Stories by Stephanie Chan
Catastropieces shows the art of Rube Goldberg machines
Defector is the VR spy adventure that riffs on ’90s action flicks
Gorogoa launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a new level on May 22
ESRB: Devs will still get free ratings for digital games after Short Form phase-out
OrangeGames acquires majority stake in Habbo developer Sulake
Google Chrome temporarily rolls back autoplay policy for web games
The IndieBeat: How one dev made the Shader Forge Unity tool
CSR Racing 2’s AR Mode speeds onto Android devices
One Hand Clapping puts you in-tune with your inner musical puzzler-solver
Conjure Strike is a VR take on League of Legends with 2-player teams
Forgotton Anne review — a Ghibli-inspired tale that goes its own way
This Street Fighter V pro is using a reality show to make a name
USC Games Expo shows off more than 80 games
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate gets Nintendo Switch into the hunt on August 28
The IndieBeat: Archeogaming is another effort to delve into the history of games
Little Orbit ditches licensed games, acquiring APB Reloaded
Second annual Rocket League tournament opens registration today
Google Maps will get social and add AR directions
Google Chrome’s autoplay blocker has an unintended victim — web games
The Take puts a spy-themed party game into a VR comic book setting
Skillshot Media is Smite and Paladins maker Hi-Rez Studios’ new esports company
Beat Saber is getting a level editor for its laser sword VR rhythm game
Beat Saber is a musical Jedi obstacle course
Desktop Dungeons’ developer brings strategy to the sky in Volantia
Candy Crush is still a beast, helping King hit a quarterly revenue record
The IndieBeat: Workplace protection for indie developers
All 21 apps and games launching on Oculus Go
Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile’s first week of iOS revenues only a fifth of Fortnite’s
Gumi’s The Alchemist Code mobile RPG reaches 5 million downloads
Facebook Instant Games launches in-app purchases on May 7
Oculus Go launches with flagship social apps TV, Venues, and Rooms
Spartan Fist punches through dungeons full of cats in mech suits on May 15
Shader Forge is now open-source and free to all developers
Wolfenstein II, Echo lead Nordic Game Awards 2018 finalists
Forest of Liars plays with art and trust as you tromp through the woods
Frostpunk’s hot, selling 250,000 copies in under 3 days
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will take on the Mayan apocalypse
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery tops Apple App Store charts a day after launch
