May 1, 2019
Epic Games is buying the studio behind Rocket League
Epic Games is in the process of acquiring the studio behind one of the most popular cross-platform games out there, Rocket League. The studio behind Fortnite is buying…
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May 1, 2019
Nine lessons on how Niantic reached a $4B valuation
We’ve captured much of Niantic’s ongoing story in the first three parts of our EC-1, from its beginnings as an “entrepreneurial lab” within Google, to its spin-out as…
Read articleApril 30, 2019
Microsoft’s Mixer now lets streamers reward fans for participation, not just subscriptions
On game-streaming platforms today, there’s really only one way to earn status within a creator’s community: you have to become a subscriber. Microsoft’s game-streaming service Mixer is today…
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After account hacks, Twitch streamers take security into their own hands
Twitch has an account hacking problem. After the breach of popular browser game Town of Salem in January, some 7.8 million stolen passwords quickly became the weakest link…
Read articleApril 27, 2019
‘The Division 2’ is the brain-dead, antipolitical, gun-mongering vigilante simulator we deserve
In The Division 2, the answer to every question is a bullet. That’s not unique in the pervasively violent world of gaming, but in an environment drawn from…
Read articleApril 26, 2019
Nintendo and Sony temper console expectations ahead of E3
E3’s just over a month away, and per usual, the news in the lead up has offered more insight into what we won’t be hearing about at the…
Read articleApril 25, 2019
Zwift CEO Eric Min on fitness-gaming and bringing esports into the Olympics
The rumored IPO plans of $4 billion spinning brand Peloton marks the rise of a wave of interactive fitness startups like Mirror, Tonal, Hydrow and At Home 360 that…
Read articleApril 25, 2019
Snapchat will let you play as your Bitmoji in video games
Want your video game character to look just like you? Soon you’ll be able to scan an in-game code with Snapchat to play as your personalized Bitmoji avatar…
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Are women better gamers than men? This startup’s AI-driven research says yes
Last year the Gosu.ai startup, which has developed an AI assistant to help gamers play smarter and improve their skills, raised $1.9 million. Using machine learning, it analyzes…
Read articleApril 22, 2019
China’s new gaming rules to ban poker, blood and imperial schemes
Lots of news has surfaced from China’s gaming industry in recent weeks as the government hastens to approve a massive backlog of titles in the world’s largest market…
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