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Gaming With the Moms #37: What’s an Oculus Rift?
Welcome to 2016, treasured listeners! Nicole’s back, and we talk about a ton of game news this week—but only after having a long and mostly spoiler-free conversation about the Star Wars...Read More
The Games Done Quick Winter Marathon for Cancer Prevention Is Now!
If you’re a gamer, you already know playing video games is not necessarily frivolous. You learn stuff, right? You connect with your friends and family through games. It’s all good. But did...Read More
Ana’s Apps: Fun With Colors
There are lots and lots of apps for preschoolers that teach letter recognition and early reading in English. However, there aren’t very many that pull in a different language. The app store...Read More
Game Companies Merge To Create Curve Digital Entertainment
Curve Digital has been acquired by the Catalis Group, the parent company of both Kuju Entertainment and Testronic. Catalis plans to form a new subsidiary, “Curve Digital Entertainment,” which will...Read More
There Will Be No Lack of Games for VR Devices
We don’t have to be worried about the Oculus Rift or PlayStation VR having a dearth of games. Oculus creator Palmer Luckey and Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai have each said that...Read More
Palmer Luckey Responds to Queries About High Oculus Price
Palmer Luckey, creator of the Oculus Rift, shared his thoughts and responded to confusion over the VR machine’s final price during a Reddit AMA yesterday. “I handled the messaging poorly,”...Read More
This Fake Minecraft 2 App Will Probably Crash Your Phone
Today’s nominee for “worst thing” is certainly the fake Minecraft 2 app that managed to make it into the App Store. Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2, which is selling for $10.99,...Read More
Psychonauts 2 Makes Its Crowdfunding Goal of $3,300,000
Psychonauts 2 has officially made its crowdfunding goal of $3,300,000, with five days left on the timer. 20,914 backers have pledged almost $3,371,000 as of 11 A.M. this morning. This will...Read More
Independent Games Festival Finalists Announced
Independent games are often crowded out of the spotlight by bigger games. But some of these independent games are fantastic. The Independent Games Festival tries to bring some much-needed attention...Read More
For Dedicated Ōkami Fans Only: Amaterasu Action Figure
One of the most beautiful games for the Wii was an action-adventure game based on Japanese folklore. The game is called Ōkami. Ōkami’s player character is a wolf who is also...Read More
Only a Quarter of Americans Have Heard of Oculus Rift
How up to date are you on VR technology? A new survey from Frank N. Magid Associates tells us that while most consumers are interested in virtual reality, 51% of them aren’t familiar...Read More
Over 40 More Games Can Be Streamed on PlayStation Now… Now!
The season of giving goes on for Sony, who has added another considerable chunk of PlayStation 3 games to their streaming service, PlayStation Now. That brings the total up to...Read More
Nintendo NX Could Be Announced at E3 This Year
A stock market blog has reported that we may get our first look at the NX concept in a few months. The news also suggests that the mystery console will begin selling by the...Read More
If You Want an Oculus Rift, It’s Going to Cost You $600
The information the technology world has been waiting for was announced this morning. The leading virtual reality company, Oculus, opened preorders for its flagship VR headset the Oculus Rift. We now...Read More
