When VR isn’t immersive, players may bail — for good
Over the past week, I heard Facebook’s Oculus VR unit talk about using sophisticated tricks to help increase immersion in virtual reality games. From...
Beat Saber is a musical Jedi obstacle course
Developer Hyperbolic Magnetism’s Beat Saber is the virtual reality rhythm game I never knew I wanted. It arms you with pseudo-lightsabers and barrages you with...
HTC sets 2018 Vive Ecosystem Conference for May 25, promises VR, AI, and 5G surprises
Following Oculus’ big showing at F8 this week, it’s nearly HTC’s turn to make some announcements. Vive China president Alvin Wang Graylin today confirmed...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with snipping, Sets, Fluent, security, and gaming improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17661 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are snipping, Sets, Fluent, security, and gaming improvements.
Desktop Dungeons’ developer brings strategy to the sky in Volantia
Volantia is a serene strategy game about islands in the sky. It’s the second commercial title from Marc Luck, who developed Desktop Dungeons at...
Candy Crush is still a beast, helping King hit a quarterly revenue record
The gaming community may be abuzz about Epic’s Fortnite on mobile, but King’s Candy Crush Saga and Candy Crush Soda Saga continue to satisfy players’...
Google says Chrome blocks ‘about half’ of unwanted autoplays
Google released Chrome 66 just over two weeks ago. The highlight was that content with sound no longer starts playing unexpectedly until you hit...
The IndieBeat: Workplace protection for indie developers
When indie studio MidBoss released its narrative adventure Read Only Memories: 2064, it was praised for its inclusivity. It starred LGBTQIA characters and explored queer...
Blade Runner: Revelations will use VR to bridge films’ stories on May 4
The dark futuristic detective film Blade Runner inspired an entire generation of sci-fi movies and games, yet interactive Blade Runner experiences have proved elusive until...
Nintendo’s new president hopes silver bullet will blast iOS and Android game sales into Switch territory
Nintendo’s leaders have won plaudits — and some criticism — for thinking differently about games than its competitors, so it’s perhaps no surprise that...