Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Windows Defender improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17650 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are Windows Defender Security Center and Windows Defender Firewall improvements.
Oculus announces new privacy dashboard and policy ahead of new European regs
Oculus is updating its privacy policy ahead of May 25, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect. Facebook’s virtual reality division...
The IndieBeat: Why South African game developers are starting their own industry event
The Game Developers Conference is one of the biggest industry events — and for some attendees, it's indispensable. For South African developers, it's a rare chance to get face time with publishers, platform owners, and other devs. It's a huge commitment that can be exorbitantly expensive just to attend.
Xbox One is blazing a trail for multi-generational backward compatibility
Backward compatibility is not new. ColecoVision’s 1982 Expansion Module 1 and Sega’s 1989 Power Base Converter set the stage for new consoles to play...
The U.K. is becoming a global hotbed for VR and AR
Last month I addressed Europe’s startup brain drain to the U.S. and then followed up by profiling the U.K. as an exception to the...
Alien: Descent puts the Xenomorphs into a wireless VR arcade experience
FoxNext Destinations and Pure Imagination Studios's Alien: Descent is a new location-based virtual reality experience based on the hit movie franchise — and unlike other similar games, players won't be weighed down by a PC backpack. It opens on April 26, and folks can sign up for tickets now on its webpage.
Din’s Legacy is a Diablo-like starring good-hearted orcs that mutate
Din’s Legacy adds another dimension to the rift between orcs and elves. It’s a dark fantasy role-playing game starring the Mutated, a subgroup of orcs...
Facebook is testing a new playable ad format for trying games, no installation required
Facebook has started testing a new “playable ad” format today with a couple dozen game developers. The ad is meant to let users get...
God of War and Star Wars Holochess get free iOS AR experiences
Finding ways to keep people excited about popular game and movie franchises just became a little easier, as Sony’s God of War and Disney’s...
Chrome 66 arrives with autoplaying content blocked by default
Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The desktop release includes autoplaying content muted by default, security improvements, and...