Oculus Rift starts shipping today to more than 20 countries
Facebook’s Oculus Rift began delivering Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets today to customers in more than 20 countries and regions. The first units are...
25 years of covering games: My views of then and now
This is one of those posts where you get to hear a lot of what I think about gaming, from my own perspective. As...
How the West gets Muslims wrong in video games
It’s easy to depict Muslims as the villains in video games these days. How we show Muslims in video games is slanted in a way that reflects the storytelling biases of Westerners who don’t follow Islam.
ILMxLab had to fake a 24 frames-per-second lightsaber in 90hz virtual reality
In the world of games, many of us have come to the conclusion that a faster framerate is always better. But it can sometimes...
Is the world really flat when it comes to making games?
What are the ingredients necessary to turn a region into a hub for great game development? That’s a good question, and it’s an economic...
Women say virtual reality industry needs to start with awareness of diversity
Virtual reality is about to take off in a big way. Tech advisor Digi-Capital estimates that it could be a $30 billion industry by...
Watch Oculus founder Palmer Luckey deliver the first Rift preorder himself
Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey can now add “courier” to his résumé alongside “virtual reality superstar.” The first wave of Oculus Rift VR headsets are shipping...
Ron Gilbert on Thimbleweed Park, what made adventure games great, and VR skepticism
Playing Thimbleweed Park is like discovering a lost LucasArts adventure game that’s been hidden in a closet for 25 years. Ron Gilbert, the man...
U.S. iPhone users spent an average of $35 on apps last year, most of it on games
U.S. iPhone users spent an average of $35 on apps during 2015, according to research by Sensor Tower. Of that amount, $25, or 71...
Rivals of Aether’s creator details his Smash Bros. inspirations
How about: Super Smash Bros. is a popular fighting series, so it’s lack of clones when compared to other successful games stands out. Most...