Gaming

Ikea is launching a new line of gaming furniture more suited for the living room than the basement. It's a sign of how gamer demographics are maturing.

Microsoft sees the change in strategy as a revenue opportunity, explains Tom Warren, senior editor at The Verge.

A $15-a-month subscription may be more attractive than dropping $500 on a console.

When Hasbro wanted to change D&D's open game license to get a cut of third-party company profits, the game's fans went to battle.

A controversy involving one of the game's rising stars has sparked debate about creativity.

The company has plenty of original material and experience licensing other content it could mine for games.

There have been charges of pay disparities, discrimination and harassment.

The industry is growing its audience and finding new ways to monetize games.

It remains to be seen whether gamers are willing to pay for the kind of games they're used to getting for free.

Yesterday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Google unveiled a new gaming platform called “Stadia.” Instead of focusing on a local console, the platform will be cloud-based and offer instant access to play from sites like YouTube, meeting both casual gamers and aficionados where they are. The company plans to launch Stadia in […]