HTC unveils Viveport Arcade software to power virtual reality arcades
HTC hopes to give virtual reality a boost with its new Viveport Arcade software that makes it easier to run VR arcades. PC-based VR...
The U.K. games industry storms this year’s GDC
Presented by the U.K.’s Department for International Trade The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professional game industry event, attracting over 27,000...
HTC’s Vive Tracker will turn any object into a VR peripheral
HTC said that its Vive Tracker, a sensing device that turns any object into a VR peripheral, will go on sale for developers on...
Nexon invests in South Korean PC and mobile developer IMC Games
Nexon has made an investment in Tree of Savior online PC game developer IMC Games. Tokyo-based Nexon announced today that its Nexon Korea subsidiary made...
‘Minority Report’ science advisor John Underkoffler to speak at GamesBeat Summit 2017
Our next speaker for our upcoming GamesBeat event is John Underkoffler, the CEO of Oblong Industries and science advisor for the landmark sci-fi film Minority Report....
Samsung’s Gear VR headset now includes a controller
Samsung has introduced an update to its Gear VR headset — along with a more ergonomic and curved design it now includes an Oculus-powered...
Bill Rosemann describes how Marvel designs characters we care about
Bill Rosemann believes that comic book characters have an impact in the real world because they make us want to live up to the...
5 surprising changes to the Zelda formula in Breath of the Wild
Fans have asked Nintendo to change the fundamental structure of its Zelda games for a long time now, but the publisher has finally listened....
Valve’s Steam Audio will bring better sound to games and VR
Valve today released a new tool called Steam Audio that represents the fruit of its purchase of Impulsonic in January. The tech promises sound...
How GameStop is faring as a video game publisher
GameStop has more than 7,000 retail stores for selling games, but it’s also diversified into publishing games under its GameTrust label. Instead of competing...