(RE-)BREAKING NEWS: GameStop, Not Hot Topic, To Buy ThinkGeek!

Last week, we gave you the breaking news about Hot Topic buying ThinkGeek. But now, it looks like Geeknet, Inc. has terminated that deal in favor of an even bigger one with GameStop. Geeknet also announced that it had terminated its previously announced merger agreement with Hot Topic, Inc. (“Hot Topic”). Following discussion with both […]

Microsoft Tests Low-Bandwidth Cloud Gaming

Microsoft says it’s found a way to cut the bandwidth needed for cloud-based gaming by 80 percent. It shifts part of the work to the user’s device, so results will likely be variable. The company has been working with researchers at Duke University and has come up with a tool named Kahawai, the Hawaiian word for “stream.” […]