Lucky’s Tale sometimes feels like the Big Bad Wolf is coming at you in virtual reality
Virtual reality gives people the chance to enter incredible make-believe worlds … but the results of that are often unsettling instead of wondrous. Playful,...
Sony will reject PlayStation VR games that aren’t at least 60 frames per second
SAN FRANCISCO — If you make a PlayStation VR game that dips to around 55 frames per second, Sony is not going to accept it....
Virtual reality has finally let me live my Star Wars dream
All I’ve ever wanted to do is hold a real lightsaber. Is that so much to ask? Well, according to science, yes. Yes, it...
The Witcher 3 takes top honors at GDC Awards while Her Story racks up other wins
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from developer CD Projekt Red beat out rivals such as Fallout 4 (which won at the recent DICE Awards)...
How a bunch of MIT dropouts created Ms. Pac-Man
One of the most popular games in history was essentially the result of a bunch of college dropouts reverse-engineering someone else’s game. Steve Golson, who worked...
Gaming all-stars reflect on 30 years of a dynamic industry
The gaming industry has had an interesting 30 years. Many of the industry’s biggest names took the stage at the Game Developer’s conference in...
Sam Barlow’s Her Story wins grand prize at Independent Games Festival
Her Story, an interactive mystery by game developer Sam Barlow, won the top honor — the Seumas McNally grand prize — at the Independent...
Razer’s laptop graphics card add-on ships in April for $500
Razer is shipping a new $500 Razor Core 3D graphics add-on device in April which will enable gamers to turn laptops into PCs with desktop-level performance....
Twitch users decided my fate in a VR game built on Amazon Lumberyard
Hidden away on the exhibition floor at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today, I found a short line next to the big...
Oculus Rift made me realize I only want to play games in virtual reality
I’m too disorganized for real-time strategy. I’ve had my fill of fast-paced flight games. I’d don’t want to play another minigame collection ever again. But...