FCC head Tom Wheeler: Virtual reality ‘shouldn’t have gatekeepers’
As the human race prepares to shed the tissue and fluids of its bodily form in exchange for oneness with the metaverse, the U.S....
How Activision will make Call of Duty into a bigger esports draw
Call of Duty is already one of the most popular game franchises on Earth, with more than $15 billion in sales over the past...
VRTech raises $5 million to fund virtual reality startups in Russia and Asian countries
Two figures of the Russian digital industry — Georgiy Tushinsky, founder of Digital October and of several controversial music content projects, and Igor Luts,...
Minecraft Realms won’t require Xbox Live Gold for cross-platform play
You won’t need to double up on subscriptions if you only want Xbox Live for Minecraft. Microsoft has confirmed to GamesBeat that no one...
Mighty No. 9’s launch is a mess, but Deep Silver promises relief to Wii U players
Today has been anything but mighty for this long-awaited 2D action game. Mighty No. 9 officially released today after a long series of delays,...
GamesBeat 2016 will examine AR and VR beyond games
We’re delighted to announce another trio of speakers for GamesBeat 2016 to address how augmented reality and virtual reality are moving beyond games. (Check...
Fable Fortune closes its Kickstarter campaign — because it’s found outside funding
Well, this is a strange turn of … fortunes (sorry). Flaming Fowl Studios, which consists of the remnants from the closed Lionhead Studios, is working...
Science Game Lab to be a central hub for scientists and gamers
Scripps Research is partnering with game studio Playmatics to create a Science Game Lab portal for games that will support citizen science. The portal’s...
With Supercell, China’s Tencent will command 13% of $99 billion game business
With the acquisition of most of Supercell, China’s Tencent will have an estimated 13 percent of the global $99 billion game business in 2016,...
GamEffective raises $7 million to gamify worker performance
GamEffective has raised $7 million to improve worker performance via “gamification” or making work activities more game-like. GamEffective also offers real-time feedback, so workers...