BBC’s VR hub is shutting down
The BBC VR Hub will soon cease to commission and produce new VR experiences. In a blog post published earlier this week, Commissioning Editor for VR...
VR makes a WWII radio broadcast feel real — and raises some questions
On the night of September 3, 1943, hundreds of Royal Air Force pilots and crew prepared themselves and their planes for the long flight...
5 ways the VR industry can attract women
With constant media coverage, an incredible amount of funding — $3 billion in 2017 alone, to be exact — and more exciting use cases for...
BBC is launching an interactive radio show for Echo
The future of entertainment is here. The BBC, in collaboration with Rosina Sound, is working on an interactive radio play for artificial intelligence-enabled home...
Esports get another mainstream boost as the BBC announces League of Legends coverage
Esports will generate $1.8 billion by 2020, according to a recent report, so it’s perhaps no wonder that mainstream media outlets want to get...
BBC launches Doctor Who Game Maker to help teach principles of game design
The BBC has launched a new Doctor Who Game Maker tool, letting fans of the perennially popular show create and share their own games...
BBC releases teaser for Grand Theft Auto docudrama starring Bill Paxton, Daniel Radcliffe
The BBC is going forward with its dramatic retelling of Grand Theft Auto’s creation and controversy, and the broadcasting company has released its first...
BBC uses gaming to enlighten readers about the Syrian conflict
Now even news organizations are using games to tell important stories.
BBC News confuses Halo’s Space Command with United Nations Security Council
BBC News in the U.K. has mistakenly used the logo for Halo’s United Nations Space Command during a serious report about the ongoing conflict in Syria.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.