Magic Leap, the virtual reality backlash and the arc of technology
Magic Leap has drawn more than $1.4 billion in investment. There’s also some troubling reports regarding demos and delays that are getting a lot...
Why VR vs. AR is an obsolete argument
Over the past year, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology have become hot topics, particularly when it comes to how they stack...
Two Bit Circus combines VR and motion simulator to make you feel vertigo on a skyscraper
Two Bit Circus showed off a demo that conveyed just how real you could make virtual reality feel. Staged at the Experiential Technology Conference, the...
What kind of experience should virtual reality deliver?
Virtual reality is in its infancy, and we’re still trying to figure out what kind of experience it can deliver for the masses at...
Hitman’s first year saw 250,000 player-created contracts, 70 puddle failures, and coconut murder
Square Enix’s latest Hitman debuted one year ago, and now the publisher and developer IO Interactive are looking back on 12 months of the...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: For Honor’s big first month and Mass Effect: Andromeda first impressions
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup. This time, Horizon: Zero Dawn has a strong first two weeks of sales, we get a look at...
Path of Exile’s last update brought a record 40% more players to the online Diablo-like
A consistent devotion to releasing new content has brought Path of Exile a lot of new players. Grinding Gear Games announced today that the...
Sonic Forces gameplay trailer has the hedgehog outrunning disaster
Sonic Mania isn’t the only game fans of the blue blur have to look forward to this year. Sega is showing off the first gameplay...
The DeanBeat: Experiential Technology event shows how far VR has to go
I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in...
Hollywood studio DMG Entertainment moves into VR
DMG Entertainment, the Hollywood Studio that made Iron Man 3, is moving into virtual reality. Dan Mintz, cofounder of the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based company,...