HTC launches first Ready Player One VR apps
In just under one year’s time, HTC’s VR partnership with Steven Spielberg’s movie Ready Player One has gone from promise to (virtual) reality. HTC...
GamesBeat: Bill Roper on bringing computationally ridiculous games to life
Our latest speaker for GamesBeat Summit 2018 event is Bill Roper, CCO at Improbable. He’ll be talking about how the cloud is offering developers the opportunity...
Bad North shows that even bloody Viking battles can be artsy and cute
Bad North is a real-time strategy game that features adorable vikings and hectic terrain-based combat. It’s the debut game from indie studio Plausible Concept...
The IndieBeat: Dead Static Drive is ‘Grand Theft Cthulhu’ on Route 66
Developer Mike Blackney describes Dead Static Drive as “Grand Theft Cthulhu.” It’s his debut game, which he’s developing under the moniker Team Fanclub. Though...
GameviewAR turns Counter-Strike shootouts into AR esports replays
There’s probably no better way to show off Google’s ARCore augmented reality tech than a tabletop version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. So that’s what Grab...
GamesBeat Summit: Diversity under spotlight
One of the highlights of the GamesBeat Summit 2018 event this year is our diversity panel, featuring Rebecca Heineman, CEO of Olde Sküül; Matt Conn, Founder...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with 3 bug fixes and improvements
After releasing a new Windows 10 build from the RS4 branch yesterday, Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This build...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is GDC 2018’s game of the year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won Game of the Year tonight at this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards, and absolutely nobody...
Night in the Woods wins the grand prize at the Independent Games Festival
It was the 20th annual Independent Games Festival award show tonight at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Infinite Fall’s rust belt gothic adventure game...
Designing for VR accessibility means dialing down from, or sometimes up to, 11
For the past year, Lori Landay has worked on using virtual and augmented reality to help people on the autism spectrum tackle challenging experiences...