Tencent’s reach is unmatched in the gaming market
In the new film Independence Day: Resurgence, a couple makes a video call to one another. When they hang up, the program they’re using tells...
Green Man Gaming carves out a $40 million niche in Steam’s shadow (updated)
Companies survive — and thrive — as they compete with Steam, the largest online store for downloadable PC video games in the world. Green...
Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell is bullish on virtual reality
Last week, I saw industry legend, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s cofounder Nolan Bushnell, talk at the 2016 NXNE Future Land Interactive Conference in Toronto....
Steam has 107 VR games on sale — and here are the 6 best
It’s summer, which can only mean one thing. No, you shouldn’t put your headset down and get outside; you should take a look at...
How Brexit impacts U.K.’s $3.83 billion gaming industry
The United Kingdom is the sixth-largest market for game spending in the world. It’s ahead of countries like France and Canada as well as...
The best games in Steam’s Summer Sale
Prepare the wallets. The Steam Summer Sale has begun. This is one of the craziest times of the year for Valve’s digital PC store....
Oculus ditches DRM hurdle — you can play HTC Vive games on the Rift again [update]
Just a month after it introduced them, Oculus VR has reversed security updates introduced to its Oculus Home platform. Following the initial update’s arrival...
Here’s a handsome boy (Jon Snow actor Kit Harington) in a face scanner for Call of Duty
It’s sad to think that one day Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO fantasy epic, will grow old...
Overwatch is a digital-sales behemoth with $269M in May, according to analyst
Blizzard’s ultimate attack causes a storm that sucks dollars out of your bank account. Overwatch was the No. 1 premium-priced PC game for digital...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: Best showfloor booth boy with a whip and cowboy hat
Most demos you get at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles are from highly trained public-relations staffers, but occasionally someone really...