’s business model to date, it ... (2021)
Confidential court documents reveal Microsoft had been planning to cut its Xbox store fees. The same 12 percent cut was planned, but Microsoft now ... (2021)
Microsoft is shaking up the world of PC gaming by reducing the revenue it takes from game developers. The cut is dropping to 12 percent from 30 per... (2021)
Epic Games has raised another $1 billion to fund its plans to build a metaverse, with Sony contributing $200 million. (2021)
Pokémon Go developer Niantic has unveiled Codename: Urban Legends. It’s a multiplayer demo that it hopes shows off the kinds of experiences only 5G... (2021)
Roblox is something new and interesting that abstracts away the platforms underneath it. (2021)
Discord, the communications service that’s become the 21st century’s answer to MUD rooms, is close to closing a new round of financing that would v... (2020)
This infographic visualizes 50 years of gaming history, from the first wave of arcades and home consoles to a tsunami of mobile gaming. (2020)
The social gaming platform for tweens and teens says it plans to raise $1 billion. (2020)
In retrospect, 2019 feels like the working world’s last dance with spontaneity. The pre-pandemic past is rife with conferences, running into co-wor... (2020)
Democrats are tapping into the most popular game of the moment to reach young voters. ... potential of Twitch streams as a voter outreach tool. ... (2020)
It has been a big year for realizing the limits of technology for interacting with people. Gamers have known this for a long time. Lag, disconnecti... (2020)
YouTubers, influencers and streamers popularized the multiplayer game. Then their fans started playing too. (2020)
Intel's Video Game Looks Like Reality! - Intel Labs - Two Minute Papers 📝 The paper "Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement" is available here... (2022)
Metaverse competition - Facebook vs. Microsoft (2022)
With large majorities of all children (70% in the U.S. and U.K.) staying home from school during the COVID-19 crisis, use of digital media properti... (2020)
In this first-ever look at Minecraft Earth, discover how the reality-bending, world-blending abilities of AR bring blocks to life! Armed with just ... (2019)
The Verge Published on Mar 6, 2019 AI in video games is very different than the AI in self-driving cars, smart home devices, and natural language... (2019)
Jessica Brillhart - https://twitter.com/brillhart - is the founder of Vrai Pictures - https://www.vrai.pictures/ They’re an independent immersive c... (2018)
Vox Published on Jul 21, 2016 "Freemium" games can end up gaming gamers. (2018)
In 1984, during the Cold War, a Russian programmer named Alexey Pajitnov created something special: A puzzle ga... (2018)
Using video games to foster community and social interaction. Meet the father who created a Minecraft community for people with autism. Stuart Dun... (2018)
In this GDC 2014 talk, John Nesky, the dynamic camera designer for thatgamecompany's award-winning PSN title Journey, takes attendees on a tour of ... (2017)
For decades, Montreal has used generous tax subsidies to boost its video game industry. The policy has succeeded, but the city may need to keep the... (2022)
In today’s episode we’re talking about an emerging model of gaming called play to earn, in which players can make actual money based on how much ti... (2021)
Listen to this episode from 16 Minutes News by a16z on Spotify. We have two brief segments — taking up less than 16 Minutes! — in this week’s episo... (2021)
Jade Raymond of Google Stadia discusses how cloud gaming will revolutionize play and unlock unprecedented storytelling and socializing in virtual w... (2020)
Babbage from Economist Radio on Spotify. This week a judge heard the first arguments in an antitrust case that could reshape the software ecosy... (2020)
Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Activision Blizzard (a merger he engineered); it's one of only two video gaming companies in the Fortune 500, and the la... (2019)
integrated game discovery platform Eden Games has over 430K monthly active users and 35 games launched so far. Magic Eden is the leading NFT Mar... (2022)
Join the most innovative learning experience for kids. Games designed to cultivate strategic thinking, collaboration, and effective communication. (2022)
Riot Games’ Game Design Curriculum is an entry-level course that teaches high school students the fundamental elements of game design using a frame... (2020)
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a phy... (2020)
Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more. (2018)