How Plantronics engineered an audio headset for PlayStation VR
Unlike the Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR doesn’t have built-in headphones, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to settle for something ill-suited for virtual reality....
Envelop VR hands-on: How its Windows ‘VR Shell’ stands apart from Virtual Desktop
Since late last year, I’ve been hearing about Envelop VR and its plan for a Windows “VR shell.” It would allow you to operate...
Nintendo’s Miyamoto wants to make VR safe for kids
Nintendo’s doesn’t seem high on this virtual reality trend. Speaking in a question and answer session with shareholders, famous Nintendo game developer Shigeru Miyamoto talked...
How science fiction writers predicted virtual reality
With the introduction of high-end devices such as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive, as well as the simple ones such as Google Cardboard,...
ESPN2 will show Street Fighter V finals from Evo 2016 esports tourney
ESPN2 is going to air the finals of the Street Fighter V World Championship live from the EVO 2016 fighting-game tournament at 7 p.m Pacific time (10 p.m. Eastern) on July 17 in Las Vegas. Publisher Capcom announced the television event on the official Street Fighter YouTube and Facebook accounts.
The DeanBeat: The battle of the esports titans
Esports has is a phenomenon in the game business, and big companies are planting their stakes to demonstrate that they’re ready for a world of...
‘VR porn’ searches up 9,900% on Google since 2014
Shockingly, people are into sex — even if it’s virtual. Searches for “VR porn” have increased 100-fold from November 2014 through April 2016, according...
Wreck-It Ralph 2 takes its love of gaming from the arcade to the internet
During a livestream on Facebook today, Disney announced that it is working on Wreck-It Ralph 2, a sequel to the hit animated film from 2012. Wreck-It Ralph took place inside a video game world and featured classic characters like Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Q-bert. The sequel will come out on March 9, 2018.
PlayStation’s Vue cord-cutting TV service is coming to Android
Sony Interactive Entertainment expands its live media efforts to Android. The company is launching its PlayStation Vue subscription-based internet TV service on the Google mobile operating...
Kabam to make mobile strategy game based on James Cameron’s Avatar
Kabam has partnered with Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Film to create a mobile strategy game based on the world of James Cameron’s sci-fi film...