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...
Jay and Silent Bob’s Jason Mewes on crowdfunding and pot leaf throwing stars
First they were just a couple of stoners hanging outside a convenience store. Now they could be video game stars. The characters Jay and...
Game developers weigh in on the openness of Microsoft’s Windows 10 platform
Tim Sweeney is one of the best-known technical experts in the game industry and the CEO of Gears of War creator Epic Games. He kicked...
GameStop expects new PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and other hardware sales to drop 10% in 2016
GameStop doesn’t share Wall Street’s confidence about its outlook for fiscal 2016. The world’s largest gaming-focused retailer announced that it expects to earn somewhere...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Fake NX controllers, and Sony targets mobile
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we tried free VR porn, the Oculus Rift starts shipping, and we learned the origins of...
The DeanBeat: At the Upload Collective, investors and entrepreneurs gather to evangelize VR
I’ve been hanging out a bit at the Upload Collective, a new virtual reality incubator started by the founders of UploadVR, to soak in...