The superfast rise of Oculus VR: How it went from startup to $2B acquisition in 21 months (interview)
The founders of Oculus VR describe how their startup survived its charmed life and got acquired by Facebook for $2B.
The Oculus-Facebook deal could marry tech, social, and gaming once and for all
John Carmack will be working for Facebook and other consequences of the Oculus deal.
Zuckerberg paints a surprising future for Oculus VR: ‘The most social platform ever’
Zuck recently gave the ski-goggles-like device a spin, and described the experience as entirely "unique."
Facebook is buying Oculus for $2B to ‘get ready for the platform of tomorrow’
“Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,...
Angry Birds maker signs up with Orchestrate, the database that wants to rule them all (exclusive)
"Front-end designers, Ruby programmers, Node programmers -- people who haven't used a lot of databases, they're coming to us."
Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS. ’80s kids dance in the streets
This story takes me right back to 1987, hanging out on the living room floor, futzing with floppy disks and command prompts and the original version of King's Quest.
Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman keeps her aim on democratizing gaming (interview)
Ouya has pivoted a few times, but it still focuses on getting indie games in front of gamers.
My mom reviews Dark Souls II
How many times do you think my mom will die while she tries to play Dark Souls II?
The DeanBeat: What meme had wings at the Game Developers Conference?
The Game Developers Conference ends today after a full week of lectures, demos, parties, and drunken strolls down the streets of San Francisco. I have attended many GDC events over the years, and I spent a lot of time at this one. I was surprised that so little of the event was about console games.
Ouya changes policy: Games no longer need free demos
In April, developers can choose to not provide a free-to-try option of their games. Ouya is making this change in response to feedback from game makers.