We recently wrote a detailed piece on GameStick, a new ultra-portable TV game console that had launched a KickStarter crowd-funding campaign. The campaign sought out to gather $100,000 to start large-scale production of the device and now, it has met this funding goal within 30 hours!
Id8 Group R2 Studios, a startup from the creators of the Slingbox, has always focused on home automation solutions. Apple and Google wanted to buy this R2 Studios. But surprisingly, software giant Microsoft has recently bought it.
Zynga, the company that rose to the epitome of success in the social gaming arena arm in arm with Facebook’s rise, has been in troubled waters for quite some time. Already with its stock touching the bottom and forced to lay off employees, Zynga has also shut down 11 of its social video games by now.
How smart is a ‘Smart TV’? Study suggests, not much; at least not smart enough to entice the users with its ‘smart’ capabilities. While people are supposed to use the apps bundled with Smart TVs, we have found a very interesting finding that consumers are avoiding most apps like Facebook, Skype, Angry Birds on Smart TVs. What’s the mystery?
For long, scientists have held to a belief that if any microbes from Earth ever made their way to Mars, they would die instantly because of the harsh circumstances. However, a new study has proved this wrong, much to the ‘horror’ of the scientific community.
Valve had recently launched Steam for Linux beta, much to the sheer joy of Linux gamers. However, the beta was limited only to a select few. Apparently as a holiday gift, the company has now opened the gates of its Steam for Linux beta to all users!
Gaming networks have been steadily working to remove registered sex offenders from their networks. The attempts are evidently meant to secure gamers online. Five gaming companies have now agreed to delete another 2100 sex offenders from their lists as part of the effort.
Nintendo has announced that Nintendo TVii, the free video streaming service designed for the Wii U video game console, is going to be launched in the United States and Canada Today. Nintendo TVii will allow Wii U owners to access all the available programs in their home-entertainment setup, including content from their cable or satellite companies.