April 13, 2016
Oculus demos a VR selfie stick
Oculus wants to let you go anywhere in the world instantly, look like yourself, and even take a photo while you’re there, and today it demoed how at…
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April 1, 2016
CHKN, letting you build and raise creatures, is betaworks’ latest game
betaworks doesn’t often launch games, but when they do, it tends to stick. Just take Dots, for example, which ended up spinning out of betaworks as its own…
Read articleMarch 30, 2016
Teardown of Oculus Rift finds good design that’s somehow relatively easy to repair
When a new category of gadget appears, it’s understandable when the vanguard devices aren’t the most well designed, or are resistant to disassembly and repair. Fortunately, that doesn’t…
Read articleMarch 29, 2016
Razer takes aim at game streaming community with Ripsaw capture card
Razer’s Ripsaw is far from the first game capture card, but it leapfrogs the competition nicely and takes aim at a growing population of streamers who are willing…
Read articleMarch 29, 2016
Nintendo’s first smartphone app, Miitomo, arrives in the U.S. and other markets this Thursday
Nintendo’s first smartphone application, “Miitomo,” now has a U.S. launch date: March 31st. In addition, the company says it will also be available in several other countries at…
Read articleMarch 28, 2016
5 hard questions facing Oculus Rift
Today, the future became the present with the launch of Oculus Rift. The reviews are in, but uncertainty hangs overhead with HTC and PlayStation’s VR headsets still on the…
Read articleMarch 24, 2016
Retro gaming fans rejoice: Atari Vault is on Steam with 100 games
Longing for the days of the sticky floored arcades of your youth and long nights spent with the the Atari 2600, but can’t be bothered to dig through…
Read articleMarch 24, 2016
Razer goes budget-friendly with new Blackwidow X keyboard line
In the world of gaming accessories, “budget-friendly” is not a word frequently used. Naturally, one of the biggest players industry, Razer, aims to change that with the Blackwidow…
Read articleMarch 24, 2016
Sony announces plans to make PlayStation games for iOS and Android
It looks like Sony will follow Nintendo’s cue and focus on mobile gaming. The company announced today [in Japanese] that it has formed a new business unit that…
Read articleMarch 23, 2016
Famous dodges Apple App Store ban with web app
The Famous app got itself banned from Apple’s App Store about a month ago. They sidestepped the ban by promptly launching an Android version instead, and is today…
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