Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. At its Ignite 2021 conference today, Microsoft announced Loop, a new app that combines a “flexible canvas” with components that sync across Microsoft 365 services to help teams communicate and work remotely together. Built on Microsoft’s Fluid […]
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New Pikmin AR game coming from Pokémon Go developer Niantic
Pikmin Bloom, a new augmented reality app from Nintendo and Pokémon Go creator Niantic, is coming to mobile devices starting Tuesday. The new app will be released in Australia and Singapore first, and will roll out globally over the coming days on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store, according to a news release. […]
Gun Raiders Jumps From App Lab To Oculus Quest Store
Free-to-play VR shooter, Gun Raiders, is graduating from App Lab to the full Oculus Quest and Rift stores later this fall. Developer Gun Raiders Entertainment confirmed the multiplayer title will make the jump to the official Facebook stores later this year, though a final date hasn’t yet been announced. It originally launched on App Lab […]
64% of CISOs hired from outside, highlighting retention issues
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! The number of CISOs hired from another company is an astounding 64%, according to new research from Marlin Hawk. The research shows that there isn’t a good plan for keeping current CISOs happy, succession planning is nonexistent, and there seems […]
Lidar sensors cruise from self-driving cars to digital twins and the metaverse
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Lidar technology has gained attention among a slew of advanced technologies promising to create tomorrow’s self-driving cars. But lidar sensors are also prominent in efforts to produce digital twins and metaverse use cases. A core aspect of digital twins lies […]
Get Away From It All With Lake
I spent the last week leaving my job working in technology and traveling back to my lakeside hometown to deliver mail. It was every bit as uneventful as you might expect. Lake is a strange game. Built as a story-driven experience, it nonetheless firmly refuses to tell much of a story. It’s an open world […]
Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy's Edge Part 2 Release Date, Price Revealed
Nearly a year after the launch of its first part, Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge – Last Call has a release date and price. The follow-up adventure to ILMxLAB’s compilation of short, interactive VR stories arrives on September 15. It’ll cost $9.99 as a standalone package, or you can get the full game […]
From The Creator Of Tomb Raider, Dream Cycle Is A New 'Ever-Growing' Adventure Game Coming Soon
Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live is officially a wrap, and one of the many announcements was that of Dream Cycle. Dream Cycle is an “ever-growing” action-adventure game from Toby Gard, the creator of the original Tomb Raider. So what is Dream Cycle? Glad you asked. ”Dream Cycle is the foundation of a journey into the endless unknown, an […]
8 historical board games, from diverse designers, that show great promise
The tabletop renaissance has created a more diverse audience than ever before, even for niche genres like historical board games and wargames. Now a new mentorship program, led by a blue-ribbon panel of industry experts, hopes to diversify tabletop gaming’s cadre of designers as well. Called the Zenobia Award, organizers say that the contest is […]
Rounding Up All The New From Today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Not to be outdone by Microsoft’s ID@Xbox presentation yesterday, Nintendo held another installment of its Indie World showcase today. The 20-minute video was jam-packed with hotly-anticipated titles, several of which are launching today. If you don’t have time to watch the presentation, consider this round-up a quick snapshot of everything the event had to offer. Bomb […]