Former id Software exec Steve Nix starts ForwardXP VR studio
Steve Nix, former id Software executive and previous CEO of Yvolver, said today that he has started a new Dallas-based virtual reality development studio,...
MekaMon will turn your living room into a robot battleground
Your living room is the next battleground. Reach Robotics is launching its MekaMon augmented reality gaming robots today. The Bristol, United Kingdom-based company has...
Giveaway: Here’s 100 codes for Gigantic’s closed beta on Xbox One and PC
Publisher Perfect World has given us 100 codes that grant access to this weekend’s open beta for its upcoming multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA)...
Tactical Haptics gets a grip on NSF grant to bring touch feedback to VR
Tactical Haptics has won a federal National Science Foundation grant to develop touch-feedback systems that deliver a realistic sense of touch in virtual reality....
Backward compatible Xbox 360 games now come in Xbox One cases
Backward compatibility with a huge chunk of the Xbox 360 library is one of the Xbox One’s best features, and now Microsoft wants to...
Nintendo has begun promoting Battlefy’s Splatoon esports tournaments
Nintendo is partnering with one of the largest community-driven tournament platforms to turn Splatoon into an esport. Nintendo’s newsletter is officially endorsing the Splatoon...
Nvidia: Porting PS4, Xbox One, and PC games to Nintendo Switch is simple
Nintendo’s new Switch hybrid handheld-and-home console will launch in March, and we’ve already seen the publisher suggest that it’ll have games like Skyrim and...
Is NES Classic Edition worth the price? Will we get an SNES Classic? GamesBeat Decides
The boys are back. GamesBeat Decides is starting to find its footing, and it only took us three episodes to get to that point....
Ubisoft will remove a woman character’s exposed genitalia from Watch Dogs 2
Watch Dogs 2 is rated M for Mature, but it still decided to remove some adult-themed material. Ubisoft has confirmed to GamesBeat that it is...
Overwatch’s Sombra and Arcade update is now live
Blizzard has released a new patch for Overwatch that adds Sombra, the new hacker hero, to the team-based shooter for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The update also has the new Arcade mode, which adds new types of matches, including 1-vs.-1 and 3-vs.-3 games.