The Non-Award for Best Tech That’s Too Much Work to Set Up goes to VR
While everyone else is giving awards to Zelda and PlayerUnknown’s Battegrounds, our GamesBeat Rewind year-end event has the guts to hand out silly accolades to the...
GamesBeat Rewind 2017: The most overlooked games of the year
Sometimes, it seems like a Sisyphean task to try to keep up with all the games that come out every year. And that’s not...
This 3rd grade class went nuts for AR and VR
Steve Lukas and his son Christian were able to explain VR and AR to a third grade class without needing other kids to put...
The ZED Mini camera turns VR into AR
You know how when you put someone in VR initially that doesn’t understand the technology or know very much about it, one of the...
Oculus patent seeks convertible HMD that can be powered by a PC or phone
A patent published today but filed in 2016 shows an Oculus concept for a convertible head-mounted display that can be powered by either a...
Star Trek: Bridge Crew no longer requires VR
In a surprising move today, Ubisoft has announced that Star Trek: Bridge Crew is no longer a VR-exclusive title. According to a Steam Community post the update is...
Warhammer 40K’s first VR game puts you into The Horus Heresy
The Warhammer 40K universe is expanding into virtual reality with the turn-based tactical adventure The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth, which is entering the...
HTC is offering Viveport for $30 on Black Friday
HTC is offering significant discounts on pre-paid Viveport subscriptions for Black Friday. The largest discount for a 12-month pre-paid subscription offers access to 60 apps for...
Vive Trackers look to expand your VR controller options
HTC Vive is launching its consumer push for Vive Trackers with accessory bundles and support on the way from a series of software developers....
Google Blocks and Unreal helped an artist make a game in two weeks
Artist Jarlan Perez recently worked with Google to test out a VR-first creation process. Perez built a fully interactive game in two weeks that...