GamesBeat roundup: VR breaks out with Google Daydream, PSVR, and Oculus
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! Google and Oculus kept us busy with their virtual reality announcements, and we also got to review the...
Super Mario Bros. speedrun record broken by tenths of a second
You might be good at some things, but you’ll never be as good at them as this guy is at beating Super Mario Bros....
Skillz claims adding esports to mobile games boosts revenue
Competitive gaming isn’t just for the most passionate gamers. Skillz is a company that adds esports features such as tournaments and rankings to mobile...
Heroes of the Storm follows Hearthstone, Overwatch with a Hero Brawl mode
Blizzard has announced a new mode for Heroes of the Storm, its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for PC. Named Hero Brawl, the upcoming...
Juniper Research: VR hardware market will hit $50 billion by 2021
PlayStation VR could trigger massive growth for the virtual reality industry. A new report from market analysis group Juniper Research states that VR hardware will be...
Pokémon Sun and Moon demo coming on October 18
We’ll get a taste of the new generation of Pokémon earlier than we thought. The Pokémon Company announced today that the upcoming Sun and Moon...
Bing boosts esports support, starting with Counter-Strike and League of Legends
Microsoft search engine Bing has new functionality for esports. Users can get information about specific tournaments through the site. This is another example of...
PlayStation Home developer will launch a game with PlayStation VR
Developer nDreams announced today that its story-based virtual reality game The Assembly will launch on PlayStation 4 with PlayStation VR on October 13. It’ll be available digitally for $30. Sony is the first major console maker to get into the modern VR game.
Nintendo’s history with 3D goes far beyond the 3DS
Let’s learn about Nintendo’s 3D marvel! No, no, not that one. YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming‘s latest video looks at Nintendo’s 3DS, the...
Twitch Prime is the new premium version of the streaming site
Twitch today announced Twitch Prime, a premium subscription service for its streaming site, during its TwitchCon event in San Diego. It’s actually part of...