Tag Archives: games

Most digital objects are designed from the ground up in a modeling program, but 3D scanning is increasingly viable. In fact, you might have all the technology you need riding around in your pocket. A new smartphone app from Epic Games called RealityScan could eventually digitize your real life stuff, …

Microsoft did everything it could to get people to use the Edge browser when it launched Windows 10, but in the end, it decided to start over from scratch with a Chromium base. The change to an open source foundation was Microsoft’s chance to streamline and compete with more modern …

An advertising platform named playerWON has announced it has signed deals with EA and Tencent’s Hi-Rez Studios to bring TV-like commercials in video games. PlayerWON is owned and operated by Simulmedia, which claims players will be able to watch ads in exchange for in-game perks.The system has reportedly been in …

  Having a great idea for an app or game is one thing, but scaling it to become a successful business is quite another. A new fintech startup called Sanlo aims to help. The company, which is today announcing an oversubscribed $3.5 million seed round, offers small to medium-sized game …

  Apple’s animosity toward cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia are well-known at this point, but one iOS developer Zach Knox thought he had a good solution. The free “Stadium” app runs a stripped-down browser on the iPhone and iPad designed specifically to play titles from Google’s Stadia streaming …

  Epic Games’ beef with Apple and Google has escalated quickly in the last 24 hours. The events of yesterday led to Fortnite’s removal from both the App Store and the Play Store, lawsuits against both Google and Apple, and lots of Twitter hashtags. Things started to snowball when Epic …

More than 2,500 mobile games have been removed from China’s App Store during the first week of July, according to a new report from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The removals were expected due to a planned crackdown on unlicensed games, but this data is the first to demonstrate …

Sony has been extraordinarily busy in recent months. We’ve seen two major revisions of the PS4 hardware, the release of a new VR helmet, a revised DualShock 4 design, and loads of excellent new games. If you’re a die-hard PlayStation fan, or simply shopping for one, you’ll have plenty of …

The Xbox team has done a wonderful job turning around the narrative of the Xbox One. Even though the initial launch was fraught with missteps, the current leadership has made this console a legitimately worthwhile option. The Xbox One S is a sleek hardware revision, the 360 backwards-compatible catalog continues …

NFL fans could see an enhanced flow of play and fewer restrictions on how demonstrative players can be in their jubilation after big plays. At the busy league meetings Tuesday, owners passed several rules changes, adopting resolutions they believe will speed the game and improve player safety. Commissioner Roger Goodell …