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Virtual currencies from such games as RuneScape are prized in a country whose real money is worthless. (2017)
Issue 54: The Unspoken - Nautilus “There’s a weird way in which a hedge fund is a confluence of everything. There’s the money of course—Two Sigm... (2017)
The Economist “Board games are back, thanks to the lessons their designers have learned from computer games. Tim Cross rolls the dice (2017)
Each of us have our own giants to face. This is a story about one of my giants. Something I never imagined could make a grown man cry, until it did... (2017)
The series held its first-ever e-sports competition this year. “Between Twitch and YouTube, almost half a million people tuned in to watch the f... (2017)
Looking back at the art, history and design of the Atari home gaming system “The story of Atari is also a local one, an early and entirely class... (2017)
The New Yorker, 2017: “For the stars of the streaming service Twitch, success means working around the clock. (2017)
"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)
Carry1st is Africa's leading mobile games publisher, serving over 1 million users today. Most notably, Carry1st has aggregated Africa's disparate p... (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)
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)
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)
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)
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. (2023)
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)