Microsoft joins the XR Association, which promotes responsible AR/VR development
The XR Association, or XRA, now counts Microsoft among its membership, joining founding members Google, Facebook, Sony, HTC Vive, and Samsung. The trade association...
How Wolfenstein: Youngblood takes a lighter approach to killing Nazis
Wolfenstein: Youngblood carries on the tradition of shooting video game Nazis as the latest two-player co-op shooter game coming from developers Machine Games and...
Vertigo 2 hands-on — This VR shooter has Valve-like potential
Maybe I didn’t give the original Vertigo enough credit. I remember playing it during Christmas break, belly full from a diet of Superhot, thinking VR was...
GamesBeat Decides 120: Fire Emblem or Marvel
The summer is still slow for news on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. But on this week’s episode, we’ve got plenty of coverage of the...
Gamification has the power to fight diseases — and exploit workers
At an Amazon fulfillment warehouse tucked away in small-town America, an employee whiles away the slow-ticking hours of his daily grind by building castles....
The RetroBeat: Critiquing classic Sonic box art
I bought a refrigerator magnet last week that has the box art for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, the one that came out for...
Sonic and Tails will guest star on Cartoon Network show OK K.O.!
Cartoon Network announced today that Sonic the Hedgehog and his sidekick, Tails, will appear in an upcoming episode of the show OK K.O.! on...
Apollo 11: The unofficial gaming universe canon
Somehow, 50 years ago a pair of human beings walked on the Moon for the first time in history as part of Apollo 11....
Facebook prototypes haptic feedback wristbands for AR/VR
Up until now, handheld controllers have been the primary tools VR and AR headset wearers have used for interactions with artificial worlds, but Facebook...
Star Citizen Alpha 3.6: Hover ships, space stations, and the law warp in
Cloud Imperium Games is announcing today the Alpha 3.6 update for Star Citizen, the sci-fi massively multiplayer online universe that has been in the...