Google Play Instant lets you try Android games immediately, no installation required
At the Game Developers Conference 2018 in San Francisco today, Google introduced Google Play Instant, the new name for Android apps and games that...
Games are getting the same realistic lighting as blockbuster movies
Multiple gaming technologies are coming together to enable real-time ray tracing. This is a technology that enables processors to replicate the physics of light,...
IDC: VR and AR headset sales expected to jump over 50% annually, hit 68.9 million in 2022
Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets are set to grow dramatically in popularity, IDC projects, with 2018 sales expected to hit 12.4 million units...
Magic Leap shows off AR glasses creator portal and SDK to game developers
Magic Leap announced that it will give developers a technical preview of its creator portal and software development kit (SDK) at the Game Developers...
Amazon powers cloud servers for 90% of large game companies
More than 90 percent of the world’s largest game companies use Amazon Web Services, which offloads online gaming infrastructure tasks to Amazon’s giant cloud...
Facebook starts direct PC game streaming and spectator in-game rewards
Facebook continues its challenge to Amazon’s Twitch streaming service today with new features that center on its growing its community of livestreamers. At the...
Otoy’s Octane 4 blends cinematic video and games using AI
You may not know it, but Otoy’s OctaneRender is an image renderer behind some cool film visuals like the opening of HBO’s Westworld, along with...
HTC will sell Vive Pro VR headset for $800, cuts price of Vive to $500
HTC said today it will sell the Vive Pro virtual reality headset for $800, with global preorders starting now. And it will also cut...
Amazon launches cross-platform competitive gaming service GameOn
Amazon has launched a cross-platform, competitive gaming service for developers. Dubbed Amazon GameOn, it lets developers add esports-like competitions for mobile, PC, and console...
Bigscreen launches alpha test for Gear VR mobile streaming
Bigscreen is only available on PC VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR platform, but that’s all about to...