Augmented reality can foster empathy — and games can take advantage
BUZZZZZ! THUMP. Down goes another tree in virtual reality. The sole witness of this was the participant in our VR study who used a...
Pit Blocks 3D revives a Virtual Boy gem for PC
Nintendo’s ’90s experiment with virtual reality, the Virtual Boy, is often the butt of jokes. But the doomed portable system had some great games....
China bans Twitch because people were finally watching it
Twitch is no longer available in China. Earlier this week, authorities in that country added the livestreaming platform to its blacklist. The Amazon site...
PUBG Mobile Star Challenge esports event will give out $600,000
Tencent and PUBG Corp. announced details today for a tournament for the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Star Challenge will be a global event featuring...
Red Dead Redemption 2’s Wild West will have around 200 animal species
Red Dead Redemption 2 will sell itself thanks to its promise of a rich single-player narrative, a large open world set in the frontier...
Big Huge Games brings History Channel weapons into DomiNations mobile game
Nexon and its mobile game studio Big Huge Games are teaming up with History (the creator of the History Chanel) to bring iconic weapons...
0x leads the way for ‘tokenization’ of the world, and collectible game items are next
In the future envisioned by 0x, traditional investments in the likes of real estate or company stock will happen on the blockchain. Backed by...
Oculus may have filed patent for Santa Cruz headset’s fabric wrap
From the “in mildly interesting and painfully specific patents from big VR companies” file: Oculus seems to have patented the fabric that will wrap...
Augmented reality sex app arrives on Android with animated human bodies
Sex has always pushed the edges of technology, from VHS videotapes to virtual reality. And now it may also push the envelope for augmented...
PlayStation swings to first place in gaming industry’s most-seen TV ads ranking
Sony’s PlayStation brand web-slings into the lead when it comes to the most-viewed TV commercials for the gaming industry. It beats out previous chart-topper...