Gordon Ramsay joins Kim Kardashian in Glu Mobile’s gaming stable
Combining celebrities with existing mobile games has worked for Kim Kardashian and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, TV chef Gordon Ramsay is getting in on the...
Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey must face breach-of-contract lawsuit, judge rules
The suit claims that Luckey took information and feedback he received from Total Recall and used it to help build what would turn into the Oculus Rift. Luckey denies these claims, and he has said that this is about other companies wanting a piece of the $2 billion that Facebook spent to acquire Oculus VR.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an imperfect love letter to B movies.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters has an inventive premise, but it feels like a pastiche of a much better game. Developer ACE Team cooks...
Valve on virtual reality: ‘We want to make sure that developers don’t get burned’
Virtual reality might seem inevitable, but we’ve seen this tech go through a false launch once before. As several hardware and software companies invest...
Heroes of the Storm’s Greymane straddles the ideal line between creative and intricate
As big as they might be in terms of popularity, even multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBAs) have to deal with the conflict of integrating...
Xbox One update adds requested features — here’s what’s different
After a big update in November, Microsoft is getting back to adding smaller features to the Xbox One. The publisher announced that it’s starting...
Investors threw $686 million at virtual and augmented reality in 2015
The virtual and augmented reality future draws nearer, and investors want in. AR and VR attracted $686 million in investment deals in 2015, according...
Ubisoft teams with Amazon Prime and YouTube stars to create live-action short film for The Division
Ubisoft is gunning for a transmedia hit with Tom Clancy’s The Division. The French game publisher is announcing today that it is creating a...
Hero’s Song RPG is the first game from ex-Sony Online chief John Smedley’s startup
John Smedley, the former head of Sony Online Entertainment, has unveiled Hero’s Song, the first game from his new studio PixelImage Games. Smedley served at...
Punch Club makes $1M in 10 days after its experimental Twitch Plays launch
While some gamers embraced the unusual launch method, others complained that they couldn’t immediately play a game they’d pre-ordered in good faith. TinyBuild’s experiment has paid off handsomely, though, raising Punch Club’s profile in a crowded gaming market and helping to achieve strong sales within just 10 days.