Twitch is continuing its ongoing safety reforms with a simple but potentially useful move: writing its policies in plain language. The company has rewritten its Community Guidelines to provide what it believes is a clearer structure with simpler wording, more context and practical examples. This includes new top-level categories (such as “Civility & Respect” and “Sensitive…
Netflix's animated Sonic series will arrive on December 15th
October 28, 2022
Almost two years after Netflix tweeted (and deleted) about an animated Sonic the Hedgehog series that’s coming to the streaming service, the show has a release date. Season one of Sonic Prime will hit the platform on December 15th. The first season will have 24…
The gaming industry has a justly earned reputation when it comes to ugly behavior from users — from hate groups to grooming and illegal goods. With the metaverse and the influx of user-generated content, there’s a whole new avenue for harmful content and people intent on…
Xbox Game Pass accounts for 15 percent of Microsoft’s gaming revenue, says Phil Spencer
October 27, 2022
Microsoft’s Game Pass service is profitable and accounts for about 15 percent of the company’s overall Xbox content and services revenue. Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer shared the tidbit of information in an on-stage interview at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference (via The Verge).
“Game Pass as an overall part of our content and services revenue is probably 15 percent,”…
Philips Norelco brings Movember to Roblox with Shavetopia
October 26, 2022
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Philips Norelco is creating an interactive metaverse experience called Shavetopia in…
At WWDC 2022 earlier this year, Apple announced a bunch of gaming improvements rolling out with iOS 16, including support for Nintendo’s Joy-Con and Pro controllers. Now, you’ll also be able to use Nintendo’s modernized retro gamepads with your iPhones…
World’s Edge, the Xbox studio that’s overseeing Age of Empires these days, held an event to mark the franchise’s 25th anniversary. With it came some major news about the future of the series, including its debut on consoles. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will be available on Xbox consoles and Xbox Cloud Gaming on January 31st.
The most recent game in the real-time…
Age of Empires is set to conquer Xbox
October 25, 2022
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Microsoft announced today that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires…
Microsoft and Discord plan to make joining a voice channel from an Xbox console easier. If you’re a frequent Discord user, you may recall the companies recently launched Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S integration. Following a beta test in July, Discord started rolling out…
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We’re happy to say we’ll have our fifth Women in Gaming breakfast on October 25 at our GamesBeat Summit Next 2022 event.
We hope to match our previous breakfasts with more than 100 women attending. And yes…
