Snap has reportedly made an investment in augmented reality, purchasing the Israeli-based startup Cimagine Media in a deal that’s said to be worth between $30 million to $40 million. Originally reported by Calcalist News, through this purchase, Snap will establish a development center in the Middle East, one where it will eventually employ more than...
The Unspoken is a multiplayer virtual reality video game that was released earlier this month as a launch title for the Oculus Touch platform. The game turns you into a modern, urban wizard tasked with battling others of your kind for arcane supremacy. In The Unspoken you can blast fireballs from your hand, hurl police...
The year 2016 may be remembered for many things, from the emergence of self-driving cars into the mainstream to virtual reality’s stab at being more than a fad. But for those who follow M&A activity around the world, Europe produced some notable exits at the hands of some big-name U.S. tech companies. And a handful...
Guides, Pokémon, and porn. Those are some of the most common themes you’ll find in our 10 most popular stories of the year. Our staff wrote hundreds of articles in 2016, covering news, reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, and more. And while we love all of our stories, some of them — for whatever reason — blow...
It happens. December is crazy. You get busy with work and shopping for your kids, and then you remember: you have to get your cousin Chester something for the family gift exchange on Christmas Eve. Well, if Chester is a gamer — and you know our boy Chester loves his PlayStation — then we’ve got...
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we talk about our favorite Star Wars games, Super Mario Run makes a lot of money, and we listen to the beautiful voice of Waluigi sing a Christmas carol. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2016 Steam...
I hope you are getting a warm pair of boots for the holidays, because it’s time to go back outside and catch pocket monsters. Pokémon Go is getting a holiday event beginning December 25, according to developer Niantic. As part of this in-game celebration, players will get a couple of bonuses that make it more...
If you are planning a trip for the holidays, you now have a resource to find gyms in Pokémon Go before you arrive at your destination. PokeScout, an interactive map website for tracking the location and status of gyms in Pokémon Go, has finally added every single gym in the hit mobile game. Using this tool, Pokémon Trainers...
GUEST: We’ve seen a steady stream of physical spaces devoted to VR and AR popping up recently — hubs where VR and AR developers can share resources, experiment, and network. One of the first VR spaces was Upload’s Collective in San Francisco, which launched at the beginning of the year as a hybrid coworking space...
Jaunt has built a library of cinematic virtual reality films, and now you’ll be able to watch them in your living room on the PlayStation VR headset. The Jaunt VR App is debuting today on the PSVR, which went on sale in October. The movie-like content on Jaunt puts you in the middle of a...
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