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Sometimes the game industry seems small and quiet compared to a “hot” industry like artificial intelligence. Then we get a week like this one, where everything turns upside down, and I can understand why it has becom...

Say you're getting serious about a person while dating them. Can you ask for their credit score?

As owners prepare to exit their businesses, the goals they set for themselves and their businesses guide their Exit Planning Process.

GUEST: Consumers are ready for chatbots. A recent study by DigitasLBi found that almost 40 percent of consumers would make a purchase from a chatbot. Even more impressive, nearly 60 percent of consumers would engage with...

OPINION: The people who make hit movies or top-40 songs often have a gift for predicting what new types of experiences audiences are looking. Video games face a similar challenge, but game publishers also have to struggl...

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The upcoming Surface Laptop is a big deal for Microsoft; it’s the company’s first-ever traditional notebook, and at first glance it looks great. But for such a relatively normal device — with a fixed hinge that ope...

What took place last week in the credit card and payment industries

Next week is the eighth anniversary of Minecraft’s debut as a prealpha prototype, and its model for gameplay may be more influential now than ever before. So as new games continue rolling out that mimic some of its mos...

GUEST: In 2016, Facebook took the bot world by storm when it opened up its Messenger platform to developers. Then came Amazon's voice-controlled Alexa, and the hype shifted towards all things voice. So noticeable was the...

AI is the new bogeyman. That’s one of the observations we got from a fireside chat between venture capitalist Tim Chang and science fiction novelist Eliot Peper, who spoke about “Are we living in science fiction?” ...

The innovative strategies (and the companies behind them) which are changing the face of restaurant marketing in the digital age.

(Reuters) — Hospitals and doctors’ surgeries across Britain were forced to divert ambulances, turn away patients and cancel appointments on Friday after a ‘ransomware’ cyber attack crippled some computer systems ...

OPINION: Microsoft revealed a lot this week at its annual Build developer conference. But to get a better sense of how the company wants to tie all its various apps, platforms, products, services, and devices together, l...

Are most entrepreneurs just plain broke? This question was originally answered on Quora by Peter Lynch.

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we checked out Knack 2 for the PlayStation 4, Insomniac’s makes a stand against Trump’s travel ban, Gordon Ramsay’s mobile game gets meaner. Enjoy, and have a...

Gary Whitta, the co-writer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, said that he feels like games and films are in the same creative space in an interview with Jamil Moledina, games strategic lead at Google Play, at our recent ...

PRESS RELEASE: AppOnboard Inc, the premier developer of interactive, Full-Fidelity Demos of mobile apps, has raised $4M from Troy Capital Partners, London Venture Partners ("LVP") and a syndicate of VCs and CxO luminarie...

The dust has settled on a lot of gamer hate controversies, but gamers and other streamers can still be a fractious lot. To build unity with its community and promote diversity, Amazon’s livestreaming site Twitch is lau...

Much of women's history is left out of history books that focus on the achievements and stories of men. The National Women's History Museum is fighting to bring women's stories to the forefront. Check out these favorites...

Described as the "Great Game of Business," corporate transparency is an interesting business management strategy, but is it right for you? Here are three things you should consider first, before opening your books to you...

Improbable is using the money to expand its simulation platform, where both game developers and governments are testing software driven by artificial intelligence.