Fortnite was still the most-watch game on livestreaming platform Twitch in the third quarter, but the hours watched on the platform declined.
During the quarter, the most notable change here is the sharp increase in the number of hours watched for World of Warcraft. With the release of WoW Classic at the end of August, users watched 189.9 million hours of WoW content in Q3, nearly 100 million more…
Twitch is officially available on the Apple TV
October 7, 2019
As of today, the official Twitch app is finally available on Apple TV. The app has been available for consoles, mobile devices and Android TV boxes for years, but Apple TV owners were forced to use third-party apps. Last month, Twitch released a public beta of its Apple…
Sony has confirmed that PS4 Remote Play is set to come to all Android phones running Android 5.0 and later this week as part of the console’s version 7.00 system update.
Previously, the PS4 Remote Play app was only available to those with compatible or supported Sony…
PS4 Remote Play will fully support Android this week
October 7, 2019
Sony has announced version 7.00 of the PlayStation 4’s system software, which centers around updates to Remote Play and party functionality. The update will be available this week.
Remote Play will now let you stream games from your console to any Android device running version 5.0 or above. This has actually been a feature on certain Android phones since 2014, but only ones made by Sony —…
With Brenda Romero‘s Empire of Sin game about the Chicago mob, the place came first. From the days when she was a curious child and her mother wouldn’t tell her about it, Romero devoured all the information you could about Al Capone’s empire in the 1920s.
Then she…
Xbox dominates gaming industry TV spend for September
October 5, 2019
The gaming industry came roaring back to life in September with an estimated TV ad spend of $39.3 million, a remarkable increase of 983% from August’s outlay. Xbox took the lead, accounting for over 63% of the industry total, with 2K Games and EA Sports in a distant…
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is an Oculus Rift-exclusive VR shooter coming from Respawn Entertainment. It marks the first entry in the long-running World War II shooter series in over seven years.
At a reveal event a couple of weeks ago I got the chance to go hands-on with Medal of Honor VR briefly and took some time to speak with game director Peter Hirschmann. You can read some other…
Square Enix’s Avengers game has been years in the making — but so far, all it’s had to show has been a canned demo of the game’s tutorial that has left many more skeptical than impressed. But at New York Comic Con, Square Enix gave a fresh look at Avengers that…
Ninja left Twitch because his brand was too big for gaming
October 4, 2019
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ surprising departure from Twitch came after months of feeling like the company didn’t respect his wishes and hindered his ability to grow outside of gaming.
But Blevins’ manager and wife, Jessica Blevins, told Business Insider that Tyler’s…
Call of Duty: Mobile marches past 35 million downloads
October 4, 2019
Activision Blizzard announced today Call of Duty: Mobile has surpassed 35 million downloads less than a week after its launch.
The mobile version of Activision Blizzard’s hit shooter franchise launched on October 1 for Android and iOS. According to Activision Blizzard, it achieved this milestone faster than any other first or third-person shooter on Android or iOS. On Wednesday, mobile industry…
