Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Early in Open Roads, 16-year-old Tess is exchanging texts with her father, who divorced her mother and left the family some time...
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Japanese culture often involves the quest for perfection. We’ve seen the apprentice sushi chef who must practise preparing rice for years before...
There are two industries that make a ton of money but they’re traditionally largely ignored by venture capital — movies and gaming. That comes as a bit of a surprise to many: Venture capitalists are known for their keen eye...
In an open letter published on Wednesday, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy outlined the livestreaming company’s plans for 2024, with a focus on helping streamers grow their audiences even when they aren’t live. This year, Twitch plans to overhaul its app...
DISH-owned streaming service Sling TV announced today the launch of its new gaming platform called “Arcade,” featuring classic arcade games like Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Sweet Sugar, Solitaire Clash, Poker Online and Doodle Jump, among others. Notably, the experience is...
Making a video game successful is already hard. Doing so while complying with the growing number of child safety laws and regulations around the world is an almost insurmountable task. A new technology company called k-ID aims to make this...
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.For Lucas Pope, Mars After Midnight began with the faces. Hundreds of procedurally generated alien smirks and stares, some of them accompanied...
Heroes of Mavia, or simply Mavia, announced joining hands with Base to scale its ecosystem. Base will now assist Mavia in supporting the growing number of mobile players on its platform. Base has been chosen as the L1 solution for...
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.When developer Square Enix decided to remake Final Fantasy VII, it knew it was gambling with gamers’ hearts. The original 1997 role-playing...
Video games haven’t been a niche hobby for ages now, but the scale of the industry built around gaming is still not as well known as it deserves. Revenue from video games totaled some $39.4 billion in the United States...
