What to expect at 2019’s Made by Google event: Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Nest Mini, and more
On October 15 at 10 a.m. Eastern (7 a.m. Pacific), Google will kick off its third annual “Made by Google” hardware event. For the...
AI startups stand out at Comcast Lift Labs Accelerator 2019
This evening in Philadelphia, Comcast NBCUniversal’s Lift Labs Accelerator showcased the 11 companies in its second-ever class during a demo day in front of...
PC shipments grew in Q3 2019 thanks to Windows 10 refresh
The PC market grew between 1% and 3% in Q3 2019, according to research firms Gartner and IDC. After six years of quarterly PC...
VR’s creative potential requires creative controllers
Placing a pilot in the cockpit of an F-14 in the middle of a combat mission is about as difficult as it sounds –...
How Saber Interactive remastered Ghostbusters for a new generation
This video is made possible by Intel’s GameDev BOOST program — dedicated to helping indie game developers everywhere achieve their dreams. There’s something strange...
Accessibility finally matters to the game industry — but it needs to do better
Globally, 2.6 billion people spanning across geographical regions, generations, and socioeconomic backgrounds take part in digital gaming. This is a big portion of our...
Researchers develop AI that can play Angry Birds
Rovio’s Angry Birds, a title that tasks players with slingshotting colorful fowl toward ill-intentioned, egg-stealing swine, has been characterized by one reviewer as “one...
AR is big — 5G will make it huge
From its humble beginnings at the arcade to its growth via consumer electronics in the 1980s and 1990s, gaming has gone through multiple phases...
The problem with PC VR is the PC
“Friction” is the word tech companies now use to acknowledge software and hardware pain points — typically at the point they’re planning to reduce...
Oculus Quest gets Go apps, Passthrough+, and easier firmware updates
If you’re an Oculus Quest user, there’s some great news to share: One of the standalone VR headset’s worst annoyances — a “wait for...