Gamers suit up: You can now build ESA’s future lunar base in Fortnite
Space nerds delight: you can now play as an astronaut in Fortnite. You can even team up with your buddies to build a lunar habitat based on real future missions…
Riddled with debt, Sweden’s Embracer sells Star Wars game maker for $500M
Swedish gaming company Embracer Group has sold a big chunk of one of its biggest subsidiaries, US-headquartered Saber Interactive, in a deal totalling $500mn. The buyer is Beacon Interactive, a…
GTA VI trailer leak linked to Rockstar dev’s son
Shady behaviour might be part of the Grand Theft Auto DNA, but leaking video game trailers on TikTok before launch is probably not what developers had in mind. Especially not…
GG Microsoft! UK clears $69B Activision Blizzard deal
After a lengthy process of regulatory scrutiny, the biggest deal in gaming history finally has the all-clear. Today, the final hold-out in the saga, the UK’s CMA, said it had…
How Nex Is Flipping AR Games, and Why That’s a Great Thing
Augmented reality has a lot of promise for social and active gaming applications. An AR game’s use of the individual and their actual surroundings invites a connection to others and…
“Netflix for AR Content”: ARVision’s ARiddle, an AR Gaming Platform With Multiplayer Feature
(A)Riddle me this, what do you get when you create a gaming platform that facilitates the distribution of AR content and improves the multiplayer gaming experience? The start of a…
AR Gaming, a Formidable Force That’s Changing the Gaming Industry
AR gaming has changed greatly since the release of Pokémon GO. At the height of its popularity, Pokémon GO had more users compared to Twitter, and people were spending more…
The Park Playground’s Newest VR Experience for Battle Game Fans Is Here
Europe-based virtual reality experiences provider The Park Playground recently launched its latest offering, a new esports-inspired VR experience called NanoClash Focus. A first in the industry, this new virtual reality…
Virtex Stadium Adds Counter-Strike to Its Virtual Esports Titles
Esports fans are in for a new experience at the Virtex Stadium. Aside from EchoVR, users can now watch live gameplays of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2. Virtex has…
Spatial Releases Toolkit for “Gaming and Interactivity”
Spatial started out as an enterprise remote collaboration solution. Then, it changed lanes to offer virtual worlds for consumer social uses. Now, it could become an immersive gaming platform. At…
Get Ready to Battle in Space With Valo Motion’s Latest MR Game Release Astro Blade
Last year, Valo Motion launched ValoArena, a mixed reality playground, in the US. Now, the company is back with an exciting MR game release – Astro Blade. The Finnish game…
The Future of VR: What’s Next for the World of VR Gaming?
The VR gaming market is constantly evolving and has grown significantly in the past few years. With key developments in VR technology, hardware, and software driving the market forward, VR…