Virtual and augmented reality investment at 2013 levels in first quarter
While Digi-Capital’s AR/VR Analytics Platform tracked over $4 billion AR/VR investment last year, virtual and augmented reality investment dropped in Q4 2019 and Q1...
Sony shows off research on next-gen finger-tracked VR controllers
Past patents have suggested that Sony is working on finger-tracking for a new VR motion controller, possibly the PlayStation Move 2, to be paired with...
Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines II is taking a bite out of the Xbox Series X
This isn’t that big of a surprise, but it’s a welcome development nonetheless: Paradox Interactive and Microsoft announced that role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade...
Madden NFL 21 kicks off next-gen football on Xbox Series X
We all but knew that Madden NFL 21 was coming to the Xbox Series X (and the PlayStation 5). After all, the football franchise...
Echo Arena open beta launches May 5 on Oculus Quest
Ready At Dawn announced that starting May 5, Echo Arena will be available in open beta on Oculus Quest. The reveal came in a...
Magic Leap warns users to update headsets over battery issue
Magic Leap sent owners of its AR headsets a warning that they need to update their devices due to an issue related to the...
Valve ends support for SteamVR on Mac
Valve just ended SteamVR’s support for macOS. “Legacy builds” will continue to be available. SteamVR is Valve’s PC-based virtual reality platform, supporting Windows and Linux....
Gaming sees explosive growth in social video as people stay home
Entertainment, in all of its forms, has always been an important pastime for Americans. And now with millions sheltering at home, it’s taken an...
The game industry is still in the raising ‘awareness’ phase of helping climate change
One of the biggest impacts that media can have on environmentalism is spreading awareness that can then lead to practical action such as legislation....
COVID-19 could accelerate the ‘maturity of Chinese players’ in the free-to-play market
The free-to-play market is gigantic worldwide, including the hundreds of millions of players within China. Nielsen’s SuperData Research Group found that free-to-play games revenue...