Europe’s virtual reality sector has grown to nearly 300 companies
Europe’s booming virtual reality ecosystem now consists of nearly 300 companies, according to the first European Virtual Reality landscape released by The Venture Reality Fund...
Small mistakes led to a $500 million verdict against Oculus
Mistakes in doing everyday business led to a $500 million verdict against Facebook’s Oculus division in a legal battle with ZeniMax. ZeniMax sued Oculus,...
Windows 10 passes 25% market share, Vista drops below 1%
A year and a half after its release, Windows 10 has passed 25 percent market share. That means one in four computers are now...
Nintendo President spells out how Pokémon generated big financial results
Nintendo reported better-than-expected growth in its third fiscal quarter ended December 31 yesterday, and today, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima credited the growth of the...
5 bots to try this week: Swelly, Chatform.ai, CNN, Flappy Bird, and Nightbot
The Flappy Bird game was massively popular and maybe even, in the words of its creator, “addictive.” It was also so 2014. Now in 2017,...
Insomniac CEO Ted Price pummels Trump’s Muslim ban in YouTube video
Insomniac Games CEO founder Ted Price took a stand against President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from seven Muslim countries. While other game developers...
Get Qurious Maker Box introduces kids to augmented reality play
Pokémon Go got many people to engage with an augmented reality game for the first time. But Los Gatos startup Get Qurious wants to...
Improbable, a U.K. startup that helps devs build massive simulated worlds, to open first U.S. hub in San Francisco
Improbable, a U.K. startup that makes it easier for developers to build massive simulated worlds, has announced it’s opening its first base in the...
MIT launches Play Labs to help AR, VR, and AI startups get off the ground
Bayview Labs, Seraph Group, and MIT Game Lab are creating Play Labs to accelerate startups in augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. The...
App Annie: Worldwide app downloads grew 15% and revenue soared 40% in 2016
Downloads, revenue, and time spent in apps all grew by double digits during 2016, according to a report by market researcher App Annie. Time spent...