Microsoft’s Project xCloud, the cloud game streaming technology that was announced in 2018, will be available on Android devices on Sept. 15, Microsoft announced Tuesday. As previously announced, cloud-based gaming is part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a subscription that ties together Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for […]
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What it’s like calling Spurs games for radio and TV from 1,000 miles away
The remainder of the NBA season hasn’t just been a different experience for fans and players. It’s been different for broadcasters. SAN ANTONIO — As life in the NBA bubble continues in Orlando this week, you’ve probably been enjoying watching the Spurs make their playoff push. But what about the […]
Fortnite maker Epic Games worth $17.3B after new round of funding
Epic Games replaces ‘Fortnite’ police cars with civilian vehicles to protest police brutality. FOX Business’ Jackie DeAngelis with more. Epic Games, the developer behind the popular video game “Fortnite,” is worth $17.3 billion after its latest round of funding. The North Carolina-based software developer and publisher founded in 1991 announced a $1.78 billion round of […]
pastel party take on Fortnite is an online winner for all ages
The genius in the design here is that it feels great to pass each challenge, or even come close to passing, and the game reinforces this with an experience system that will always give you points after a round for a steady dopamine hit of new outfit options. There are […]
Trump banned TikTok and WeChat. Are video games next?
President Trump’s two executive orders targeting Chinese companies went public just after 6 p.m. Pacific on Thursday. The first went after TikTok, to no one’s surprise. The video app had been the subject of intensifying rhetoric from the Trump administration for weeks. The order declared that all U.S. entities would […]
How virtual fans found their seats at NBA season restart
ORLANDO, Fla. — Phoenix is 2,000 miles and two time zones away from here, although for one brief and glorious moment, dozens of people made the cross-country trip in seconds and announced their arrival very vividly. This happened last week when Devin Booker, the young star of the Suns, elevated for […]
After a Flop, Amazon Makes Another Foray Into Video Games
BERKELEY, Calif. — Amazon stumbled as it worked to break into the lucrative video game industry. Now it’s trying again. On Monday, Amazon announced Prime Gaming, which is essentially a rebranding of its Twitch Prime service that provides exclusive game content. Just over a month ago, the company pulled its […]
Schwan’s Company Begins Major Pizza Plant Expansion in Kansas
Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. Investment to bring 225 new, full-time jobs to Salina BLOOMINGTON, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Schwan’s Company, a leading food producer in the United States, has announced plans to build a new 400,000-square-foot expansion at its pizza-manufacturing facility in Salina, […]
MOA Korean BBQ and Bar will open in uptown Charlotte NC
The Ssam platter with beef bulgogi on MOA’s specialty menu includes the chef’s choice of four banchan sides and a choice of kimchi stew or beef and radish soup, with white rice and lettuce wraps for $32. Courtesy of Sean Kim CharlotteFive The Korean BBQ scene in Charlotte will soon […]
Korean bites & BBQ await in Fernandina
By Caron Streibich | For the Times-Union On a recent Friday, my husband and I took a scenic mid-morning drive up to Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach. “Top Chef” contestant Kenny Gilbert’s former restaurant on South Eighth Street had been converted to a new Korean BBQ concept, Area 51 BBQ […]