Google is reportedly building a game-streaming subscription service
Google could be taking the plunge into subscription video games with a new project, codenamed Yeti. The subscription-based streaming service will potentially run on...
The experts give a mixed outlook for game company acquisitions
Is the next $10 billion game company acquisition right around the corner, or have all of the investors and acquirers moved on the more...
Why would game industry veteran Phil Harrison join Google?
Phil Harrison, a veteran of Sony’s and Microsoft’s game console businesses, tweeted today that he has taken a job at Google. That’s a big...
‘AR as a feature’ is the best use of AR tech right now, and Amazon gets it
ARKit’s release in 2017 unleashed a new category of mobile apps and created a greenfield for mobile app developers. The more than 1,000 AR...
Lenovo unveils Mirage Solo, the first standalone Google Daydream VR headset, coming in Q2 2018
At CES 2018 in Las Vegas today, Lenovo unveiled the world’s first standalone Daydream VR headset: Lenovo Mirage Solo. The device does not require...
Google invests in Chinese esports company Chushou
(Reuters) — Alphabet’s Google has joined an investment in Chinese live-stream mobile game platform Chushou that brings the startup’s total funding to $120 million,...
Google launches ARCore Developer Preview 2, will kill Tango on March 1
Google today launched ARCore Developer Preview 2, which you can download now from developers.google.com/ar and use to create AR experiences on Android. At the...
Google’s top tech searches in 2017: iPhone 8, iPhone X, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Xbox One X
Just like every other tech company interested in playing the holiday PR game, Google puts together end-of-year lists for its various properties. Google may...
Sonaria tackles the challenges of VR music and sound design
Pollen Music Group has done sound design and composed the music for over two dozen virtual reality films now, including Glen Keane’s Duet and Patrick Osborne’s Pearl, which...
AlphaGo Teach coaches people to play Go like Google DeepMind’s AI
Google’s DeepMind subsidiary released a tool that’s designed to help people learn to play Go like its superhuman AlphaGo program. The system, called AlphaGo...