Pokémon Go thanks players with this week’s double XP event
Niantic and The Pokémon Company International are giving special thanks to players of Pokémon Go by launching new benefits for logging in during the Thanksgiving holiday week....
NBA 2K shoots for VR on November 22
Come on and slam, and welcome to the VR jam. 2K has announced NBA 2KVR Experience, a basketball virtual reality game for PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Samsung Gear VR. This first sports VR game from the publisher will come out on November 22 for $15.
Cozmo the sentient toy robot gets smarter with latest update
Anki debuted its sentient toy Cozmo, a cute robot toy that makes use of the company’s deep artificial intelligence research, in October. Now the company is...
Amazon Appstore announces esports tournament for casual mobile gamers
The Amazon Appstore is launching an esports tournament dubbed Champions of Fire International for casual mobile gamers. The first-ever Amazon Appstore tournament will have...
The brothers who started Vicarious Visions have created a new game studio
Game industry veterans Guha and Karthik Bala have formed a new independent game studio called Velan Studios in New York. The Bala brothers are best...
Sony, Kabam, and Blippar: AR is the gateway drug to VR
https://www.facebook.com/WebSummitHQ/videos/1203373959728646/ Sony’s launch of its PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset could mark an inflection point in virtual reality’s steady march toward mainstream adoption. The headset is compatible...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: NES Classic Edition becomes a hot item, and Conan hates Final Fantasy
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we check out Pokémon Sun and Moon, Star Wars gets a new mobile game, and Battlefield 1...
How the composers of Mafia III’s music made their memorable tunes
The first thing I noticed when I played Mafia III was the music. As Lincoln Clay, the anti-hero who takes down the mob of...
Persona 5 stream shows off the English version of this anticipated Japanese game
If you wan’t wait until 2017 for Persona 5, you can get a taste of it today on Twitch. Atlus is hosting a stream...
Lumosity shares cognitive insights to show how well your brain works
Brain game maker Lumosity is launching a new analytics service dubbed Insights, which goes beyond brain training and analyzes your gameplay performance and tells...