Chris Hecker’s SpyParty gets started after 8 years in development
Most games don’t take eight years to make. But Chris Hecker’s SpyParty is unique. With the tiniest of teams, Hecker designed and made his dream game...
Holograms were the fantasy; VR and AR are the reality
Like flying cars and robot assistants, holograms have spent almost my entire life being “only a few years away” from ubiquity. The hologram rush began...
VR social network VTime raises $7.6 million round, preps for AR version
VTime, one of the first ever VR social networks, appears to still be going strong; the team behind the app just raised $7.6 million...
Sea of Thieves charts 5 updates with new mechanics in 2018
Sea of Thieves is a game about horizons. The driving force in the open-world online piracy adventure is the question of what is waiting...
Radical Heights heralds a new era of extreme Early Access
Radical Heights, a battle-royale shooter that teaches you the importance of saving money, is the latest release from developer Boss Key Productions. It is...
Star Wars: Battlefront II is getting Ewoks and a premium currency for cosmetics
EA announced details today for Star Wars: Battlefront II’s next update, Night on Endor, which will come out for the multiplayer shooter on April 18...
A Way Out passes 1 million sold
Hazelight Studios announced today that its co-op prison escape game A Way Out has reach 1 million copies sold. The Electronic Arts published title...
The DeanBeat: What we learned about the future of games this week
Each year, we hold our GamesBeat Summit event to gather the best thinking about where gaming is going. This week, at our fourth annual...
Sony is considering new PSVR livestreaming and mixed reality features
Sony is actively working on powerful new PlayStation VR livestreaming and mixed reality features that might become accessible to users in the future —...
Electronic Arts expands exec team as it moves beyond Battlefront II debacle
The leadership in charge of Electronic Arts is getting a bit of a remix. No one is leaving one of those top positions, but...