Xbox co-creator wants a home in the Smithsonian for physicist Richard Feynman’s van
Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of the Xbox, is on a new mission. And this one takes him back to the days of his first...
Panel to explore the super-geek gaming future
We’ve had tantalizing glimpses of the future with demos of augmented reality, virtual reality, user-generated content, esports, and the coolest new mobile devices. At the high end, gaming PCs using Intel’s Skylake processors, and dedicated graphics chips can power multiple screens and even motion simulators.
Esports get another mainstream boost as the BBC announces League of Legends coverage
Esports will generate $1.8 billion by 2020, according to a recent report, so it’s perhaps no wonder that mainstream media outlets want to get...
Sony cuts price of PlayStation 4 to $350
Sony has cut the price of the PlayStation 4 video game console to $350. The $50 price cut was anticipated as Microsoft is also...
Sony acquires Softkinetic gesture-recognition company
Sony has completed the acquisition of Softkinetic Systems, the maker of body-sensing and image-recognition technology. Softkinetic, based in Brussels, Belgium, has been developing “time-of-flight”...
Fantasy sports industry looks to continue feeding the beast in the face of mounting criticism
This past summer at a Fantasy Sports Trade Association conference attended by ESPN, NBA, and other sports organizations, Business Insider reports that these groups...
Star Wars: Battlefront is fun because it is ‘Star Wars’
The Star Wars universe has proven how compelling it is over the years, but now it’s showing that it can even make a stale game genre...
Fire TV is great if you’re deep into Amazon Prime — and don’t have a separate sound system
FireTV is great if you're hardcore into Amazon Prime ... and don't have a sound system
Daily fantasy esports sites, ESPN, and regulators respond to the ‘insider betting’ scandal
Full disclosure: I have spent $75 on FanDuel over the last year, and I have asked for my money back as part of the...
Kabam’s Chris Petrovic to discuss how to integrate brands and games
Chris Petrovic, senior vice president and head of corporate development and licensing at Kabam, chatted with GamesBeat recently about some of the major misconceptions about brand integration in the mobile space.