GamesBeat’s top 10 AR and VR stories of the year: Pikachu and sex
In 2016, we finally got high-end virtual reality headsets from Oculus, HTC, and Sony, but it was a yellow-electric rat and the adult-film industry...
Halo 5 player re-creates the Enterprise D from ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
Halo 5’s Forge mode allows players to make their own levels, and some fans have gotten pretty creative. As a big Star Trek fan, I especially enjoy this creation by the YouTube channel Starship Forge of the Enterprise D from The Next Generation.
The history and little-known facts of Pokémon Stadium
Before Pokémon made us go, it turned us into Nintendo 64 gladiators. YouTube channel Did You know Gaming‘s latest video looks at Pokémon Stadium, the Nintendo 64...
2016’s most overlooked games
You had plenty of amazing games to play in 2016, and that’s a problem because you probably missed out on some other amazing games...
GamesBeat community manager Mike Minotti’s top 10 games of 2016
It’s hard to find a common link between all of the excellent games released in 2016. This isn’t the year of the bow or...
Former Sony Online Entertainment boss’s Pixelmage Games studio shuts down
The Hero’s Song isn’t over until the rubenesque hero lady sings. Pixelmage Games, the studio responsible for Hero’s Song, has shut down, according to...
GamesBeat Rewind 2016: The GamesBeat Decides podcast awards
The year is over, and we want to talk about what happened. And that’s why we have a podcast. It’s GamesBeat Rewind week on...
Gravity Rush anime on YouTube prepares you for the sequel
It’s time to take part in the famous after-Christmas tradition of watching original anime content on YouTube. Why are you looking at me like...
Akonia uses holography to create transparent augmented reality display
Akonia Holographics, a startup in Longmont, Colorado, spent years trying to make holographic data storage work. It didn’t succeed, but now it found a...
10 virtual reality projects that show off the wonders of 360-degree video
As more filmmakers dip a toe into VR, the sheer volume of 360-degree video releases can be overwhelming. Samsung today just released its top...