Oculus Quest 2 getting Infinite Office with Logitech keyboard and adjustable passthrough
While presented as a new experience, what we see in the Infinite Office trailer is actually an evolution of the current Quest interface, introduced as...
Stardust Social Casino is a bet on enticing players with Las Vegas history
When Boyd Gaming launched Stardust Social Casino recently on iOS and Android, it was one more entry in a crowded social casino game market....
PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behind
Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September...
John Carmack says he’s ‘kind of embarrassed’ over Facebook’s social VR during pandemic
Facebook Reality Labs consulting CTO John Carmack says he’s “kind of embarrassed” about Facebook’s social VR offerings on Oculus headsets over the course of...
GamesBeat Decides 164: The PlayStation 5 Showcase and preorder mess
Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted its PlayStation 5 Showcase to detail the price, date, and Final Fantasy XVI. It was an excellent presentation that nailed...
Unity’s stock rises 32% in first-day trading to $18.1 billion value
Unity Technologies saw its stock price rise 32% to $68.88 a share in the first day of trading as it launched an initial public...
The RetroBeat: How Super Mario 3D All-Stars could have been better
I reviewed Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and while its three games are still a joy to play, it’s easy to be disappointed that Nintendo...
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is Nintendo at its worst
I don’t know what I was expecting, but it was more than what Nintendo delivered with Super Mario 3D All-Stars. This bundle is available...
The DeanBeat: My quest to defeat latency
During the pandemic, I’ve been playing games and clogging up the internet like a lot of other gamers. On the highest level, the internet...
Will Facebook Horizon be the first step toward the metaverse?
The excitement around a metaverse is growing, as it’s not just an idea from science fiction anymore. Facebook Horizon, a user-generated virtual reality world...