Blade said its Shadow service is adding new tiers of pricing to its subscription model so that its cloud gaming customers can choose the right plan. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
GamesBeat Decides 141: A Nintendo Direct approaches
A Nintendo Direct is coming before the end of the month. It will focus on the company’s lineup through the summer and beyond. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Valve’s Index VR headset goes back on sale March 9
Valve Index VR kits will be available to purchase again on at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Monday, March 9. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
GamesBeat Decides 140: Are they going to cancel E3?
Are they going to cancel E3 2020? The GamesBeat Decides crew discusses that possibility and whether the show can survive such a fate. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
How Games Make Money: Omer Kaplan on ads and hypercasual games
It’s the first episode of the How Games Make Money podcast with your host Jeff Grubb interviewing Omer Kaplan from Ironsource. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Cosmophobia is Dreadhalls studio White Door’s newest VR horror game
White Door Games, the developer behind Dreadhalls (one of the original — and still scariest — VR horror games), is back. Its new title is called Cosmophobia, and it looks equally as terrifying. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR
Virtual Desktop dev rewrites Oculus Quest’s wireless PC VR feature
Guy Godin rebuilt the wireless streaming feature Oculus Quest owners use to PC VR play games from their computer using Virtual Desktop. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
Unity drops out of GDC as coronavirus fears mount
Unity CEO John Riccitiello announced today that the company is pulling out of this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
Sony patents a VR controller that feels a lot like Valve’s Index
A recently published patent from Sony Interactive Entertainment suggests that the company is working on a new VR motion controller, similar to those for the Valve Index. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR
No Man’s Sky adds living ships and VR improvements
Developer Hello Games today introduced the Living Ship update, which adds a race of biological spaceships to the massive VR-compatible sci-fi adventure. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR