June 29, 2016
Glu debuts new Dash game with Gordon Ramsay
These days, if a celebrity launches their own game, it is likely with Glu Mobile. Known for their free-to-play mobile games, the publicly traded company lists more than…
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June 29, 2016
Twitch makes cheering exchange rate clear: one penny per bit for streamers
Twitch announced Monday that users would soon be able to “cheer” their favorite streamers — in the form of expendable emoji purchasable with real-world money. Details were rather…
Read articleJune 27, 2016
Leet debuts a simple app for sharing your best gameplay highlights
Services like YouTube Gaming and Twitch are great for watching videos and live streams from your favorite gamers, but a new app called Leet, launching now, has a…
Read articleJune 24, 2016
Oculus removes hardware DRM that locked games onto its headset
An Oculus update posted today quietly removes a feature that blocked Oculus software from being played on other headsets — something that the community has been up in…
Read articleJune 23, 2016
The Nintendo 64 turns 20 today
It was on June 23, 1996 that the Nintendo 64 made its debut — in Japan, that is. We wouldn’t see it on this side of the Pacific…
Read articleJune 23, 2016
Slither.io is snaking its way on to homescreens
Slither.io is not new, but it is crazy popular. The game has been sitting at number one on the iOS gaming charts for some time now. Slither.io has…
Read articleJune 21, 2016
The Basslet wearable subwoofer delivers beats and basslines directly to your body
I first tried on a prototype of the Basslet wearable subwoofer at SXSW 2016. Built by a Berlin startup called Lofelt and headed by CEO/cofounder Daniel Büttner and…
Read articleJune 21, 2016
My Eye Spy brings every parents’ favorite car game to a phone near you
I spy with my little eye… Something beginning with F! Is it Flowers? No. Fish finger sandwiches? No. A Fantastic Feast of Fun? Well, no, not quite, but…
Read articleJune 20, 2016
HTC exec: exclusives are a bad idea for VR
Last week at E3, we had a chance to speak with some of the biggest names in VR, from Oculus to Sony — but that list that wouldn’t be…
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Oculus co-founders Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell on the state of VR
Before Oculus, most casual observers regarded virtual reality as somewhere between science fiction and novelty, fodder for cheesy 1990s films and overpriced, underperforming tech demos. Now it’s immediate…
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