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
Osmo has been a prolific producer of augmented reality games for iPads and iPhones in its short history. And the company is revealing today...
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...
Tencent is the biggest fish in the $22 billion game investment pond
In game-industry deal-making, there’s Tencent, then there’s everyone else. The Chinese behemoth led or participated in over $4 of every $10 invested in games...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Windows Defender improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17650 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are Windows Defender Security Center and Windows Defender Firewall improvements.
God of War is one big escort mission
Ever since Sony first revealed the new God of War for PlayStation 4 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in 2016, director Cory...