Games/Interactive

CEO since 2007, Shantanu Narayen has overseen a period of explosive growth for the San Jose software company. As Adobe has embraced a cloud-based subscription model, its stock has ... More

Microsoft June 11 unveiled the latest iteration of its Xbox gaming console, the Xbox One X, a $500 offering that promises seamless 4K quality gaming, a 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc drive, a... More

Virtual reality (VR) will be playing a major role again at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) June 13-15 in Los Angeles. All the major VR hardware players will be on ... More

VR technology studio Positron, creators of the world's first full-motion cinematic VR chair, Voyager, has announced a partnership with the Technicolor Experience Center (TEC) desi... More

For how much Hollywood loves remakes, I’m curious to see what a futuristic Mad Men is going to look like. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not expecting to see robotic Don Draper, who... More

For Apple, augmented reality is the clear short term play. It’s not so much that the company doesn’t see any future in virtual reality – it’s just that the tools for a qual... More

Esports viewing has increased markedly over the past few years: The global market grew to US$696 million in 2016, and may exceed $1 billion by 2019. Media payments for rights to co... More

Sesame Workshop and IBM Watson today announced that they are creating a vocabulary app and the Sesame Workshop Intelligent Play and Learning Platform. The new platform will be used... More

Apple's Monday WWDC keynote included a quick-fire presentation about gaming content on Macs—but the biggie was VR, along with a path for underpowered Mac systems to potentially g... More

Fox Sports said it will offer the UEFA Champions League final in virtual reality using an app that is compatible with Samsung Gear VR headsets and Cardboard viewers. The app, also ... More

Virtual reality (VR) seems to be the darling of the moment, with its potential talked up and trumped by almost everyone. This is clearly evidenced by campaigns, agencies, governmen... More

While media giants consider Hulu Live TV complementary to pay-TV, it’s safe to assume online TV is both savior and disruptor to an industry scrambling to find a digital solution.... More

Twitter over the weekend announced another live streaming partnership, this time with the BBC. The new deal will bring live video and breaking news from the BBC’s U.K. election c... More

Virtual reality revenue will explode more than tenfold over the next four years — to some $75 billion worldwide in 2021, according to one recent forecast. I’m sorry, what? T... More

Imax, best known for its high-tech movie screens, hopes others will feel the same at its new VR parlors. For $1 a minute, a group of friends can experience flight as eagles above a... More

Chinese authorities are cracking down on live streaming platforms and video producers this week in a hunt for content deemed too sexy, violent harmful to youth or even superstitiou... More

Microsoft’s video game streaming service is getting a face-lift, new features, and a new name — Mixer — as the Redmond company integrates a Seattle startup it acquired nine m... More

Major League Baseball is about to give hard-core baseball nerds a new way to experience its live-streaming games with virtual-reality features. On June 1, MLB’s At Bat app wil... More

In keeping with the visual spectacle of the first installment, Director James Gunn and VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend returned to Deluxe’s Method Studios, this time to create hero... More

Star Trek fans (a.k.a. trekkies) who long to command their own starships while using handheld communicators will get that chance when a new virtual reality game rolls out later thi... More