‘Twitch plays politics’: Gaming service to stream GOP and Dem conventions
Twitch has announced that it plans to livestream the upcoming political conventions, giving people who are already fed up with the current election season and...
‘Women in game development book’ shows how to break into the industry
Games have been perceived as a guy thing back to the beginning of the industry. But that’s never been true, and a new book...
Stop referring to Pokémon Go as augmented reality
You won’t get far today without actually bumping into a smartphone-addicted zombie playing Pokémon Go, the hit mobile title from Google-incubated Niantic Labs and...
June 2016 NPD: PlayStation 4 was the top-selling gaming console in June
PlayStation 4 outsold its competition at physical retailers in the United States, Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed to GamesBeat. The NPD Group, which tracks this sales data, reported this information directly to Sony.
Analytics firms show how Pokémon Go became a phenomenon
Niantic Labs has us all abuzz with its Pokémon Go phenomenon. This mobile gaming augmented reality experience has crossed all age and gender lines...
Why virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are the 4th wave of tech
Consumer computing platform changes aren’t straight lines — they’re waves. PC, internet, and mobile were the first three waves, and each was faster, larger, and...
PokéPresident: Hillary Clinton plans campaign event at Pokémon Go PokéStop
One day, people in Ohio could tell their grandchildren how they caught a Mewtwo while supporting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s campaign...
T-Mobile gives Pokémon Go fans free unlimited data for the popular app
T-Mobile wants to catch all you Pokémon trainers. The cell-service carrier announced it is providing free unlimited data for Pokémon Go for the next 12 months...
10 ways Pokémon Go is one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters
A typical summer blockbuster is something like Finding Dory: a movie that makes hundreds of millions of dollars by bringing people into the theater. But mobile...
How VR Funhouse ups the ante for virtual reality
This sponsored post is produced by Nvidia. Fully immersive virtual reality is finally here with the arrival of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, powerful...