How Valve is taking a Nintendo-like approach to virtual reality
Valve is building hardware for virtual reality, and it’s taking cues from one of the console industry’s brightest minds. VR is still in its...
Is E3 2017 opening to the public a good idea? GamesBeat Decides
Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast GB Decides on Facebook Watch live on Twitch Watch on YouTube Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. You can go to...
Everest VR now represents the most epic mountain climb on Oculus Rift
Sólfar Studios has launched its ground-breaking Everest VR virtual reality climbing experience on the Oculus Rift and Touch platform. VR is going through its...
Apocalypse Now game Kickstarter canceled as fundraising shifts to website
Francis Ford Coppola’s film studio American Zoetrope and his game developers have canceled the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Apocalypse Now PC game and have shifted their fundraising efforts to the ApocalypseNow.com website.
How to play Nintendo 3DS games on an Xbox One
Nintendo hasn’t made a Game Boy Player-equivalent for its 3DS hardware that enables you to play those games on a television, so the company’s unofficial...
The U.S. game industry has 2,457 companies supporting 220,000 jobs
The U.S. video game industry consists of 2,457 companies that directly and indirectly support 220,000 jobs and generate $30.4 billion in revenue, based on...
The growing need to regulate virtual currencies in esports
Just a few years ago, no one would have ever thought to associate gambling with esports, yet it’s fast becoming commonplace to make a...
Gabe Newell admits ‘childish’ Valve employees egg on Half-Life 3 rumors
Half-Life 3 is a mythological beast. Most people know it’s not real, but you’ll never convince a handful of dedicated investigators who pour over...
Magic Leap said to be ‘doing 1,000 things badly’ after raising $1.4 billion
Magic Leap has raised an astounding $1.4 billion for its augmented reality smartglasses since 2014. But the company has run into considerable negative publicity...
8i raises $27 million round for augmented reality holograms
Holographic-tech startup 8i is announcing that it has raised $27 million from media, tech, and telecommunications strategic investors. The company is also announcing Holo,...