Making games more accessible with the Xbox Adaptive Controller
I’ve been fascinated with Microsoft’s journey to make, ship, and market the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an accessory for the game console for those with...
How video games can address climate change
65% of Americans play video games. So what better way to educate people about an issue like climate change than a video game. That...
AR/VR’s $80 billion-plus market could split before it consolidates
Some in the AR/VR industry see it converging into a singularity of spatial computing in one magical device, but mobile AR, smartglasses and VR...
Keywords expands game development outsourcing in Japan
Keywords is becoming a lot more visible as a 6,000-person company for outsourcing game development. It recently added 45 more developers with the acquisition...
How Facebook plans to boost augmented reality with Spark AR
More than a billion people have interacted with Facebook’s Spark AR augmented reality platform. But that might mean that we’ve all had cat faces...
PlayStation accounts for one-quarter of game industry’s $29.4 million TV ad spend in April
PlayStation ramped up its marketing in April and ended the month accounting for 26.9% of all gaming-industry ad spend on national broadcast and cable...
Oculus Rift S and Valve Index don’t jive with HDMI-only laptops
The original Oculus Rift used HDMI but its replacement, Oculus Rift S, uses DisplayPort instead. It also includes a Mini DisplayPort adapter in the box....
Mixed reality and the art world: an unlikely but ideal pairing
Back in January I explored the rising popularity of impact investing, a trend that I think at its essence is all about us as a...
Mobile VR’s dying gasps mean new life for standalone and tethered VR
Even if you were expecting this news, the latest research confirms it: “High-performance” VR platforms are increasing in popularity while “mobile VR” is declining. Users,...
Game for Peace, PUBG Mobile’s replacement in China, earns $14 million in first 3 days on iOS
As it turns out, Chinese players love battle royale shooters on mobile. According to market analyst Sensor Tower, the iOS version of Tencent’s Game...