Summer Game Fest, aka Geoff-con/Keighley-palooza, has come and gone. The E3 replacement included multiple online showcases and onsite events, each aimed at drumming up excitement for a flood of upcoming games. Which games rocked? Which ones sucked? Which ones will become video game industry touchstones while the rest…
21 Awesome Games That Stole The Show At Day Of The Devs
Day of the Devs returned for its 12th annual summer event with another Summer Game Fest post-show that gave the not-E3 microphone to the creators behind some of the most promising-looking upcoming games. Whether you like noir-influenced point-and-click adventures or nostalgia-fueled retro RPGs, the event once again…
Pinterest predicts the summer trends, and some are ‘Bridgerton’-inspired
Pinterest’s Summer 2024 Trend Report shows jumps in searches for Y3K, Y2K, and tea party inspiration.
Women in AI: Ewa Luger explores how AI affects culture — and vice versa
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve […]
20 Games To Check Out In April 2024
It’s nearly April. Where does the time go? Whether this year is flying or crawling by for you, we’re looking at another four weeks of new game releases. April arrives with a number of familiar releases landing on new platforms, some interesting new exclusives, and the video game adaptation of the late Akira Toriyama’s…
Mark Zuckerberg wants to be like Augustus Caesar. How close is he?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to be exactly like Augustus Caesar, but he’s only 60 percent there according to our math.
Early-stage fintech startups just got more funding sources
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. We wish you and your families a very Happy New […]
Remembering the startups we lost in 2023
Not every startup collapse is an FTX or Theranos. They don’t all burn so brightly and explode so spectacularly. More often than not, there won’t be some high-profile […]
Nintendo Indie World Showcase: Everything We Saw
It’s been a surprisingly strong year for the Nintendo Switch even as sales slow and fans eagerly await its successor, and today the company promoted a bunch of indie games that will fill out the console’s release calendar heading into 2024, from a new Shantae action-platformer to a port of beloved cult-hit sci-fi…
Hades Coming To iPhone Free With Netflix But It’s A Bummer
One of the best action-RPGs in a generation is finally getting a mobile version, but it’s a mixed blessing. The good news is that Hades is coming to iPhones in 2024 and will be free for Netflix subscribers. The bad news is that it will be exclusive to both, with no way to buy the game outright or play it on Android…