Epic Games’ alliance with Oculus VR means virtual reality gaming will be coming to you
The partnership will integrate Oculus Rift into the Unreal Development Kit, giving the virtual reality technology a chance to spread.
David Ko sees mobile as critical for Zynga’s comeback in 2013 (interview)
Zynga's No. 2 executive says success in mobile will depend on delivering core franchises.
In the battle for talent, Warner Bros. will open game studio in San Francisco
With all the news of studio closures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment shows the digital side of the industry is growing.
PlayHaven on fired sex-joke developer: It wasn’t just one issue
Mobile gaming monetization company PlayHaven implies that it fired a developer for multiple issues, not just the sexual jokes made at the recent Python Conference that have stirred up a forest of controversy.
Breaking: Adria Richards fired by SendGrid for calling out developers on Twitter
The developer in question was fired by his employer, PlayHaven, after Richards posted his picture and a few details about what he said. VentureBeat broke the story last night.
Playhaven developer fired for sexual jokes after SendGrid marketer outs him on Twitter
A Playhaven game developer was fired after making sexual jokes in the audience during a keynote session at PyCon, a conference for Python developers. Now Adria Richards, a developer evangelist for SendGrid, is getting rape and death threats via Twitter.
App Annie launches Amazon Appstore analytics: Amazon is all about fun, Google is all about utilities
And what the data shows is that the top apps on Amazon are very, very different than Google Play.
GDC’s Experimental Gameplay Workshop to highlight real-time creativity
Game developers will show off their coolest innovative prototypes at the GDC.
Are Kickstarter crowdfundings slowing down? Uh huh
In terms of sheer numbers of projects, Kickstarter isn't quite what it used to be.
Xbox Kinect’s upcoming midair multitouch is gunning for you, Leap Motion
Microsoft Research is always working on cool new features, and based on a video Microsoft just released, it seems clear that the next version of Kinect will be able to better recognize hands, hand positioning, and hand gestures, effectively letting you control your Xbox -- and your PC -- with just the equipment god gave you, right out of the box.