GamesBeat Decides 134: What we want from PlayStation 5 and Xbox in 2020
In 2020, we’re getting both the PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox. And with that next-generation of hardware on the horizon, we’re looking forward...
The RetroBeat: 2019’s biggest retro gaming moments
As a year comes to a close, I once again look back instead of forward … and not even just to the last year....
What’s next for consumer AR in 2020
True augmented reality hasn’t found an easy path to consumer adoption. In spite of general understanding of how AR hardware and software should theoretically...
GamesBeat Rewind: 2019’s biggest stories
We’re heading toward a new year, and it’s sure to be a huge one thanks to the launches of the Xbox Series X and...
GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson’s favorite games of 2019
Each year, it gets harder to nail down my favorite games of the past season. Part of this is because there are just so...
GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb’s top 20 games of 2019
We’ve had a lot of really good years in gaming recently, but 2019 is at the top of the list for me. I get...
Amplifying New Voices diversity training program finds permanent home with AIAS Foundation
Amplifying New Voices, a program that trains diverse game industry people to be good speakers, has found a permanent home with the Academy of...
Unity gets toolkit for common AR/VR interactions
The Unity game engine released a preview for “XR Interaction Toolkit,” which handles some core interactions for VR and AR. Like most optional Unity...
Oculus Quest gets dynamic fixed foveated rendering
The Oculus Quest now has a Dynamic Fixed Foveated Rendering (FFR) feature, which developers can use instead of manually setting the FFR level. Fixed...
‘Snow Crash’ inspired the metaverse, and now it’s becoming an HBO show
A HBO series based on Snow Crash, the 1992 science fiction novel which coined the term “metaverse,” is in production. Snow Crash‘s author is...