Steam launches VR video category
Valve’s Steam store is the undisputed leader of PC game distribution, though the marketplace is also a portal for buying VR games, software, and...
Google’s new Street View Ready cameras will open up a new world of VR
Google Earth might make for one of the most exciting PC VR apps, but the company’s Street View app for Daydream is no slouch...
The Philadelphia 76ers and Team Dignitas reveal the parallels between esports and traditional sports
When the number of fans watching esports tournaments began to surpass the numbers viewing the NBA finals, traditional sports companies, such as the Philadelphia...
Cornell’s haptic skin gives VR a more human touch
Virtual reality is great at bringing two of our senses into the digital world: sight and sound. That VR tech is already well-established and improving rapidly....
Behind the headlines of real-world hacking and Watch Dogs 2
George Orwell got it wrong about Big Brother watching you. Instead, it’s lots of Little Brothers who are watching all of us via the...
Vreal CEO Todd Hooper on the joys of VR livestreaming
Todd Hooper has shown up early at the virtual reality party. He started Vreal in Seattle to create a livestreaming platform for streamers to...
Hitman is the future of games — even if it’s not the future of Square Enix
The people who make hit movies or top-40 songs often have a gift for predicting what new types of experiences audiences are looking. Video games...
Creativerse developer Playful welcomes the chance to move beyond the ‘Minecraft clone’ label
Next week is the eighth anniversary of Minecraft’s debut as a prealpha prototype, and its model for gameplay may be more influential now than...
ProBeat: Microsoft’s Fluent Design System is boring, and that’s a good thing
Microsoft revealed a lot this week at its annual Build developer conference. But to get a better sense of how the company wants to tie all its various...
GamesBeat roundup: EA’s huge revenues, and the importance of Asian character in Prey
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we checked out Knack 2 for the PlayStation 4, Insomniac’s makes a stand against Trump’s travel...