SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son explains why a $100 billion fund isn’t enough
To understand Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, you have to think of normal ambitions and multiply them by a million or so. That’s...
Square Enix, Geomerics make Enlighten lighting-tech pact after bright results in FFVII Remake
Square Enix has a new light source in the darkness. The Japanese publisher responsible for popular role-playing adventures like Final Fantasy has struck a...
ARM Enlighten creates stunning lighting effects in open world games
Open worlds are proliferating in gaming, but it isn’t easy to do them right. Chip design company ARM is helping developers out with Enlighten, a...
Why positional tracking for mobile virtual reality is so damn hard
AMSTERDAM — Consumers haven’t even had the chance to buy some of the most promising virtual reality devices yet, but the industry is already...
Mobile devices will be more powerful than PlayStation 4, Xbox One in 2017, ARM forecasts (update)
AMSTERDAM — That supercomputer in your pocket will soon make Sony’s and Microsoft’s latest home gaming consoles look old and crusty. ARM, the technology design...
ARM launches Enlighten 3 global illumination tool for games
A stunning Subway demo shows how global illumination brings more realistic lighting and shadows to games.
AMD CEO’s 2014 outlook: PC market weaker, gaming stronger, and ARM server chips coming
AMD boss Rory Read says the first ARM-based server chips will begin coming out in the first quarter.
Intel bets that perceptual computing will save the PC (interview)
Intel's top "perceptual computing" leader believes cheap gesture control cameras will revolutionize the PC. And he says Microsoft isn't Intel's enemy.
Nvidia’s Tony Tamasi on designing the mobile monster chip Tegra K1 (interview)
Tegra K1 puts a console in the palm of your hand. And a "Shield 2" with Tegra K1 "might seem logical," Nvidia exec says.
ARM acquires maker of game graphics and lighting technology Geomerics
Geomerics will move ARM deeper into visual media.