Bungie Files Trademark For BungieCon

Bungiecon. It sounds like BlizzCon, only for Bungie. And it might just become a real event once this whole pandemic business is over. A new trademark was filed last summer at the USPTO and was recently approved for a whole host of different items, including shirts, games, books, novels, films boots, playing cards, action figures, […]

Bandai Namco Trademarks ‘Bandai Namco Next’

Inside Xbox. PlayStation State of Play. Nintendo Direct. And now, just maybe, Bandai Namco Next, according to a recent trademark filed at the European Union Intellectual Property Office. A trademark filed on December 29 was approved just over a month ago for something called “Bandai Namco Next.” The trademark was approved for use in a […]

WebXR Platform Wonderland Engine Moves to Free, Royalty-Based Model

There are a multitude of ways you can build virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) content, with engines like Unity, Amazon Sumerian or Unreal some of the most popular. But if you want to avoid curated app stores and utilise WebXR then Wonderland Engine caters for that exact scenario. Today, the platform is dropping its subscription […]

Amazon eases voice app development with Alexa Conversations

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Last July, Amazon announced the beta launch of Alexa Conversations, a deep learning-based way to help developers create more natural-feeling apps for Alexa with fewer lines of code. Today marks the general availability of Conversations in U.S. English, which Amazon […]

THQ Nordic Teases Destroy All Humans! 2 Remaster In Midweek Madness Trailer

Developer THQ Nordic released a Midweek Madness trailer last week, announcing that the hit open-world action-adventure Destroy All Humans! was 50% off on Steam. This news may not have been enough to make you spit out your Revelade, but the developer’s trailer holds a teaser that might. Spotted by IGN, the trailer’s 1:15 mark holds […]

Nintendo President Says Cloud Gaming Not A "Top Priority" For Company

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, who took over as company head in June 2018, succeeding Tatsumi Kimishima, is currently reviewing Nintendo’s latest financial reports and developing long-term plans for Nintendo Switch. In a recent interview with Nikkei, he detailed Nintendo’s current strategy, which does not include cloud gaming. In the past, Furukawa has stated that cloud […]

Pokemon Go’s Free March Bundles Are Available Today

Pokemon Go players can claim a free bundle every Monday in March, and the first one is available today. Even though you can spend real-life money on Pokemon Go (and a lot of it) the app is free to download and you never have to spend any money on it at all if you don’t want […]

Microsoft Is Testing 1080p Streams For Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming

Microsoft is reportedly testing 1080p streaming resolution for its Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming service. According to a report by Windows Central, a trusted source has shared screen grabs of Hellblade running via xCloud at a resolution of 1080p. As of now, xCloud streams have been running at a maximum resolution of 720p. Recent rumours […]