Zynga buys Empires & Puzzles gamemaker in largest deal to date
(This story corrects paragraph 7 to say Zynga acquired a unit of Peak Games, and not the entire company. The error also appeared in an earlier version) The Zynga logo…
This Robot Is Beating The World’s Best Video Gamers (HBO)
Artificial Intelligence is flourishing. And though the robots we speak to, like Siri and Alexa were all built for specific tasks like playing music or telling you about … source
We Were Wrong About Mario’s Nipples: We’ve Seen Them Before!
On its Twitch stream last September, Nintendo was discussing a photo capture feature in the game “Super Mario: Odyssey,” when it dropped a shirtless bombshell. The photo flashes on screen…
Inside America’s First Video Game Addiction Rehab (HBO)
Inside a spacious home in the suburbs of Seattle, a group of young men are going through a technology detox. They’re recovering gaming addicts, sent here … source
Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter indicted
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif, and his wife, Margaret E. Hunter, were indicted by a federal grand jury in San Diego Tuesday on charges that they converted more than $250,000 in…
Apple to debut phone-to-phone augmented reality: sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) next week will debut tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data sent to its servers, two…
How To Get To The Super Bowl Of eSports (HBO)
VICE News hung out with Dota 2 veteran @SunsfanTV at The International to learn about the toughest eSport. Subscribe to VICE News here: … source
What’s the Future of Video Games? | The Business of Life
Learn more about earning money from a hobby or skill here: http://bit.ly/2ucNgx8 Kathryn Edwards, Andrea Rene, & Sam Barlow discuss the money behind video games––what it takes to create… source
The Students Who Receive College Scholarships To Play Video Games (HBO)
University of California, Irvine, pays freshman James Lattman $5160 per year in financial aid to play a video game called League of Legends. Competitive video gaming is big business, with……
Trump discusses video game violence with ‘Doom’ maker, other execs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the makers of popular video games “Grand Theft Auto” and “Doom” to discuss what the president believes is a…