Arizona Sunshine by Vertigo Games is a great game. We liked it so much, in fact, that we awarded it the designation of our favorite VR game of 2016. The complete single player campaign mode, cooperative multiplayer support, and addictive horde mode delivered a lot of content to a game that was already overflowing with fun and...
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Porn finds a way back into CES through VR
Naughty America was tucked away in the back of the cavernous South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES 2017, the big tech trade show last week in Las Vegas. There were no signs or images to advertise the near-secret meeting room. But people found the only porn company at the show anyway....
Lenovo is getting serious about gaming PCs and PC gamers
Maybe you’ve noticed. PC gaming is hot, and every company with any presence in the computing market wants to establish itself as a brand for people who like (and spend a lot of money on) video games. Hardware manufacturer Lenovo is no different. Above: Will Fu of Lenovo wants to talk to you about video...
Cover Me dev: Room-scale mobile VR is ‘fully doable’ with the HTC Vive’s tracker
Amid the hustle and bustle of Vive’s CES booth, there’s a war zone. It’s a hellish battlefield in which three brave brothers are making a last stand against a hive mind of silent soldiers, uniformly marching forward. The heroes twist and turn, covering every angle, ducking and weaving out of the line of fire —...
Tech group leader wants Trump to follow through on infrastructure bill
Gary Shapiro is the voice of the tech industry. The president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association is the leader of the trade group that puts on CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. I spoke with him about his agenda for the incoming Donald Trump presidency, and Shapiro explained...
Harman and Samsung want to transform your car into a VR station on wheels
GUEST: I don’t know about you, but if I’m driving through downtown Detroit in the dead of winter, I might want to feel like I’m driving through the Florida Keys instead. Soon, that may just be possible. Swiss-headquartered WayRay, which makes holographic augmented reality displays for cars, announced a strategic collaboration with Harman, the car...
VR meets marketing: Get ready for this new reality (VB Live)
VB LIVE: A drop in the price of VR headsets and wildly successful campaigns from giants like Volvo prove that VR is set to reshape the marketing landscape. Join VR innovators in this VB Live event to learn how to tap into the revolution and take emotion-driven marketing to the next level. Register here for...
Hap2U wants you to get back in touch with your touchscreen
Gamers are familiar with the sense of touch you get from rumble controllers, but it’s a pretty blunt form of force feedback. But Hap2U thinks we’ve all been out of touch. So the five-person French startup has created a prototype of touch-feedback technology for touchscreens. I felt the demo at the CES Unveiled party this week...
Job Simulator is one of the first VR hits: $3 million in sales
After a long day at work, people love to unwind by playing video games. And a lot of them apparently like to play a game that takes them back to work. Owlchemy Labs announced today that its virtual reality game Job Simulator has passed $3 million in sales, making it one of the biggest hits...
The DeanBeat: Great gadgets, moments, and trends at CES 2017
When the leaders of the tech industry get up on the big stages at the Consumer Electronics Show, you can learn a lot. I’m at the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, where face-to-face interaction can still yield some insights. I’ve collected some of those insights and looked for trends at CES 2017, which...
