Global games market forecast to hit $100B by 2019
The global game market is expected to reach $100 billion by 2019, according to a new estimate by the Open Gaming Alliance, a nonprofit...
Microsoft’s using Minecraft to boost artificial intelligence research with Project AIX
Microsoft has quietly unveiled a new platform that harnesses the power of Minecraft to expedite artificial intelligence (AI) development. The project is under the...
Robert Scoble leaving Rackspace for UploadVR to explore augmented and virtual reality
Technology evangelist, author, and blogger Robert Scoble is leaving Rackspace to pursue an entrepreneur-in-residence role with UploadVR. He says that he’ll do the same...
VR treadmill maker Virtuix runs toward a mini-IPO
Virtuix, maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill, said today it will move ahead with a “mini-IPO” under new regulations that allow companies to raise...
PlayStation VR boss was surprised by Oculus Rift’s $599 price
Virtual reality is new and hot, and it turns out that new hot things cost a lot of money — unless they’re made by...
Immy grabs patent on how to do AR/VR glasses in a natural way
Immy, a tech startup based in Michigan, said it has been granted a patent on a way to design a new generation of augmented...
With just 3 games, Supercell made $924M in profits on $2.3B in revenue in 2015
There’s something magical in the water, or the snow, in Finland. Helsinki-based Supercell announced some astounding financial results for 2015 based on revenues from...
AR/VR investments hit $1.1B in first two months of 2016, already beating last year’s total
Augmented reality and virtual reality investment reached $1.1 billion in the first 2 months of this year, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. That figure...
Nintendo fends off more patent trolls in Wii victory
Nintendo is known for making Mario games, designing cute pocket monsters, and having an effective legal team. The publisher announced today that it has...
Mark Pincus and Frank Gibeau talk about the future of Zynga and social mobile gaming
Zynga and Electronic Arts have exchanged hostages yet again. Zynga, the San Francisco social mobile game company announced yesterday that it had named former EA executive Frank Gibeau...
