AR/VR Weekly: Eleven Ventures shows investors still want to make it rain
Some big-time investors are going to bat for emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual reality with a new venture capital firm: Eleven Ventures. And...
Pokémon Go shows off gym system updates and upcoming co-op Raid Battles
Pokémon Go has been hitting the gym, and it’s showing off some new features starting today. Developer Niantic unveiled updates to its gym system...
Pokémon Go turns 1 and challenges you to catch all these special events
It’s been one year since Pokémon Go smashed mobile game records, hitting revenues of $600 million at an unprecedented rate of only 90 days. To celebrate,...
AR visionaries learn to cope with the limits of today’s tech
Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way. So we decided to gather...
Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nintendo Switch sell more than 2.7 million units
Nintendo reported tonight that it has sold more than 2.74 million units of its Nintendo Switch game console since it went on sale in...
Newzoo: Mobile game revenue will grow 66% from $38 billion in 2016 to $65 billion in 2020
Mobile game revenue will grow from $38.6 billion in 2016 to $65 billion in 2020, according to market research firm Newzoo. That represents a...
A trio of visionaries will explore the future of augmented reality
I’m very excited about the trio of technology and entertainment visionaries that are the latest speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and...
PokeVS launches its new Pokémon Go scanner to help find creatures
Pokémon Go’s popularity has spawned a cottage industry. One of them is PokeVS, which has created a scanner for Pokémon Go that tells players where they...
Pokémon Go Easter event launches as Niantic’s 2016 sensation faces slowing revenues
Niantic and The Pokémon Company International announced the start of Pokémon Go’s latest in-game event, the Pokémon Go Eggstravaganza, in time for the Easter...
Heart study says Pokémon Go makes you twice as likely to walk 10,000 daily steps
A research study shows that people who play Pokémon Go are twice as likely to reach the 10,000-steps-per-day recommendation for physical exercise. Playing the...