Smell could be the last frontier in making games more immersive and realistic Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 2, 2013 3 min Making sound more adaptive could also benefit games. Continue Reading 3 min
LaunchPad toys is making educational games, not Angry Birds-like ‘digital pacifiers’ Posted byby GamesBeat May 2, 2013 2 min LaunchPad Toys just released a new app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek, and has partnered with DreamWorks Animation. The goal is to make content creation accessible to kids at a very young age. Continue Reading 2 min
Intel promises souped-up graphics with new fourth-generation Core processors Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 2, 2013 2 min The code-named Iris graphics will be much better at 3D graphics. Continue Reading 2 min
Gamifying your health with Google Glass: a glimpse into the future Posted byby GamesBeat May 2, 2013 3 min Google Glass has the potential to fundamentally change the way we track and gamify health. Continue Reading 3 min
How Google is melding our real and virtual worlds with games, apps … and Glass Posted byby GamesBeat May 1, 2013 5 min "It just can't be the case that people are walking around heads down tapping on a screen," he says. "That just can't be the future of the human race." Continue Reading 5 min
UltimatePoker.com goes live as the first real-money online gambling site in Nevada Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 1, 2013 2 min Station Casinos expands its land-based casinos to the web with UltimatePoker.com. Continue Reading 2 min
Candy Crush Saga rules mobile game downloads, but Puzzle & Dragons has the revenue Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 30, 2013 2 min The top five ranks for top mobile publishers remain the same from February to March, according to App Annie. Continue Reading 2 min
Quantic Dream’s David Cage describes growing as a storyteller, doesn’t rule out film directing (interview) Posted byby GamesBeat April 29, 2013 5 min We talk to David Cage about what makes his storytelling tick. Continue Reading 5 min
Game, movie, or both? Stunning footage shows why Beyond: Two Souls belonged at Tribeca Posted byby GamesBeat April 28, 2013 3 min It's a game that asks big questions about life and death, all the while straddling the line between "game" and "cinema." Continue Reading 3 min
Re-Mission 2 games reimagine how to help kids survive cancer Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 28, 2013 5 min HopeLab's six free-to-play online minigames help kids understand why they need to take medicine that makes them feel sick. Continue Reading 5 min