Pokémon Go studio Niantic addresses problems: ‘… Interesting … challenge’
Pokémon Go is a worldwide phenomenon, with 20 million daily active players and brands, entertainers, and influencers grasping at ways to nab some of its fire....
Samsung’s $350 Gear 360 VR camera goes on sale in the U.S. August 19
More than five months after its debut, Samsung’s Gear 360 virtual reality camera is now going on sale in the U.S., starting August 19....
Samsung introduces Galaxy Note7 with 5.7″ dual-edge display, improved stylus, iris scanner, preorder on August 3
After much speculation, Samsung has officially unveiled details around its Note7 smartphone. The company has brought the best of the Galaxy S7 into its...
Samsung’s new Gear VR features wider field of view and Note7 support, preorders start August 3
Samsung today announced the fourth version of its popular Gear VR headset, with improvements designed to make it more comfortable to wear and ensure...
Jesse Divnich joins Canada’s Hibernum as vice president of product
Jesse Divnich, a well-known thinker in mobile games, has joined Montreal-based game company Hibernum as vice president of product. Divnich, who formerly worked at...
App Annie’s Marketing Intelligence will make $87 billion in user acquisition spending smarter
Mobile market research firm App Annie is launching its Marketing Intelligence tool today to drive better results for user acquisition ads, which accounted for...
Playtika deal drives game acquisitions to record $25 billion this year
The total value of game industry acquisition deals has exceeded $25 billion so far this year, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. The $4.4 billion...
Google Daydream is looking for the ‘Citizen Kane’ of VR games
Google wants to help redefine what a game is when it comes to virtual reality. The tech giant is preparing to launch Daydream, a new...
How PlayStation VR’s Richard Marks sees VR as social and shareable
Virtual reality has a reputation as being anti-social and isolating, but one of the brains responsible for Sony’s move into VR thinks that putting a...
Why AR game developers are thankful for Pokémon Go
For millions of people, augmented reality gaming is Pokémon Go. But it’s only the start of a new way to play if other developers have...