Nothing gold can stay, Ponyboy … well, nothing Gold (or Silver) can stay away from Pokémon Go, that is. The Google Maps-powered monster-catching location game is getting 80 new creatures, developer Niantic has revealed directly to GamesBeat. This means that dedicated players will now have a chance to catch Johto region starters like Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile beginning later...
Valve is building hardware for virtual reality, and it’s taking cues from one of the console industry’s brightest minds. Above: Valve’s prototype grip controllers. Image Credit: GamesBeat/Jeffrey Grubb VR is still in its early stages in terms of revenues relative to the industry as a whole, but Valve is pushing virtual reality forward by following the...
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Sólfar Studios has launched its ground-breaking Everest VR virtual reality climbing experience on the Oculus Rift and Touch platform. VR is going through its trough of disillusionment at the moment, but Everest VR could very well break even on its investment, said Thor Gunnarsson, cofounder and head of business development at Sólfar, in an interview at...
The U.S. video game industry consists of 2,457 companies that directly and indirectly support 220,000 jobs and generate $30.4 billion in revenue, based on 2015 data, according to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association. The game industry grew its employment in 2015 at an annual rate of 2.9 percent, or more than double...
Half-Life 3 is a mythological beast. Most people know it’s not real, but you’ll never convince a handful of dedicated investigators who pour over every blurry photo and alleged Gabe Newell footprints found in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. Above: I don’t know. Looks like Bigfoot to me. Image Credit: Valve Now, Valve is...
Magic Leap has raised an astounding $1.4 billion for its augmented reality smartglasses since 2014. But the company has run into considerable negative publicity lately, including a leaked photo that showed that the technology might be further behind than its CEO has claimed. The negativity started in December when tech news site The Information said...
Holographic-tech startup 8i is announcing that it has raised $27 million from media, tech, and telecommunications strategic investors. The company is also announcing Holo, a consumer mobile augmented reality app that lets people express themselves with funny holograms. Time Warner led the round, and other investors included Baidu, Hearst, Verizon, One Ventures, Seed & Speed, and existing...
Valve is evolving how developers can get onto its Steam store to sell PC games, and one of the reasons it’s doing that is because the company is uncomfortable choosing which games you have access to. The Steam platform controls a significant percentage of the PC gaming market — 50 percent to 70 percent of...
Anyone who’s ever used virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), or mixed reality (MR) goggles will likely have tried to explain to others what they’re seeing in their digitally reconstructed worlds. But there isn’t really an easy way of showing people what they’re experiencing without handing the headset over to someone else. And that’s why...
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