Twitch suspends President Trump’s account for ‘hateful conduct’
Twitch has suspended President Donald Trump’s account from its platform, saying that he violated the streaming service’s policies by engaging in hateful conduct. The...
Facebook reveals holographic optics for thin and light VR headsets
Today’s virtual reality headsets are universally big — closer to goggles than glasses, and even then, larger and heavier than modern ski goggles. While...
How Activision Blizzard is dealing with the pandemic and reopening
“Our biggest challenge right now is how we test for quality assurance,” said Kotick. That occurs in places like Minnesota, where as many as 500...
Roblox: How teens are using games to cope with the pandemic
Teenagers who use the virtual gaming world of Roblox say they’re using games to stay in touch with their real-life friends, according to a...
Medical tech firm Brainlab acquires Level Ex surgery game startup
Medical technology company Brainlab has acquired Level Ex, whose video games are used to train doctors to diagnose and treat COVID-19 and other health...
Magic: The Gathering’s digital history, from first build to end step
Glimpse the future A half-hour drive from Wizards’s Redmond, Washington, offices is Nintendo of America. In the wake of the Nintendo DS’s 2004 reveal,...
Flipside Studio offers VR production tool for animation
Flipside Studio is a new virtual production tool that enables actors and directors to capture and create animated content entirely in VR. It’s leaving...
Tom Hall interview — Why Doom co-creator is making virtual reality games
GamesBeat: What did you consider to be the most fun, and why? Hall: They’ve all been fun, awesome experiences. Maybe the craziest part was...
Bigscreen’s latest update adds player for native video files
Bigscreen’s latest update adds the capability to play local video files stored on a device, even when offline. The feature also supports synchronized multi-user...
GamesBeat Decides 154: More ‘Not E3,’ The Last of Us Part II, and more
On this week’s episode of GamesBeat Decides, reviews editor Mike Minotti and PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb talk about playing The Last of Us...