Heart study says Pokémon Go makes you twice as likely to walk 10,000 daily steps
A research study shows that people who play Pokémon Go are twice as likely to reach the 10,000-steps-per-day recommendation for physical exercise. Playing the...
China bans new mobile games from South Korea
China has banned new mobile games from being launched in South Korea in retaliation for a military and political dispute. The move is reportedly...
How long will it take to play Middle-earth: Shadow of War?
It took me more than 80 hours to finish Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. And now Warner Bros. and developer Monolith Productions say the sequel,...
Shadow of War’s art director on just how big the new Middle-earth game will be
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment spilled the beans last week on Middle-earth: Shadow of War. GamesBeat’s Mike Minotti and I went to a preview event to...
YoYo Games heats up the game engine wars with GameMaker Studio 2
YoYo Games is launching a new version of its cross-platform game engine, dubbed GameMaker Studio 2. Game engines are tools that make it easier...
Unity Without Borders sponsors game developers affected by Trump’s travel ban
Game engine maker Unity Technologies has announced its Unity Without Borders program, which supports developers who are affected by President Donald Trump’s restrictions on...
The number of VR companies grew 40% in 2016
The Venture Reality Fund reported that the landscape of companies it tracks in the virtual reality market grew more than 40 percent in 2016....
Linden Lab teases the VR world of Sansar
Sansar is coming soon, and that means you may be able to live in virtual reality soon. Linden Lab‘s Sansar virtual reality world is debuting...
Razer announces zVault virtual currency platform for gamers
Game hardware maker Razer is launching zVault, a virtual currency platform that will reward gamers who use it to make payments for purchases and...
The 76ers to explain blending of traditional sports and esports at GamesBeat Summit
Our next speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat Summit event are Akshay Khanna, vice president of strategy at the Philadelphia 76ers and Greg Richardson, an...