EA’s revamped EA Play at E3 focuses on streaming, sharing, and gameplay
Electronic Arts has caught flak for pulling out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo’s show floor. But the multibillion-dollar game publisher said it has begun...
Pokémon Go turns 1 and challenges you to catch all these special events
It’s been one year since Pokémon Go smashed mobile game records, hitting revenues of $600 million at an unprecedented rate of only 90 days. To celebrate,...
Hands-on with the Hedgehog’s return to 2D in Sonic Mania
Your favorite hedgehog went 3D for a while, and now he is flattened again. I got a sneak peek at Sonic Mania, the new Sega...
How Epic Games brought Fortnite home from the wilderness
Epic Games has evolved over the past few years from a game studio that makes one game at a time to a big self-publisher...
Fornite’s action take on Minecraft launches on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on July 25
Epic Games announced that Fortnite, its third-person shooter “action building” game, will be available in paid early access for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC,...
Sprint Vector gets your heart racing in VR, but it’s too hard to climb
Virtual reality firm Survios created a fine game with its Raw Data VR shooter. It made me tense and paranoid as I was surrounded by...
Shadow of War game trailer weaves Shelob into the story of Middle-earth sequel
Warner Bros. is unveiling a new trailer that explains some of the story behind Middle-earth: Shadow of War. And this one will get fans...
HTC doubles Viveport catalog, its Netflix for VR
HTC’s fledgling virtual reality subscription service Viveport has just doubled the number of apps and games available to 150. Tech adviser Digi-Capital projects that the VR/AR market...
Logitech introduces dual-use gaming and music headsets
Logitech said it is introducing two new colorful headsets for mainstream gamers to use in everyday life. The headsets are dual-mode devices that you...
AR/VR Weekly: Apple enters the fray
This week at its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple finally jumped into the augmented and virtual reality world. ARKit is Apple’s tool for making AR applications, and it was the first of several announcements that show that the iPhone company is ready to take the next step into a larger world.