Palmer Luckey: ‘I am deeply sorry that my actions’ hurt Oculus Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 24, 2016 2 min Palmer Luckey founded the modern VR movement and made millions of dollars selling his company to Facebook. Now, he’s using that cash to pay... Continue Reading 2 min
Watch Dogs 2 hands-on: The hacktivist crusade against the smart city of San Francisco Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 23, 2016 4 min VentureBeat’s office isn’t there, but you’ll find plenty of familiar sights in the San Francisco depicted in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2. The City by... Continue Reading 4 min
Sega unleashes Total War on … Facebook Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 22, 2016 2 min Facebook gaming has fallen from its peak popularity late last decade as mobile has taken over, but Sega still sees potential in the platform.... Continue Reading 2 min
Blizzard beefs up support for Heroes of the Storm’s esports league Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 22, 2016 2 min It’s tough to grow a game into a viable esport, but Blizzard has plans to invest in its online arena battler to accomplish exactly that.... Continue Reading 2 min
Rocket League goes where there’s no accusations, just friendly crustaceans — under the sea Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 22, 2016 2 min Is a man not entitled to the goals of his car? No, says the man at FIFA. “It belongs to Sepp Blatter and his... Continue Reading 2 min
Overwatch World Cup’s 16-nation tourney could make Blizzard’s shooter an esports power Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 22, 2016 2 min Blizzard is holding its annual fan gathering in Anaheim in a few months, and among that convention’s many events is the first international World... Continue Reading 2 min
Star Wars: Battlefront’s Death Star DLC is out — watch us play Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 21, 2016 1 min The Death Star is back … oh, wait. Nevermind. I just blew it up again. Developer DICE has just launched the Death Star add-on... Continue Reading 1 min
Blizzard is phasing out the ‘Battle.net’ name Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 21, 2016 2 min Battle.net is going away. Don’t worry! Your loot boxes are safe. The technology behind the service is staying, but the name is on the... Continue Reading 2 min
Forza Horizon 3 is at its best when it lets your friends take the wheel Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 20, 2016 5 min Microsoft has found itself with one of the more unlikely annual-release franchises in Forza, and yet the publisher has also discovered a way to... Continue Reading 5 min
How to play Torbjörn in Overwatch when you have 5 seconds of lag Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 20, 2016 1 min PCs are meant for multitasking, but that’s not always a good idea. For example, you may not want to render HD video while playing an... Continue Reading 1 min