The USC Games Expo will debut more than 70 student-made games on May 15 in a livestreamed online-only event at noon Pacific time. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Niantic makes AR demo game Codename: Urban Legends for 5G networks
Niantic has launched an augmented reality (AR) demo game called Codename: Urban Legends for 5G wireless networks. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Taito is working on a Space Invaders AR game for mobile
Square Enix revealed that its subsidiary Taito is working on a Space Invaders AR game for mobile. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
How the metaverse can shake up storytelling with transmedia characters
The metaverse isn’t just an opportunity for a new kind of social world. It can let players create stories across multiple different worlds. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki believes users will create the metaverse
Dave Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, is about to take his company public. And he believes users will be the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, Geoff Keighley, Siobhan Reddy to light up GamesBeat metaverse event
VB EVENT: We have a multiverse of speakers coming to our metaverse event, GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse. A couple of our latest speakers include Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, CEO of R. Talsorian Games; Geoff Keighley, creator of The Game Awards; Siobhan Reddy, head of Dreams creator Media Molecule; and Richard Bartle, a pioneering researcher on AI […]
SuperData: Games grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 amid pandemic
The game industry grew 12% to $139.9 billion in 2020 from $120.1 billion in 2019, according to market researcher SuperData. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s past and future
The Game Awards inspires me to think about the possibilities of gaming. The show reviews our past and gives a glimpse of the future. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: Our next game event focuses on growth and the metaverse
With the help of partner Facebook, GamesBeat’s next big game conference will take place on January 26-27 and cover growth and the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
How developers are squeezing opportunity from mobile gaming
Idil Canal, the general manager of Max at AppLovin, joins How Games Make Money to talk about the opportunities still available in the mobile-gaming market. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb