Diablo: Immortal won’t stand in Diablo IV’s shadow
Diablo: Immortal didn’t have a big presence at this year’s BlizzCon. Instead, Blizzard Entertainment focused on announcing new titles, such as Diablo IV. Last...
Apple delaying AR glasses until 2022 would be bad for XR, but no shock
Years ago, an Apple loyalist claimed the company was being unfairly criticized for delaying products that had been widely reported to be on the...
TabTale changes its name to Crazy Labs with focus on hyper-casual mobile games
TabTale got 2.6 billion downloads thanks to its past focus on kids educational games. But in the past couple of years, the Israeli company...
Richard Bartle interview: How game developers should think about sapient AI characters
GamesBeat: I guess if they’re teaching us a lesson in some of these things, teaching us about morality or the choices we make, then...
Echo Arena’s Oculus Quest post is now coming in 2020
You’ll have to wait just a little longer to jump into zero gravity on Oculus Quest. Ready at Dawn this week announced that its...
Litesprite’s game for managing depression gets an endorsement from Bayer’s startup accelerator
Litesprite had the vision years ago to use a mobile video game to help patients manage problems such as stress, anxiety, or depression. And...
PlayStation leads October’s game industry ad spend, but NFL TV networks are the big winners
The game industry’s TV ad spend increased in October for the second month in a row, up to an estimated $60.3 million from September’s...
Machu Picchu is coming to Oculus Quest’s National Geographic Explore app
An all-new adventure is making its way to the National Geographic Explore VR app: Machu Picchu. This Oculus Studios-published app was released at the launch of...
Flavourworks raises $3.8 million to make interactive games with live-action video
Flavourworks has raised $3.8 million in funding for its interactive movie games that fuse together live-action video with interactive gameplay. Flavourworks has created a...
Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids
Whether you’re an adult or a child, medical procedures can be intimidating or uncomfortable enough to cause panic — one reason patients might need...