Sphero acquires modular electronics company LittleBits
Sphero, the nine-year-old Colorado-based company best known for its lineup of programmable robots, this week completed a major acquisition that catapults it to the...
Facebook: Expect Oculus Insight tracking in future wearable AR glasses
Ask any Oculus Quest or Rift S user to name the headset’s most impressive new feature, and there’s a good chance they’ll point to...
Cybershoes enable VR users to physically walk, run, and jump for $400
Physical locomotion has remained one of virtual reality’s larger challenges, as things like real walls and tethered headsets tend to inhibit a user’s ability...
The new frontier of blockchain gaming
Presented by Lucid Sight Over the past few years, blockchain has been a hot topic in technology with more mainstream brands actively taking an...
Apple Arcade: $4.99 per month is likely for family access to 100 games
Apple’s upcoming subscription gaming service, Apple Arcade, appears to have a price point ahead of its fall launch date: $4.99 per month. According to...
Why video games are shooting down the Hollywood model
Not that long ago, big video games used to get sold like big movies: a flashy trailer, lots of messageboard hype, some fan conference...
Oculus Quest keeps improving in important but screenshot-defying ways
Like almost everyone who writes about virtual reality, I struggle on a daily basis with the knowledge that the new medium defies easy descriptions...
Amazon launches Custom Interfaces for Alexa skills to deepen connections with games and gadgets
Amazon has maintained a steady focus on connecting home devices with its Echo smart speakers, from forging ties with more than 60,000 smart home...
Esports market growth depends on the 3 ‘Ps’
The video game market is booming — PwC’s recent Global Entertainment & Media Outlook predicts it will reach a revenue of over $30 billion...
Video games are literature’s new frontier
When does entertainment become art? When does art become entertainment? Since I decided to renew my interest in gaming, I’ve been wrestling with the...