November 17, 2018
Microsoft could release a disc-less Xbox One
According to a new report from Thurott, Microsoft has been working on a new console in the Xbox One family. This cheaper model could play regular Xbox One…
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November 17, 2018
Blockchain gaming gets a boost with Mythical Games’ $16M Series A
Fortnite, the free multi-player survival game, has earned an astonishing $1 billion from in-game virtual purchases alone. Now, others in the gaming industry are experimenting with how they too…
Read articleNovember 16, 2018
E3 slouches towards irrelevance again as Sony announces it’s skipping the show
I like E3 . I really do. But it’s also monumentally dumb: game companies spending millions to show off essentially faked content to an increasingly jaded audience. And…
Read articleNovember 15, 2018
Bunch scores $3.8M to turn mobile games into video chat LAN parties
The best parts of gaming are the jokes and trash talk with friends. Whether it was four-player Goldeneye or linking up PCs for Quake battles in the basement,…
Read articleNovember 14, 2018
Here’s the teaser trailer for Niantic’s Pokémon GO-style Harry Potter game
The good news: Niantic/WB Games/Portkey has released a trailer for “Wizards Unite,” the Harry Potter game built in the same spirit as Pokémon GO. The bad news: It……
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Wreck-It Ralph is getting a warehouse-sized VR experience at Disney parks
For the last year or so, Disney has been dabbling with massive virtual reality experiences that let players strap on a portable VR rig and run around in…
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Tencent returns to profit growth despite concern around games
Chinese internet giant Tencent bounced back from a disappointing previous quarter, but for once the company didn’t have its gaming business to thank. Tencent may be best known…
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Jam City signs mobile game development deal with Disney
Mobile gaming company Jam City is announcing a multi-year deal to create mobile games based on Pixar and Walt Disney Animation characters and films. As part of the…
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Prolific swatter and bomb hoaxer who broke up FCC’s net neutrality vote pleads guilty
It was a dramatic moment during the FCC’s net neutrality proceedings last December when the Commission’s public meeting was abruptly evacuated and bomb squads moved in — all…
Read articleNovember 13, 2018
This $199 PS4 and ‘Spider-Man’ Black Friday bundle has my bargain-sense tingling
I’m calling it — this is the best deal of this year’s Black Friday season, for gamers anyway. It’s amazing. It’s spectacular. Sony is selling a PlayStation 4…
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