Nvidia boosts virtual reality with its physics-based VR Funhouse minigames
Virtual reality could be a big driver for gamer PCs with powerful graphics cards. That’s why Nvidia wants it to succeed. And to boost...
California rivals for state Senate seat plan to battle in epic Pokémon Go duel
Debates are so 19th century. There must be a better way to determine who is a worthy candidate for public office, and it looks...
Wish Pokémon Go would go away? New PokeGone Chrome extension blocks Pokémon content for you
Unless you have been living under a self-imposed media blackout for the past week, you no doubt know that something called Pokémon Go has...
Pokémon Go’s revenues are ‘unprecedented’ and show Nintendo’s brand power
As people around the United States gather at parks and other public spaces to capture and train their augmented-reality creatures in Pokémon Go, the...
Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 5.2% in Q2 2016, seventh quarter of decline in a row
The PC market continues to slowly but surely decline. Both Gartner and IDC have found PC shipments were down globally, again. Gartner estimates worldwide...
How Plantronics engineered an audio headset for PlayStation VR
Unlike the Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR doesn’t have built-in headphones, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to settle for something ill-suited for virtual reality....
Samsung Gear VR successor may be in the works
We’re just two months away from the anniversary of the reveal of the consumer Gear VR. So it’s time to wonder if a successor...
Nintendo stock price up 9% after Pokémon Go launch
Pocket monster are capable of amazing feats, like rallying investment in a game publisher. Nintendo’s stock price is up 9 percent on the Tokyo...
How computing legend David Braben schemed to create Elite: Dangerous and Raspberry Pi
David Braben became a gaming legend in the 1980s with the creation of Elite, a 3D space exploration game in the 1980s. He went...
Eidos founder Ian Livingstone is driving the U.K. to teach games in schools
Ian Livingstone is one of the founding fathers of games in the United Kingdom. He cofounded Games Workshop in 1975 and launched Dungeons &...
