Mobile Gaming & Esports Carry1st Focuses on Commerce, Payments, and Localized Growth as Africa’s Gaming Revenue Outpaces Player Expansion October 28, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman South Africa-based digital publisher and commerce platform Carry1st has spent the past 12 to 18 months sharpening its commercial strategy. Moving beyond traditional publishing models, the company has heavily concentrated…
Mobile Gaming & Esports Less is More: Industry Experts at PGC Nordics Push Back Against AI Hype and Player Overload, While Game IPs Take Over Los Angeles with Live Concerts October 24, 2026 Nana Wu When the modern video games industry faces a challenge, the traditional knee-jerk reaction is almost always to add more. Whether studios are grappling with slumping user engagement, shifting market economics,…
Android Development & SDK Google Play Expands Developer Tools to Boost App Discovery, Player Engagement, and Business Growth October 17, 2026 Layla Zulfa Google has announced the latest chapter in its evolving "More than a store" vision for Google Play, introducing a comprehensive suite of new tools designed to enhance app discovery, deepen…
Mobile Gaming & Esports Safe In Our World Launches ‘Four Billion Gamers’ Campaign to Improve Player Mental Health Support October 8, 2026 Basiran Mental health charity Safe In Our World has officially launched "Four Billion Gamers," a brand-new global campaign calling on video game companies worldwide to make mental health support much easier…
Linux & Open Source The Classic Banshee Music Player Returns to Modern Linux Desktops via the Snap Store October 3, 2026 Muslim More than a decade after its final stable release faded into software history, the beloved Banshee music player has been given a second life. Thanks to a new packaging effort,…
Linux & Open Source VLC 3.0.24 Released in What Developers Term the Video Player’s ‘Biggest Security Release Ever’ September 30, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan The VideoLAN project has officially released VLC 3.0.24, deploying what developers are describing as the media player’s largest security-focused update in its history. The new version bundles more than 130…
Linux & Open Source The Ghost of Linux Audio Past: Classic Banshee Music Player Returns via the Snap Store September 25, 2026 Neng Nana More than a decade after its final stable release faded from active development, the beloved Banshee music player has made an unexpected return to modern Linux desktops. Thanks to developer…
Custom ROMs & Modding How a $20 Thrift Store Blu-ray Player Sparked a Renewed Appreciation for Physical Media in the Age of Streaming September 23, 2026 Layla Zulfa In an era dominated by subscription fatigue, digital compression, and the sudden disappearance of movies from streaming libraries, the appeal of physical media is experiencing an unexpected cultural and personal…
