HTC sold 15,000 $800 Vive virtual reality headsets in 10 minutes
Virtual reality is still in its early days, but it’s amazing how capable it is of making your bank account look a lot less...
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 season-pass price hike has it on top of Steam’s best-seller list
Jacking up the price of downloadable content could turn into a new form of marketing. Fallout 4’s season pass for all of its upcoming...
Play Half-Life 2 in virtual reality with your Razer OSVR headset thanks to Steam
Gaming hardware and peripheral maker Razer announced today that several SteamVR games, including popular hits like Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, are now available to play in virtual reality via OSVR, an open VR software and hardware platform.
China’s Mobvista buys mobile user acquisition company NativeX for $25M
China’s Mobvista has agreed to acquire mobile ad monetization firm NativeX for $25 million in cash. The deal signals further consolidation in the mobile...
The guided missile technology that makes HoloLens work
Microsoft’s augmented reality development kit costs $3,000, and that’s because it shares some components that you’d normally find in spacecraft, guided missiles, and drones....
Fallout Shelter gets crafting in new update
Forget about finding your son. Fallout Shelter has some new tools in its important quest for user retention. The mobile hit released a new...
How Pikachu went from rare rodent to media icon
“Pika. Pika pi, pikachu. Pi ka chu.” OK, maybe writing this story in Pika-ese isn’t a great idea. Still, it does remind us of...
Minecraft’s newest update improves combat
Minecraft is fighting for your love. OK, “love” might be dramatic. Let’s call it “continued interest.” The game’s newest update — 1.9 — is...
Microsoft starts taking preorders for HoloLens Development Edition, shipping March 30
Microsoft today announced that it’s starting to send developers invitations to preorder the $3,000 HoloLens Development Edition version of its HoloLens augmented reality headset....
Utomik starts beta test of ‘Netflix for games’ with 145 titles for $5.99 per month
Utomik is launching the open beta test for its game streaming service with a special offer of $5.99 per month for access to 145...