Virtual reality is gaming’s ‘Mother of Dragons’
SAN FRANCISCO — GamesBeat 2015‘s theme was Game of Thrones. And if the virtual reality platform were a character on the show, it would...
Magic Leap’s Graeme Devine: ‘Mixed reality’ is one of gaming’s unexplored frontiers
SAN FRANCISCO — Graeme Devine is no stranger to creating revolutionary gaming experiences, having worked on pioneering CD-ROM multimedia games The 7th Guest and...
Goosebumps shows that the beloved children’s series’ scares work in virtual reality
Goosebumps mobile virtual reality game has a ton of potential for a movie tie-in product
Hearthstone overtakes Dota 2 in Twitch’s most-watched games of September
Game-streaming hub Twitch revealed a list of the 10 most-watched games on its site for September. League of Legends remained at the top with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coming in at second, but Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft took the No. 4 spot from Dota 2, switching their positions from August.
Watch PewDiePie on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ right here
YouTube’s biggest superstar appeared on television last night. For those who don’t know, television is a magic box that spits out light and sounds...
Hitbox gets exclusive streaming rights to Counter-Strike tournament
Twitch’s competitor got a nice exclusive. Live-streaming site Hitbox revealed today that it will have sole broadcasting rights for a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, The World Championships 2015.
Plays.tv is now World of Tanks’ official ‘video-capture solution’
Gaming-related video is hugely popular on the Web, and now one of the competitors in that space is making a deal to grow its...
Oculus VR explains why Touch controllers aren’t shipping with the Rift in 2016
The Oculus Touch motion controllers feel fantastic. They (and other wireless input devices made for virtual reality) will be a crucial part of VR...
Amazon’s Twitch to add video uploads in new battle with YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitch just strayed into direct competition with YouTube. Emmett Shear, chief executive of Amazon’s Twitch division, announced at the TwitchCon 2015...
TwitchCon 2015 opens with a brief history of livestreaming
The first major convention for Twitch gameplay livestreaming broadcasters has started in at the sprawling Moscone West convention hall. Marcus “DJ Wheat” Graham opened the event, to a ton of and roaring.