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Everything you need to know about the Oculus Rift

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 6, 2014
5 min

A look at the the technology, games, and future of Facebook's virtual-reality company.

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5 min

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Microsoft and Xbox One face steep obstacles to win the console war in China

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 5, 2014
6 min

Steep prices for the Xbox One and its games might hold Microsoft back in China, but the company has advantages going in, too.

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6 min

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Israeli developer tries a game about love and peace during an armed conflict

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 4, 2014
2 min

Adventure Mob and developers team up to create Bolt Riley, a reggae music game.

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2 min

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China's mobile game market to grow a scorching 93% to $2.9B in 2014 (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 4, 2014
4 min

That expansion should continue at a compound annual growth rate of 37.6 percent from 2013 to 2018.

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4 min

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Nintendo's former indie champion reveals why he was forced off Twitter

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 4, 2014
2 min

The former head of Nintendo's indie program, Dan Adelman, explained why the company wanted him off Twitter.

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2 min

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Digital Futurism: prototypes, rhythm, and influences in trippy low-fi 3D games (part 2)

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 3, 2014
10 min

In part 1 of this 2 part series on Digital Futurism, we covered a small bit of history on this unique visual style including...

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10 min

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How the Xbox One wants to be your destination for the NFL and fantasy football

Posted byby Jason Wilson
August 3, 2014
5 min

Microsoft wants you to ditch the second screen and settle in with fantasy football on your TV -- through its newest home video game console.

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5 min

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Second Life has devolved into a postapocalyptic virtual world. The weirdest thing is how many people still use it

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 2, 2014
5 min

Launched in 2003 by Linden Lab, it was an unprecedentedly wide and open free online world (which allowed real-money purchases). Complete with its own in-game currency, it was a virtual reality with no objective other than to let people build and do what they want, and people were obsessed with it.