Wizards of the Coast announced today that its new Archetype Entertainment studio in Austin, Texas is working on a multiplatform sci-fi role-playing game.
James Ohlen is leading this new studio. Ohlen has worked on landmark RPGs like Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Wizards of the Coast is tapping Chad Robertson to serve as Archetype’s vice…
OnePlus has been evading wireless charging for years now but with the OnePlus 8, it looks like the company is set to adopt the technology. To add fuel to the fire, it was recently discovered that OnePlus has joined the Wireless Power Consortium, pretty much guaranteeing…
Let’s face it: chats for gaming streams can get downright nasty. That’s probably why Facebook is giving Gaming streamers access to helpful tools that can help them create and maintain a friendly environment for their fans. Sounds useful, especially since the…
Google Chrome for iOS to disable Payment Requests in March
January 30, 2020
When making a purchase on the web, one of the ways you can provide credit card details is through your browser’s built-in Payment Request API. However, due to mounting security and user experience challenges, Google is disabling the Payment Request API on Chrome for iOS.
The Payment Request API is capable of transmitting payment information from a service like Google Pay or Apple Pay (on…
Dang. The PC gaming software portal Steam is down. And that’s a bummer because today was the day I was going to start playing all those games I bought but never opened. Darn it! Guess I’ll have to start on that some other time.
This outage is affecting most of Steam’s…
Facebook Gaming launches tools for streamers to deal with trolls
January 30, 2020
Facebook is launching a dashboard and toolkit for streamers and video makers so they can more easily manage their communities, including viewers who don’t follow the rules.
Facebook worked with the Fair Play Alliance, a coalition of game companies encouraging healthy…
'The Outer Worlds' comes to Nintendo Switch on March 6th
January 30, 2020
The Switch version of The Outer Worlds at last has a concrete release date: March 6th. Obsidian’s RPG will arrive on Nintendo’s console several months after it debuted on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The space-set game earned plenty of plaudits last year, though it drew mixed reactions for its relatively short length for a single-player RPG. Some players completed it in less than…
Last December, Google brought Android 10 to Android TV and announced a “developer-focused streaming media device” for app testing. ADT-3 with Android TV is now available to buy from an OEM partner.
Sold by Askey, the ADT-3 Developer Kit costs $79.00. The store…
In what might only be perceived as a win for Facebook, OpenAI today announced that it will migrate to the social network’s PyTorch machine learning framework in future projects, eschewing Google’s long-in-the-tooth TensorFlow platform. OpenAI is the San Francisco-based…
GamesBeat Decides 137: Google Stadia is already failing
January 30, 2020
On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and review editor Mike Minotti are skeptical that Google Stadia has a future. The crew also talks about what they would want from a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic reboot. Also, if you need to set precedent in your country, don’t try to do so by suing Nintendo. The spirit of Howard Lincoln will come…
