Uncharted 4’s Madagascar shows the heavy influence of The Last of Us
For his last hurrah, Nathan Drake is getting some help from an unlikely ally. The jovial treasure hunter has been the star of the...
The boomerang kid: Rob Glaser on his return to RealNetworks and what’s next
The most surprising fact about video and music streaming pioneer RealNetworks more than 22 years after its founding is that the Seattle-based company still...
Watch us play Lucky’s Tale in virtual reality with the Oculus Rift
Virtual reality is giving players a more immersive connection to video game worlds, and one of the best early examples of this is an Oculus Rift...
Microsoft game chief Phil Spencer on openness, HoloLens, and Xbox 1.5
Microsoft has had its fair share of criticism about its platform strategy. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, recently blasted Microsoft’s commitment to an open...
How to get the Oculus Rift working with SteamVR right now
The Oculus Rift now works with Steam. Valve, the company that owns and operates the world’s most popular digital-distribution portal for PC games, has updated its SteamVR software to work with Oculus VR’s Rift virtual reality headset.
Oculus drops shipping fees as apology for Rift delays
The majority of people who preordered the Rift virtual reality headset are still waiting for it after its launch last week, and now Oculus...
The DeanBeat: How long will we have to wait before VR delivers our technology Renaissance?
My former boss, Jerry Ceppos, once said he worried that the San Jose Mercury News was covering the tech industry without enough scope or...
Game of War’s paying players spent an average of $550 on its in-app purchases in 2015
Game of War players are spending a ton of money, but traditional console gamers still spend more than their mobile counterparts. The average paying...
Blizzard made a fun StarCraft-themed browser game for April Fool’s
It’s much nicer to actually give the people something fun instead of a mean prank. Blizzard has created a neat little browser game, Maximum...
Mega Man and Monster Hunter lead Capcom’s new mobile onslaught
Capcom is going to make a new push to mobile, and it’s using some of its biggest brands to help it succeed. Mega Man...