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Twitch Studio, Twitch's easy-peasy streaming software for beginners, hits open beta
Twitch Studio aims to make it easy for PC gamers to stream their gameplay to the world, and now, anybody can try it.
Apple Arcade is the best part of iOS 13. Now Apple needs to open it up
The stellar service shines a light on just how bad mobile gaming has gotten, but exclusivity is holding it back.
Hands on with Marvel Dimension of Heroes: Fun, frantic though repetitive AR gameplay
Lenovo and Disney team up again with its second AR experience, starring several of the Marvel Avengers. While the augmented-reality gameplay is fun and well-crafted, it's ultimately somewhat repetitive.
Oculus Connect 6: Significant Oculus Quest upgrades could render the Rift obsolete
Facebook didn't announce any new hardware at Oculus Connect 6, but it revealed key Oculus Quest improvements and a big-budget Medal of Honor VR reboot.
Hands-on: Respawn's Medal of Honor revival for Oculus Rift nails WWII, but lacks little VR extras
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, a VR rebirth for the WWII shooter, will be 50 levels long when it lands on Oculus Rift.
Microsoft wants you to help test its Project xCloud game streaming service
Offer includes free access to Gears 5, Halo 5, Killer Instinct, and Sea of Thieves if you sign up.
$5 Google Play Pass: How does it compare to Apple Arcade?
Google’s new service has some advantages over Apple’s, but there are notable differences.
Hands-on: Stadia's cloud gaming feels impressive, but Google's showing off the wrong games
After demoing Doom Eternal and Mortal Kombat 11 on Stadia during PAX, it's clear the platform works as (or better than) intended. That doesn't mean those are the types of games you'll want to use it for though.
Google shows off Stadia streaming games: Cyberpunk 2077, Mortal Kombat 11, and more
Google revealed several more games coming to its Stadia game-streaming service at Gamescom 2019.
Apple Arcade won’t save us from the scourge of freemium gaming, but it’s a start
Apple’s subscription gaming service won’t make free-to-play games obsolete, but it will give us lots of high-quality alternatives.
Valve Index Controllers review: These revolutionary VR controllers need patience to hit full potential
Valve's Index Controllers have the potential to be a huge leap forward for motion-tracked controls and virtual reality, but it'll take patience—and a lot more developer support.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is now available worldwide
The official release date is June 21, but the game is in the App Store and live a day early.
AMD and Samsung partner up to bring Radeon graphics to mobile devices
Your next Galaxy phone might rock Radeon graphics inside, after AMD and Samsung's newly announced partnership.
Valve Index impressions: An eye-opening headset that pushes enthusiast VR further
Valve's new VR headset makes huge FOV improvements, but its finger-tracking controllers are going to take some brain retraining.
Microsoft's augmented reality Minecraft tease is a reminder of its world-shattering HoloLens demo
Microsooft ends its Build keynote with a teaser of what looks like an augmented reality version of Minecraft. In a sense, we've already seen it, as part of Microsoft's killer HoloLens demo a few years ago.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches in Australia and New Zealand
Can Niantic recreate the success of Pokémon Go?
Valve's $999 Index VR headset promises 'high-fidelity virtual reality' with revolutionary controls
Valve's Index VR headset is loaded with cutting-edge tech designed to appeal to virtual reality enthusiasts.
Magic Leap hands-on: Magic, sure, but augmented reality is still a long way away from mass consumption
Next week Magic Leap One devices will start showing up in select AT&T stores, but at more than $2,000 this very-much-prototype tech is hard to recommend even to early adopters.
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5G could be the foundation of next-gen 'cloud VR'
AT&T, Ericsson, and a number of companies showed off streamed VR to headsets, using 5G to minimize nausea-inducing latencies while keeping the resolutions high.
