VR’s high fidelity obsession is holding it back
The virtual reality industry needs to temper its obsession for all things high fidelity. Last November, I pointed to underwhelming content as the biggest...
Destiny 2 is a test: Can Bungie live up to its promises?
Bungie made promises for Destiny that went unfulfilled for years, and clearly wants to avoid a repetition with Destiny 2. Thursday’s gameplay reveal for...
How video games help improve real-world AI
For decades, video games have been criticized for purportedly wasting time, stifling creativity, and even influencing violent behaviors. Now, it seems that video games...
World of Warcraft in the streets, edtech MMO in the sheets
Presented by Intel Immersed Games is an early-stage edtech (educational technology) startup unlike any other, the brainchild of a diehard MMORPG player and PhD...
Facebook will live stream ESL video game tournaments
Facebook wants its millions of users to watch the high-stakes world of competitive video gaming. The social networking giant said Thursday that it has...
How Tencent’s WeGame is changing to compete with Steam in China
The world’s largest gaming company is taking on the world’s largest gaming platform. The number of Chinese Steam users has reached 17 million, based...
Google: Daydream has ‘more than 150 apps’
At Google I/O 2017 developer conference yesterday, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm, with Lenovo and HTC slated...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with more My People features, only broadcast game audio option
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This is the second build of the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which...
Google updates Firebase with performance monitoring and phone authentication, starts open-sourcing SDKs
At Google’s I/O 2017 developer conference today, the company announced new features for Firebase, its service for helping developers build apps for Android, iOS,...
Rock Band VR review: It’s neat, but it’s not a breakthrough experience
In Rock Band, you pretend to be your favorite music group. In Rock Band VR, you pretend to be a cover band that doesn’t...