John Riccitiello Q&A: How Unity CEO views Epic’s Fortnite success
Years ago, Epic Games pitched a little game called Fortnite to then-Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. Not so prophetically, he turned it down. Fortnite...
How Ready At Dawn Studios designed Echo Combat for zero-gravity VR firefights
If anyone succeeds in turning virtual reality gaming into an esport, it will probably be Ready At Dawn Studios. The Irvine, California-based studio created...
Insomniac teases its next game — a new VR experience
Insomniac is a busy studio. It is preparing to release Spider-Man for PlayStation 4, which is one of the most anticipated games of the...
Oculus: ‘We don’t want exclusivity’ for VR games
At last month’s Reboot Develop conference in Croatia, Oculus encouraged VR developers in attendance to release their content on every platform, and not as exclusives...
Gaming has gone mainstream, but it still has room to grow
The global games market is expected to grow from $137.9 billion in 2018 to more than $180.1 billion in 2021, according to market researcher Newzoo....
Oculus Go could get a second screen in the future — your phone
We were disappointed to find out Oculus Go at launch doesn’t have any way for people outside VR to see what the person wearing...
Why the future of immersive storytelling is in ‘all shades of reality’
Lucasfilm has had decades to perfect its storytelling craft in film and TV. However, the same can’t be said for its work in immersive...
Oculus’s handling of personal data is an ‘existential crisis’
Facebook is overhauling the Oculus privacy policy and terms of service as the company prepares to launch its first standalone VR headset. The change comes amid...
Zuckerberg: Facebook did not fire Palmer Luckey over political views
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is facing a barrage of questions as he testifies before the United States Senate today. One of those...
Oculus Go hands-on: going lean
One of the very first things I did in Oculus Go was lean. I was playing Settlers of Catan at the Game Developers Conference...