Startup News
Hunt: Showdown's lead designer on sneaking though the new map
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 20:25
Crytek is beefing up Hunt: Showdown, which launched on Steam Early Access nine months ago. It is adding a new map, better matchmaking, and anti-cheating.
How crypto traders are avoiding taxes with a lending loophole
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 20:25
Our dumb policy of treating every crypto-to-crypto trade as a taxable event has given rise to an equally dumb, but somewhat delightful, loophole.
How Niantic designers tackled Ingress Prime reboot
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 18:35
Niantic's designers went for a much more modern approach with cool augmented reality to remake its first location game into the Ingress Prime reboot.
PlayStation rides roughshod over other gaming brands for October TV ad spend
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 16:00
PlayStation has been spending big on marketing, and yet for October, it upped its TV advertising budget for October, spending an estimated $28 million. Meanwhile, Nintendo takes a distant second, and Ubisoft, King, and R...
Vive Focus 6DoF controllers hands-on: an impressive start
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 13:34
My demo was with Vive Sync, a professional collaboration platform. I want to focus on the controllers themselves here. I was very impressed.
Madrid Noir: Prologue is a Pixar-like love letter to Spain's capital
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 05:17
Produced by No Ghost and directed by James Castillo, Madrid Noir was awarded the Best Debut VR Experience prize at this year's Raindance Film Festival.
Everything Microsoft announced at its XO18 Mexico City event
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 01:00
Microsoft held its XO18 fan event in Mexico City, and it made a lot of news announcements about new games, services, and acquisitions.
Microsoft acquires Obsidian Entertainment, a premier role-playing game studio
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 00:48
Microsoft Studios announced the acquisition of Obsidian Entertainment, one of the top role-playing game development houses in the industry.
Microsoft acquires InXile to make role-playing games for Xbox, PC
Venture Beat - 11 Nov 2018 00:46
Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera developer InXile joins Microsoft Studios to make games for Xbox and PC. This further bolsters Xbox first-party.