Google Play today launched its first Indie Games Fund, committing $1 million to support rising, innovative game studios from across 32 countries in Africa to scale their games and reach a global audience. The fund provides equity-free capital, technical support, and expert mentorship empowering African game developers with the skills and resources they need to…
The specific fruits of Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games are finally coming into focus. According to Bloomberg, Epic is set to release a Disney-themed extraction shooter this November, marking the first major milestone in a partnership that has previously been limited to Fortnite character skins. The project is being positioned as a critical…
Epic Games has announced a sweeping reduction in workforce, cutting more than 1,000 employees. In a memo, CEO Tim Sweeney attributed the decision to a significant downturn in Fortnite engagement that began in 2025. This decline has resulted in the company spending substantially more than it earns, necessitating drastic measures to maintain financial stability. Read:…
Google is introducing a suite of new features for the Play Store aimed at lowering the barrier to entry for paid titles and enhancing the in-game experience. The headlining addition is Game Trials, a feature that allows users to play a portion of a premium game for free before committing to a purchase. Read: Bandwidth…
Graphic: Xsolla Xsolla, a leading global video game commerce company, today released the latest edition of The Xsolla Report, timed to coincide with this week’s activations and collaborations in San Francisco. This edition provides insights from working with thousands of studios to map out where the industry’s biggest opportunities are emerging. This press release features…
The U.S. Olympic team captured a record-breaking 11th gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, after Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis won the mixed team aerials title. The 11th gold breaks the record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil – in Salt Lake City in 2002, which has…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing ‘Blade Angels’ discuss their Winter Games experiences 01:29 UP NEXT Team USA dominates on the ice at the Winter Olympics 01:39 U.S. women’s hockey celebrates gold medal win 00:52 U.S. advances to women’s curling semifinals on final shot…
The U.S. women’s hockey team won gold at the Winter Games in Italy, beating out rival Canada in overtime. In figure skating, American Alysa Liu became the Olympic champion, ending the U.S.’ 20-year medal drought in the event.
The United States is fielding its biggest Winter Olympics team ever for the 2026 Games, with 232 athletes going for the gold. Skier Breezy Johnson won America’s first gold medal of the Games in women’s downhill, and U.S. figure skaters won gold in the team competition. While Team USA brought home the most medals of any…
For the second consecutive Olympic Games, no athletes will compete under the Russian flag. Instead, 13 Russians will participate in the Milan Cortina Games — which begin Friday — as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs), a designation that will also include seven Belarusians. The designation comes as the war in Ukraine continues to rage. A new…
