AMD’s Radeon RX 480 deserves the attention of the GPU mass market
AMD has a plan for this generation of PC video cards, and it’s all about offering performance at a low price. The Radeon RX 480 is...
Sweden’s Fast Travel Games raises seed round for VR games
A trio of industry veterans has created a new Swedish game studio, Fast Travel Games, to build virtual reality games. The Stockholm-based company has...
AMD’s $200 Radeon RX 480 graphics cards make VR work on a budget
Advanced Micro Devices is launching its bid to make virtual reality gaming much more affordable today. AMD is launching its graphics chips and cards...
Atari cofounder’s son takes video games beyond the couch
Console and PC games have become overly complicated with 16-button controllers and boring because they encourage sedentary activities. That’s the view of Brent Bushnell,...
Acer and Starbreeze join forces for the StarVR Virtual Reality headset
The VR headset designed for cinematic experiences has a new partner. Computer hardware company Acer and software developer Starbreeze announced today that the two...
Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell is bullish on virtual reality
Last week, I saw industry legend, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s cofounder Nolan Bushnell, talk at the 2016 NXNE Future Land Interactive Conference in Toronto....
Steam has 107 VR games on sale — and here are the 6 best
It’s summer, which can only mean one thing. No, you shouldn’t put your headset down and get outside; you should take a look at...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: Best game at making me scared and sick
The virtual reality experience is in first-person. I walked around a haunted house. It gave me objectives like searching for a key or a hidden door. My personal goal, however, was to avoid anything remotely scary. I walked slowly. When I was following other characters, I trailed far behind.
Oculus ditches DRM hurdle — you can play HTC Vive games on the Rift again [update]
Just a month after it introduced them, Oculus VR has reversed security updates introduced to its Oculus Home platform. Following the initial update’s arrival...
GamesBeat’s E3 Non-Awards: The VR game that induced an out-of-body experience
I didn’t feel quite right after playing Raw Data. GamesBeat’s E3 2016 Non-award Awards Last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles is behind...