Why have hyper-casual games replaced gacha in Japan?
In 1999 — some 20 years before the birth of Apple’s App Store when mobile phone owners in the West could only play Snake...
Verizon debuts GPU-based 5G edge services for mobile VR/XR developers
As the 5G era kicks off, all signs point to dramatic improvements in virtual and mixed reality experiences as computing shifts from hardware worn...
Electronic Theatre brings immersive group gaming to physical rooms
A London-based startup is creating immersive gaming experiences where friends can participate together in the real-world. Electronic Theatre has custom-built rooms (LightBoxes) that are...
Everything announced at the Made by Google 2019 event
At its annual hardware event in New York yesterday, Google lifted the lid on a host of new devices, as well as some new...
Google’s Pixelbook Go team focused on fixing bugs instead of adding features
Google’s freshly unveiled Chrome OS clamshell, the Pixelbook Go, won’t ship with much new software. That’s because the team spent outsize time ensuring its...
Google discontinues Daydream VR
Google’s Daydream, Android’s built-in virtual reality platform, is as good as dead. Following the company’s annual hardware event today, Google confirmed to VentureBeat that...
Google unveils Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL with gesture recognition and dual rear cameras
At an event in New York City this morning, Google took the wraps off the latest additions to its four-year-old Pixel smartphone portfolio: the...
Google unveils Pixelbook Go for $649
Google announced the Pixelbook Go this morning at the Made by Google event in New York City, and the follow-up to the original Pixelbook...
How to watch the Made by Google 2019 stream
It’s that time of year again. The Made by Google 2019 event kicks off at 10 a.m. Eastern (7 a.m. Pacific) today in the...
Dauntless review — exciting combat hamstrung by repetition
Between borrowing the core gameplay loop of Monster Hunter and the free-to-play business model popularized by Fortnite, developer Phoenix Labs makes no secret of...