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Google is ditching support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, meaning that app developers should update their apps to support a minimum of API level 16.

Airbnb says is has collected $1 billion in taxes on behalf of hosts over the past four and a half years, across North America, Europe, and elsewhere.

BioWare gave us a deep dive into the sci-fi world of its online co-op shooter Anthem, including a whole cast of characters.

The newest version of Google's ARCore framework, ARCore 1.6, introduces improved lighting and expands device support.

Activision and Treyarch revealed the first major content update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The Operation Absolute Zero will launch on December 11.

NeurIPS 2018 was jam-packed. Here are some of the highlights from one of the biggest artificial intelligence conferences of the year.

China hasn't approved a new game for sale since March. That freeze is still ongoing, but it has just formed the Online Games Ethics Committee.

Microsoft has to offer three things with Chromium Edge: Chrome extension support, frequent updates, and privacy, mobile, and performance features.

Facebook AI researchers have made AI to predict damage from a fire or flood based on satellite imagery after Hurricane Harvey and the Santa Rosa fires.

The Game Awards pointed to gaming's past and its future. And they both look so good. We don't have to worry about the health of gaming.

The EU should be worried about Huawei because of risks to industry and security, the EU's technology commissioner has said.

Ruhi Sarikaya, director of applied science at Alexa AI, gave an update on Amaozn's progress toward a more nautral, conversational Alexa.

Amazon.com is looking at bringing its futuristic checkout-free store format to airports in an effort to win business from hungry, time-pressed travelers.

Epic Games announced the Epic Games Store is live with titles from Annapurna's Ashen, Supergiant's Hades, and TinyBuild's Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

At The Game Awards, Fortnite developer Epic Games announced The Block, a space on the battle royale map that highlights works from Fortnite Creative.

Nintendo revealed a new downloadable character that is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is Joker from Persona 5.

Psychonauts 2 is coming in 2019, and it got a new trailer at The Game Awards on Thursday night. Psychonauts 2 is the sequel to 2005's Psychonauts platformer

Bethesda announced that Rage 2 will come out on May 14 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Mortal Kombat II (eleven, not the roman numeral for 2) is coming out on April 23. The announcement came during The Game Awards 2018 today.

Giant Squid, the makers of Abz , showed off a new game called The Pathless at The Game Awards tonight in Los Angeles.

Survived By is a new game from Human Head Studios. It was announced during The Game Awards today, and it is out today in early access for free.

Wizards of the Coast announced Magic esports, an expansion and reorganization of the current pro Magic: The Gathering scene, at The Game Awards show.