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Twitch's 10 most-watched games of 2015
Twitch's 10 most-watched games of 2015
Twitch's annual retrospective is now live, and it was quite a year for the video game streaming platform, which saw 1.7 million monthly broadcasters stream 459,366 years worth of video during 2015.
Feb. 11, 2016
Video game players become less competitive with age, study shows
Video game players become less competitive with age, study shows
A new Quantic Foundry study looking at the gaming motivations of different generations has found that competitive gaming belongs to the young, and strategy games belong to everyone.
Feb. 11, 2016
Chukong spins out SDKBOX to double down on dev support
Chukong spins out SDKBOX to double down on dev support
Chukong is turning SDKBOX - an SDK manager that helps devs get to grips with third-party analytics, acquisition, monetisation, and advertising tech - into its own company.
Feb. 11, 2016
Google Cardboard VR gets native Unity support
Google Cardboard VR gets native Unity support
Native Unity support will be coming to Google's entry-level virtual reality product, Google Cardboard.
Feb. 11, 2016
Hollywood and game industry veterans open new VR studio
Hollywood and game industry veterans open new VR studio
A group of video game, tech, and movie industry veterans are making a move on the world of virtual reality with The Rogue Initiative, a new studio focused on interactive VR experiences.
Feb. 11, 2016
Kanye West has a video game, and it's a lot different from his wife Kim's
Kanye West has a video game, and it's a lot different from his wife Kim's
The rapper, producer, and fashion mogul has just stepped into a new medium, video games -- with a very personal new title he unveiled today.
Feb. 11, 2016
Activision has NFL-like ambitions for eSports
Activision has NFL-like ambitions for eSports
The future of Activision Blizzard is, indeed, all-in for eSports. This is a major direction for the company, and it's part of a bigger strategy than just running tournaments and thereby generating interest and selling more games.
Feb. 11, 2016
Activision Blizzard earnings down, and some painful indicators for 2016
Activision Blizzard earnings down, and some painful indicators for 2016
Skylanders and Guitar Hero didn't do well; Call of Duty sales will be down next year, the company projects; and Destiny isn't hitting in 2016, as previously planned. Oh, and revenues missed their targets.
Feb. 11, 2016
Road to the IGF: League of Geeks' Armello
Road to the IGF: League of Geeks' Armello
"Our initial pitch for the game was 'Kung Fu Panda crossed with Game of Thrones,'" says Ty Carey, League of Geeks cofounder and Armello art director.
Feb. 11, 2016
Report: Google is working on a standalone, non-cardboard VR headset
Report: Google is working on a standalone, non-cardboard VR headset
Google is reportedly developing a standalone virtual reality headset that won't require a PC, console or mobile device to operate, according to anonymous sources cited by the Wall Street Journal.
Feb. 11, 2016
Weak holiday sales drive Ubisoft to lower its profit expectations
Weak holiday sales drive Ubisoft to lower its profit expectations
Ubisoft is lowering its full-year profit expectations in the wake of a weaker-than-expected holiday quarter, which saw sales fall roughly 30 percent year-over-year.
Feb. 11, 2016
King's fortunes falter as Candy Crush Saga grows older
King's fortunes falter as Candy Crush Saga grows older
Newly-acquired Activision Blizzard subsidiary King has reported its revenues for its holiday quarter as well as its full 2015 fiscal year, and everything seems to be trending downward.
Feb. 11, 2016