Why alternative app stores and emerging markets are good for developers
With huge mobile game revenues on iOS and Android, it isn’t second nature to think about alternatives. But Ravi Belwal, head strategic partner manager for...
Vive outsells Rift — but mobile and console VR outsell both
The high price and lack of must-have content is still holding back the sales of top-end virtual reality systems for PC. SuperData Research, a...
GamesBeat Summit’s lightning round’s message: ‘You matter, your work matters’
You don’t always need a ton of time to get your point across. The cure for sequelitis. Expanding gaming to India. Finding motivation to keep making games in...
How VR startups can survive the slow growth of 2017
While the throngs were attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we had our own GamesBeat event nearby at a breakfast sponsored by...
Court order could hamper Facebook VR plans
(Reuters) – Facebook’s big ambitions in the nascent virtual reality industry could be threatened by a court order that would prevent it from using...
Samsung’s Gear VR headset now includes a controller
Samsung has introduced an update to its Gear VR headset — along with a more ergonomic and curved design it now includes an Oculus-powered...
South Korean court dismisses arrest warrant for Samsung chief in bribery scandal
(Reuters) – A South Korean court on Thursday dismissed a warrant to arrest the head of the Samsung Group, the country’s largest conglomerate, amid...
Samsung estimates Q4 profit likely surged 50% to a 3 year high
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more...
Samsung confirms it sold 5 million Gear VR mobile headsets
Samsung Electronics America president Tim Baxter announced that the company has sold 5 million Gear VR virtual reality headsets for mobile devices to date. The...
Samsung gets into gaming with Notebook Odyssey laptop
Samsung on Wednesday announced it’s launching a laptop geared for the gaming audience called the Notebook Odyssey. This is the company’s first official foray...