Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. During the “The Apple Ecosystem Challenges” panel, presented by Xsolla at GamesBeat Summit Next, panelists discussed how the changes to the Apple app store ecosystem offer challenges, but also potential opportunity, from the IDFA deprecation to Apple’s […]
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What the metaverse means for brand experiences
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. With the cloud and the edge in place and 5G networking just around the corner, innovative minds are turning to the next question: What, exactly, are we going to do with this infrastructure? Increasingly, the answer is […]
Call of Duty: Vanguard Might Be The First Game In A New Trilogy
The Call of Duty franchise covers multiple theaters of war, often opting to tell fictional stories within a web of historical conflict (e.g., World at War, Black Ops, the first few games in the entire franchise, etc.). We take on the role of soldiers on the front lines, and sometimes these player characters become mainstays – […]
Celonis investing heavily to build out process-mining platform
Celonis, a Germany-based maker of process-mining tools, has announced several key acquisitions, capabilities, and partnerships involving its core platform. These include the launch of the Celonis Execution Graph, the acquisition of Lenses.io, a maker of streaming data tools, and a partnership with Canada’s Conexiom. Gartner Research has characterized process mining as a core technology for […]
Your Nintendo Switch Can Now Be Paired With Bluetooth Audio Devices
The highly requested feature is finally here. Yesterday, Nintendo released a firmware update that enabled Bluetooth connectivity for the four-year-old Switch. There are restrictions, of course, but now the portable experience has been made even better. Sure, the Switch has a headphone jack but, if you’re like me, you’re probably tired of those pesky wires […]
How to scale your indie: The Bit Fry game studio growth story
Presented by Perforce Founded in 2013, Bit Fry’s mission was to deliver a high-quality arcade experience straight to your smartphone. They wanted to bring back the look and feel of time-tested favorites like Blades of Steel, NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, and more. Over the next six years, Bit Fry evolved into a gaming franchise. After […]
Niantic reversing Pokémon Go banwave that caught innocent players
Pokémon Go developer Niantic say it’s working to revert strikes that have resulted in suspensions and bans for players of the mobile AR game who were unjustly punished by the game’s anti-cheat system. In a statement posted to Twitter on Monday, Niantic said that players who have been affected will have strikes against their accounts […]
This Legend Of Zelda Cosplay Beautifully Brings Link And Dark Link Together
The Legend of Zelda week continues here at Game Informer! We’ve talked about some of our favorite memories, we streamed some Skyward Sword HD, and now we want to celebrate the community even more with a really darn impressive Link and Dark Link cosplay. Because why not? One cosplay that we found in our hunt for community […]
Phil Spencer: Quest 2 Offers Best VR Experience
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has once again shot down any hopes for an Xbox VR headset in the near future, but hasn’t ruled out Xbox software appearing on other headsets. Appearing on the latest episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast, Spencer said that Microsoft didn’t really have any plans for “bespoke accessories” like VR or […]
BIG Esports Prepares Esports Biz Pilot Program for Australian High School Students – The Esports Observer
Melbourne, Australia-based BIG Esports announced Monday that they nearing completion on funding approval to develop and deploy a pilot program for high school students with an entrepreneurial focus on esports in the state of Victoria. If approved, the pilot program is set to kick off in Term 4 of 2021, featuring one class of Year […]