We have the Nintendo Switch, and we want to talk about it! The Nintendo Switch is due out March 3 for $300, but we’ve got our hands on one right now. Nintendo sent us the device to review, and we’ve got an in-depth look at the device in the works. For now, however, we want to...
Zappar has raised $3.75 million in funding for its augmented reality and virtual reality creative tools. London investment house Hargreave Hale led the round, with participation from trade investors You & Mr Jones and China’s iDreamSky. Zappar will use the funds to accelerate development of several new products, as well as fueling its international expansion. In particular,...
Qualcomm has launched an accelerator to help hardware companies develop head-mounted displays for virtual reality. The company has targeted its Snapdragon 835 mobile chip at virtual reality headsets and currently has four customers with early 820-based designs in the market. An additional five 820 designs are coming in 2017. Now, to further stoke the market,...
Minecraft lives on Windows Mobile devices. Developer Mojang has updated Minecraft for Windows 10 Mobile, and you can get it for free if you already own it and update your Windows Phone 8 device to Windows 10 Mobile. In this version of the game, players can access important new features like achievements, the update that...
It isn’t easy to marshal the will to create a human colony on Mars. It’s an expensive project, and to pull it off, you need a vision. To build that vision, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) turned to a video game company. Blackbird Interactive, a Canadian game developer, has built an interactive art...
Blueprint Reality is launching a tool dubbed MixCast VR that lets both game developers and consumers create their own mixed reality videos from within VR. The Vancouver, Canada-based company recently released its first title, the Awaken VR puzzle game, on the HTC Vive VR headset. And now it is releasing one of the tools that it used...
Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast GB Decides on Facebook Watch live on Twitch Watch on YouTube Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. It’s almost time for IEM Katowice, which is one of the biggest esports events of the year, and we talk about it in depth on this week’s podcast. ESL’s IEM Katowice is happening this weekend,...
People are focusing their time and money on a smaller selection of mobile games — at least in the United States. Owners of iPhones in the U.S. spent an average of $27 on mobile games, according to data-tracking firm Sensor Tower. That is up from $25 in 2015. Overall spending was up to $40 per U.S....
The Oculus Rift and its Touch controllers are now the go-to platform for creating art in virtual reality. Google has launched its Tilt Brush app on the Oculus Store for $30 for anyone who also owns the Touch motion controllers. Like with the HTC Vive version, Tilt Brush for the Rift enables you to create...
VB LIVE: VR isn’t just a disrupter — it’s an earthquake reshaping the marketing landscape, with industry giants like Lexus, McDonald’s, Beefeater, and Chik-fil-A bringing virtual reality marketing to the mainstream. Join today’s VR innovators in this VB Live event and learn how to take emotion-driven marketing to the next level. Register here for free....
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