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GUEST: Last week I will joined hundreds of commercial VR and AR experts in London to participate in VR World 2018. The two-day conference featured sessions from industry leaders pioneering immersive technology in such fi...

Square Enix has a lot of important game franchises, from Final Fantasy to Tomb Raider. But not all of those franchises are available on mobile devices, and there’s a good reason for that. Square Enix Montreal started o...

A new report on small business lending in the U.S. shows online lenders are filling a critical gap in the accessibility of credit for business owners in America, and the economic impact of this lending activity is widesp...

Small Giant Games raised $41 million in February, making it one of the rare mobile game studios to be able to raise a large round of money in a mature mobile gaming market. And what’s remarkable about that is the compa...

Telexistence Inc is a Tokyo-based robotic startup that just unveiled its first mass production prototype. While it wants you to see space, retailers might find a much more lucrative use for it...

If you were making a Sonic movie, you know you need a couple of key components. It obviously needs to have humans in it — preferably a cop, and that character needs to partner up with Sonic to take on Eggman. Oh, wait....

When Western game developers look at China, they see a market that could hit nearly $38 billion this year (as market research firm Newzoo estimates). But they also see millions and millions of people who are eager for ne...

A new production pipeline from NextVR for the NBA Finals promises higher quality streams for all viewers. The streaming app is now available for most VR headsets, but Vive Pro and Samsung Odyssey owners have a major reas...

Today marks the beginning of Electronic Arts’s third annual Play to Give campaign. In addition to donating $1 million to three charities, the developer is running in-game events in several of its games to raise awarene...

Two of the most popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds broadcasters on Twitch are getting their owned themed content in the battle royale shooter. The PUBG Corporation announced today that it is launching new in-game no...

You’ve stopped the Cult of the Dragon and Tiamat, battled the cults of Elemental Evil, survived the horrors of Ravenloft, fended off the demons of the Abyss, tangled with the giants, and trekked through the jungles of ...

Google is stepping away from Project Maven, the controversial Pentagon research program that sought to imbue drones with object-detecting artificial intelligence.

Cofounder Gabe Leydon is resigning the top post at mobile game publisher MZ (better known in the past as Machine Zone) to focus on his interest in cryptocurrency and real-time messaging. His No. 2 executive, Kristen Dumo...