Humans and aliens are working together in the new XCOM: Chimera Squad game, but you know not everyone is happy about that. Publisher 2K Games announced today that developer Firaxis is launching the new standalone XCOM game for PC. Chimera Squad picks up five years after the events of XCOM …
Read More »eBay appoints Walmart eCommerce COO as CEO
(Reuters) — eBay on Monday named Walmart executive Jamie Iannone as its top boss, handing over the reins to an outsider as the e-commerce firm deals with pressure from activist investor Starboard Value to shake up its management. The appointment comes nearly a month after Starboard, which owns more than …
Read More »Major League Soccer kicks it with Fox Sports for FIFA 20 tournament
Major League Soccer and Fox Sports announced today that it is teaming up to host a FIFA 20 tournament that will air on Fox networks. The eMLS Tournament Special will kick off April 19 and air on FS1 and Fox Deportes at 7 p.m. Eastern. The series, which will have …
Read More »GamesBeat Summit Digital storytelling speakers: Adam Foshko, Derek Kolstad, and Mark Long
This year GamesBeat Summit 2020 is going all-digital, April 28 and April 29. Today we’re bringing you another look at the event speakers we’re proud to present: Neon Media CEO and NY Times bestselling author Mark Long, who will be moderating a discussion on the game writing room with John Wick and …
Read More »Holoswitch sends your smartphone notifications to you while in VR
Tired of missing calls and important updates during marathon sessions of Half-Life: Alyx? Holoswitch might have a solution for you. Launched in Early Access on SteamVR in late March, Holoswitch offers a pretty seamless way to keep track of messages in VR. Once you have it running on both a …
Read More »Gaming industry TV ad spend is rising — blame Tom Nook
Even with much of the U.S. economy shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the gaming sector upped its advertising outlay for television to an estimated $ 17.3 million in March—$ 5.3 million more than February’s spend. As we’ve previously mentioned, gaming could be an economic bright spot with millions …
Read More »Gaming acquisitions and investments continued in Q1 despite coronavirus
More than $ 700 million was invested in game startups in the first quarter, though that amount is down from the year-earlier period, according to data collected by Sergei Evdokimov, investment associate at Mail.ru Games Ventures. It was a big dip, but it’s not bad for a quarter with so …
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival goes digital April 17 — with VR
One of the film industry’s staple festivals, Tribeca Film Festival, is moving online in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That includes a selection of its VR-compatible content. As part of the move, Tribeca is partnering with Facebook’s Oculus to bring its Cinema360 lineup to Oculus Quest and Go via …
Read More »Call of Duty: Warzone interview — Why Modern Warfare’s narrative continues with the new season
Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision’s most successful post-launch content for a Call of Duty game, with more than 50 million downloads for the free-to-play battle royale mode in just a month. And yes, I’m one of those players working hard from home. But the latest update threw me for …
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