How VCs are looking at investing in VR experiences
Back in March, I attended a crowded panel at the Upload Collective, where a number of venture capitalists and investors talked about investing in...
Wevr’s Neville Spiteri tells devs how to choose the right VR platform
Neville Spiteri has been dreaming about VR for a long time, and his company Wevr was early with the high-end underwater exploration game, The...
How EA is moving to turn all players into competitive gamers
Peter Moore is a former pro soccer athlete, and so he knows the mixed emotions people feel when they describe professional video game players...
Counter-Strike’s co-creator likes keeping out of the limelight
Back in 1999, Minh “Gooseman” Le helped create a mod for Half-Life 2 that became one of the most popular online multiplayer games of...
Green Man Gaming carves out a $40 million niche in Steam’s shadow (updated)
Companies survive — and thrive — as they compete with Steam, the largest online store for downloadable PC video games in the world. Green...
As Alienware turns 20, the line between PCs and game consoles blurs
Alienware was founded 20 years ago to make gaming PCs. And at the most recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), it showed off a bunch of new...
HTC Vive demos hit retail as VR headset rolls out to 24 countries
The HTC Vive virtual reality headset is now shipping in 24 countries, with delivery in about two or three business days. It’s also available for...
Windows 10 adoption passes Windows 7 on Steam
Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for May, revealing that there is a new top dog in the Steam gaming community: Windows...
With its Vive launch under way, HTC builds the case for VR in your living room
The HTC Vive debuted in the first week of April, bringing high-end virtual reality on the PC to consumers. HTC says it managed to...
How CastAR’s Jeri Ellsworth will use augmented reality for fun tabletop gaming
Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson have been toiling away at augmented reality for years at their startup, CastAR. Their ambition to make a fun...