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Google is cutting the cost of its Project Tango depth-sensing tablets in half

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 2, 2015
1 min

Despite Project Tango’s cloudy future, Google continues to push the 3D depth-sensing tech to developers. The latest pitch is a 50 percent discount off its pricey $512 tablet development kit. The deal, effective...

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Nexon wins over Western developers by pitching gaming as an art form

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 1, 2015
12 min

Nexon is a pioneer of free-to-play online games in Asia, and it wants to break into the West in a big way. A couple of years...

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Google brings gameplay recording to Android with update to the Play Games app

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 28, 2015
2 min

Everyone on Android is about to turn into a YouTube personality. Google is launching a new version of its Google Play Games app today...

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YouTubers feel ‘coerced’ into new Red subscription service

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 23, 2015
3 min

Earlier this week, Google announced that it is finally introducing its subscription model for YouTube, but it has the community creators on the site...

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Magic Leap’s Graeme Devine on how to design for mixed reality and the impossible

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 15, 2015
10 min

Graeme Devine has had a storied career in games, working on projects such as The 7th Guest at Trilobyte, Age of Empires 3 at Microsoft,...

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YouTube Gaming one-ups Twitch with a crucial mobile-capture feature, adds subscriptions

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 15, 2015
2 min

YouTube Gaming is continuing its quest to cement its place as the top video site for game-related content, and it’s rolling out new features...

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Ingress maker Niantic spins off from Google and raises up to $30M from Pokémon and Nintendo

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 15, 2015
3 min

Niantic, the Google-spawned company that created the popular mobile game Ingress, is spinning out on its own. It has raised up to $30 million...

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Mattel and Google teamed up to make VR kid friendly, and they got pretty darn close

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 4, 2015
3 min

Mattel thinks it’s cracked the code to making virtual reality kid friendly. The 70-year-old toy company, under the guidance of Google, released its Cardboard-powered View-Master on...

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World of Tanks developer reenacts a 1941 battle for 360-degree video and virtual reality

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 30, 2015
2 min

Wargaming wants to put you into a battle. The company released a special video today called “1941 Battle: 360-degree Reenactment” that enables viewers to get an immersive look at what a World War II tank fight looked like.

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Google demos how Chromecast can power gaming on the TV with your smartphone

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 29, 2015
2 min

You don’t need a console, microconsole, or even a cord to play games on your television. You’ll only need a Chromecast. During its Nexus...

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