Apple’s sinking in China — gaming could be its life preserver
The Apple Special Event on September 10 was a big newsmaker. We’d expect nothing less; Apple Arcade looks impressive, while the unusual triple-camera system...
Logitech acquires Streamlabs to get deeper into game broadcasting
Logitech already makes many of the products that gaming fans use to control and hear their games. But now, the hardware manufacturer is getting...
The RetroBeat: Zelda’s Oracle games deserve some Link’s Awakening-style love
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake for the Switch is the retro gaming event of the month. It’s a fantastic re-imagining of...
You don’t play Untitled Goose Game; you perform it
I’ve never had much luck playing the bad guy in a video game. The “renegade” option might look like fun, but I can never...
Oculus CTO John Carmack: Our social missteps are ‘kinda embarrassing’
Oculus VR and its parent company Facebook have not yet released the defining social experience for virtual reality. And you might think that is...
Star Wars: Triple Force Friday features D-O droid and other tech toys
On October 4, Disney is launching Triple Force Friday, a retail event for products for its triple entertainment offering this fall: the Star Wars:...
The Last of Us Part II: How Naughty Dog plans to surpass our expectations
The Last of Us Part II is finally coming to us on February 21, 2020. And I couldn’t be more excited to play this...
Hearthstone is shaking things up by bringing fan-favorite cards out of retirement
Look out, insects! Ragnaros the Firelord, N’Zoth, and 21 other cards are coming out of Hearthstone‘s Wild format and into Standard for a limited...
ESL and Dreamhack team up with Nielsen for better esports tracking
Two of the biggest esports organizers in the world, ESL and Dreamhack, announced today that they are entering into a “comprehensive epsort measurement agreement”...
Facebook is doubling down on Oculus Quest — for better and worse
As an Oculus Quest owner, I should be thrilled that Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 keynote yesterday was so heavily Quest-focused. After a series of...