Facebook launches AR games for Messenger group video chat
Facebook today announced the introduction of augmented reality games in group video chat with up to six people at once. AR games are available today...
Facebook made a camera system that can make better virtual mirrors
SIGGRAPH is just around the corner so that means research groups like Facebook Reality Lab are starting to reveal some of their cutting edge...
Facebook finally launches playable ads, improves game monetization
Playable ads debuted four years ago as a new way to entice gamers to play mobile games. The ads were interactive, allowing people to...
AdColony: Brands are worried about unsafe content and fake news on Facebook, social media
Brands have moved quickly to spread their message through social media and influencers. But those brands have also run into unsafe content, such as...
Court halves $500 million ZeniMax damages in Oculus VR case
(Reuters) — A federal court in Dallas on Wednesday halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook, its virtual reality unit Oculus,...
Marketing-driven revenue from mobile apps has grown 80% since 2016
Marketing-driven revenue from mobile apps has grown 80 percent since 2016, according to a new report from mobile attribution and marketing analytics firm AppsFlyer...
How Facebook is stepping up its plans to immediately gratify gamers
Facebook isn’t a game company, but it knows a lot about games and gamers. During last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big video...
E3 chief says not all of gaming’s big secrets are spoiled yet
Mike Gallagher promises that we don’t know every secret associated with new games being unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles...
Facebook launches Level Up program and landing page for gaming livestreams
Facebook launched its Gaming Creator program in January to boost gaming livestreams on its platform. It’s now building on that with its Gaming Creator...
Why Facebook engineered the Half Dome Varifocal VR headset
At Display Week in Los Angeles, Facebook revealed why its researchers and engineers built a varifocal VR headset. Over the last few years researchers...