Video chat screenshots of the Tremor Vision team at the University of Washington from left: Janae Chan, Robert Minneker and Drew Gallardo. (Photos courtesy of Tremor Vision) A team of students from the University of Washington is among the global finalists in Microsoft's annual Imagine Cup after putting their imagination …
Read More »The shooter Crucible from Amazon returns to the closed beta after the rocky start
Amazon's own game studio Relentless provides its free shooter crucible back to a closed beta state after admitting that the game started before it was finished. In one Blog post published on TuesdayAccording to Colin Johanson, the franchise manager, the focus is now "to give our players the best possible …
Read More »Monument Valley manufacturer Ustwo starts the instant game Go Go Bots on Facebook
Monument Valley manufacturers Ustwo and Facebook are launching the Go go bots Instant play on Facebook gaming today. The game is exclusively available on Facebook Gaming, which is based on Facebook's Instant Games platform and can be played in instant message threads on mobile devices or via web links. No …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg defends the Trump directive for employees after the strike
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, held an extensive employee conference today, dealing with allegations that Facebook allowed misinformation about elections and obscured the promotion of violence by President Donald Trump. While Zuckerberg said he should have given employees more transparency, he stood by what he described as a "fairly thorough" …
Read More »After purchasing Planetary Resources, ConsenSys releases its room ideas – but sells the hardware
An asteroids arcade game from the Planetary Resources break room is one of the items to be auctioned next month. (Photo by James G. Murphy Co.) It's been a year and a half since the fortune of Planetary resourcesThe asteroid mining company, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, was named by a …
Read More »Will Ferrell crashes Seattle Seahawks video chat and shares his demands as a new player
Actor Will Ferrell pretending to be new Seattle Seahawks player Greg Olsen during a team video call. (@Seahawks screenshot via Twitter) Virtualizing new talent will be a difficult task for many NFL teams who are forced to separate due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Seattle Seahawks looked at a …
Read More »Washington's order to stay at home was extended until May 31. Here is the underlying data
Source: Institute for Disease ModelingApril 29, "Sustainable transmission reductions have reduced COVID19 prevalence in King County, WA." Jay Inslee, governor of Washington, is extending the state's "stay home, stay healthy" order for another month until May 31. He points to advances in the fight against COVID-19, but warns that the …
Read More »Facebook introduces a dark mode for cell phones
After starting a dark mode for the desktop surface, Facebook confirms that a dark mode is also being tested for its mobile apps. As first noticed by SocialMedia todayFacebook has made dark mode available to a very small percentage of people worldwide, a spokesman said The edge in an email …
Read More »Why game companies advertise the number of games in progress
In the past few days, two of the largest companies in the industry have touted the number of games they have in the works. The Embracer Group (formerly THQ Nordic) and Take-Two Interactive both announced how many games they have in the pipeline. Given the volume these companies are talking …
Read More »Rivian cuts and appoints new chief operating officer
The Amazon-supported EV startup Rivian has fired around 40 employees at its engineering and design center in Plymouth, Michigan. The edge have learned. The cuts that the company has confirmed The Verge, were carried out across departments and included engineers, recruiters and others, such as two former employees. The company …
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