Magic Leap said to be ‘doing 1,000 things badly’ after raising $1.4 billion
Magic Leap has raised an astounding $1.4 billion for its augmented reality smartglasses since 2014. But the company has run into considerable negative publicity...
8i raises $27 million round for augmented reality holograms
Holographic-tech startup 8i is announcing that it has raised $27 million from media, tech, and telecommunications strategic investors. The company is also announcing Holo,...
Razer updates 14-inch gamer laptop with new Intel CPU, faster memory
Razer has updated its 14-inch gaming laptop Razer Blade with Intel’s fastest Kaby Lake processor, faster memory, and an option for a 4K UHD...
Hands-on with the Halo Wars 2 single-player campaign on Xbox One
Microsoft’s next big exclusive on the Xbox One and Windows is Halo Wars 2, which debuts on February 21. I’ve gotten an early look...
How Hatch aims to transform the way you play mobile games
Angry Birds mobile game publisher Rovio spun out an innovative startup named Hatch in November, and now that company has collected 50 partners with...
The surprising momentum behind games like Agar.io
If you haven’t paid attention, there’s a surprisingly strong genre of browser-based games dubbed .io games. The name comes from the .io extension files,...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta to speak at GamesBeat Summit 2017
Gary Whitta, the screenwriter for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be one of our speakers at GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and...
The DeanBeat: How Berlin has become more tolerant than Trump’s America
Maybe they should move the Statue of Liberty to Berlin. Seventy-two years after the fall of Adolf Hitler, the capital city of the former Nazi...
Dungeon & Fighter in China drives Nexon above expectations
Asian online game giant Nexon reported fourth quarter revenues that were down from a year ago but exceeded the company’s own outlook. The better-than-expected...
Hitcents launches The Godfather: Family Dynasty mobile game
Hitcents and Feelingtouch Games are making an offer you can’t refuse. They have launched The Godfather: Family Dynasty mobile game based on Paramount Pictures’ The...