Consoles need to ditch discs and embrace digital downloads
Sorry, cartridge and disc collectors — in the foreseeable future, console gaming is going to become either download only or download first. This might...
Vive Pro sends out its AR dev kit
HTC just released its software development kit for the front-facing cameras on the Vive Pro. The new update should help turn the device into...
God of War vs. Super Mario Odyssey: The only tech comparison you need
God of War is Sony’s latest blockbuster release for the PlayStation 4. It is getting praise from critics for its combat, characters, and writing....
iQiyi, the Netflix of China, announces 4K VR headset with 8K video support
iQiyi, the Baidu-owned video streaming service known as China’s version of Netflix, has announced that it will release the world’s first 4K VR headset...
Hearthstone boss Ben Brode leaves Blizzard Entertainment
Ben Brode has spent most of the last decade working on Blizzard Entertainment’s card battler Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, but for him, that work...
YouTubers get a new suite of live-video tools from StreamElements
StreamElements is one of the top tools for producing high-quality livestreams on Twitch, and now it is expanding to Google’s video platform. YouTube creators...
Osmo hits a million educational AR games on iPads
GamesBeat: It doesn’t seem like an easy leap for you to expand from tablets to all smartphones. It seems like that might take different...
The DeanBeat: Tencent leads China’s domination of the global games business
If you follow the $116 billion game business, you may know that China has become the world’s biggest game market, and that Tencent is...
God of War — 5 tips to help you on your epic journey
God of War is now out for PlayStation 4, and it’s incredible. This action game is beautiful, exciting, and touching, and I go into...
EA CTO Ken Moss leads 1,000 engineers building the tech for future games
When Ken Moss interviewed at Electronic Arts for the chief technology officer, he talked to 14 people. They were nervous about bringing in someone...