Online video continues to bring in more and more eyeballs as people are stuck at home. But that has also led to a huge launch for Riot’s competitive shooter Valorant, which is then also feeding back into growth for Twitch. Valorant and Twitch have formed a symbiotic relationship that is enabling both to grow stronger in terms of engagement and interest. And that was obvious in the viewer numbers…
During an interview with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, he waxed on about the power of the PlayStation 5, which is coming this fall at the same time that Microsoft is launching the Xbox Series X. But throughout the interview, Sweeney never mentioned the Microsoft console.
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Fortnite will debut on the next generation video game consoles as those machines launch this fall, according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.
In an interview with GamesBeat, Sweeney said that the company is using Unreal Engine 4 to adapt Fortnite to run on both the PlayStation…
Epic Games has released a video showing off the first look at the graphics capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, the suite of tools that game developers will use to make video games for consoles of the future like the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and high-end PCs.
The Lumen in the Land of Nanite demo runs in real-time on the PlayStation 5, which has been architected to keep up with the need to feed a…
Epic Games took the wraps off its Unreal Engine 5 today, showing in a demo video how the game engine behind Fortnite will be able to generate outstanding realistic graphics in real-time on next-generation consoles like the PlayStation 5, high-end PCs, and even mobile…
Ubisoft announced today that it will host a digital event on July 12: Ubisoft Forward. The publisher is calling the show an “E3-style showcase.”
E3 proper is cancelled this year. This event will broadcast about a month later than when Ubisoft would normally put on its E3…
Like everyone else in esports, Electronic Arts has been forced to pivot to digital esports and competitive gaming events because of the coronavirus.
While esports companies have had to withdraw from physical esports events, EA and other companies have shifted their efforts to online-only events in the near term. With major sporting events canceled, esports has an opportunity to gain some more…
The gaming industry’s TV advertising spend saw an overall decrease in April compared to March, to an estimated $16.3 million from $17.3 million. Nintendo, which accounted for over 84% of industry spend in March, drastically reduced its budget (although it kept its…
One of the tidbits revealed during the first Xbox 20/20 event today is that Dirt 5 supports 120 frames per second on Xbox Series X. Publisher Codemasters’ racing game is coming in October, but it supports Smart Delivery. So if you get it for Xbox One, you’ll get the Xbox…
Racing games are the only real way to know when a new console generation is starting. Are the wheels round and metal body shiny? Then it must be time to buy a PlayStation for Ridge Racer, a PlayStation 2 for R: Racing Revolution, or an Xbox One for Forza Motorsport 5. And now publisher Codemasters is getting in on this classic tradition with Dirt 5 on Xbox Series X.
Codemasters showed off the…
