Why VR Headsets Are the Next Big Thing in Gaming – Motley Fool

Motley FoolThe latest gaming consoles have hit store shelves in most major sales territories with varying degrees of success. Sony’s (NYSE: SNE ) more powerful hardware and gaming-centric design for the PlayStation 4 seems to be getting the best reception.Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: Xbox Gamers Should “Have a Voice” in Game FundingRe/codeMicrosoft exec praises Valve, touts … Read more

Myspace co-founder Chris DeWolfe thinks he has the keys to social gaming … – The Next Web

Myspace co-founder Chris DeWolfe thinks he has the keys to social gaming …The Next WebThe social gaming battlefield is littered with the corpses of former success stories that suddenly died when the public got bored or when their developers failed to spot a threat on the horizon. Chris DeWolfe, best known as the co-founder and … Read more

Ex-Konami producer wants to make new Metroidvania games – GDC 2014 – Digital Spy

Ex-Konami producer wants to make new Metroidvania games – GDC 2014Digital SpyThe Symphony of the Night director and series producer explained that now he has gone independent he will make games in the genre again, during his GDC 2013 talk ‘There and Back Again: Koji Igarashi’s Metroidvania Tale’. Koji Igarashi. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

Charity gaming rules withdrawn in wake of proposed bill to license permanent … – Crain’s Detroit Business

Charity gaming rules withdrawn in wake of proposed bill to license permanent …Crain’s Detroit BusinessThe bill would provide for the licensing of permanent poker rooms, recognizing them as part of the charitable gaming business, Jones said. It would also codify the licensing of dealers and suppliers assisting charities in running the games and …Michigan Gaming … Read more

Your wandering gaze controls the game with Sony’s futuristic eye-tracking tech – Digital Trends

Digital TrendsWhile Sony managed to earn more than a few impressed exclamations from press, fans, and members of the gaming community with its new virtual reality headset code named “Project Morpheus,” one of its more incredible pieces of hardware sat unnoticed in … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News      Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

To Oculus and beyond: Peering into the future of virtual reality at GDC 2014 – PCWorld (blog)

PCWorld (blog)It’s hard to believe it was barely a year ago when the first Oculus Rift prototypes shipped to developers. Shortly thereafter, the first tentative games arrived, more stabs in the dark than real products—experiments in this untested frontier. Where …GDC 2014: EVE Valkyrie coming to PS4, Sony’s new VR headsetJoystiqGDC 2014: Playing on Oculus’ … Read more

Microsoft’s game studio chief Phil Spencer defends the Xbox One launch strategy – VentureBeat

VentureBeatSpeaking at the Game Developers Conference 2014 with Gamasutra editor Kris Graft, Microsoft’s top game development executive said that the company is in a great competitive position compared to past video game system launches and is poised to grow.Microsoft to ‘democratise’ Xbox One game developmentWired.co.ukMicrosoft’s Phil Spencer: Xbox Gamers Should “Have a Voice” in Game … Read more

Video Game Podcast: Virtual Reality Manipulates Gaming, Titanfall – Daily Sundial

Video Game Podcast: Virtual Reality Manipulates Gaming, TitanfallDaily SundialThis time on Josh and Trevor’s Gaming Podcast, the boys discuss Sony’s unveiling of their new virtual reality prototype, Project Morpheus, and how it might (or might not) change the gaming landscape. Also on topic, “Infamous: Second Son” and the delay … …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more

GDC 2014: Watch Us Get Wrecked in ‘Turbo Dismount’, Upcoming Sequel to … – Touch Arcade

GDC 2014: Watch Us Get Wrecked in ‘Turbo Dismount’, Upcoming Sequel to …Touch ArcadeFast forward to GDC 2014 and Turbo Dismount is something of a hybrid of Stair Dismount and Truck Dismount. The goal again is to hurt Mr. Dismount as much as possible by forcing him to get into an auto accident. There’s a … Read more

Nintendo Voice Chat: Game Developers Unite! – IGN – IGN

Nintendo Voice Chat: Game Developers Unite! – IGNIGNIGN editors gather to talk about Nintendo’s indie presence at the Game Developers Conference. by Jose Otero. March 21, 2014. Submit Tweet Share +1 Share Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator … Read more

Five Highlights of the Game Developers Conference This Year – Kotaku

KotakuNow that the Game Developers Conference is over, our GDC cartoonist Elizabeth Simins is here to tell us about the top five things she experienced while at the conference. Some are smaller, quieter moments. Some are more overt things that many people …“Last of Us” wins big at Game Developers Choice AwardsCBS News‘The Last of … Read more

GDC 2014: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ is Gameloft’s Next Game – Touch Arcade

GDC 2014: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ is Gameloft’s Next GameTouch ArcadeTo coincide with the movie of the same title launching around the same time is Gameloft’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It’s another comic book beat ’em up, set in the Captain America universe (obviously) but the incredible part is just how much … … Read more

Publicly Traded Chinese PC Online Game Operators Take on Mobile Gaming – Forbes

Publicly Traded Chinese PC Online Game Operators Take on Mobile GamingForbesSeveral publicly traded Chinese PC online game companies have broken from their stance of focusing only on PC online games by recognizing the trend for the future is the mobile platform. These companies are now scrambling to reinvent themselves in … …read more Source: Gaming … Read more

GDC 2014: Rocketcat’s ‘Wayward Souls’ Might Actually, Finally Be Close to … – Touch Arcade

GDC 2014: Rocketcat’s ‘Wayward Souls’ Might Actually, Finally Be Close to …Touch ArcadeRocketcat Games make some of my favorite iOS titles, and ever since they announced a spinoff to their action RPG Mage Gauntlet [$2.99] at last year’s GDC, I’ve been dying to get my hands on a finished version. However, it’s been a longer … Read more

GDC 2014: ‘Bean’s Quest 2: Bean Dreams’ is Looking Better than Ever – Touch Arcade

GDC 2014: ‘Bean’s Quest 2: Bean Dreams’ is Looking Better than EverTouch ArcadeYou may recall that we checked out Bean’s Quest 2 at last year’s GDC, and it was initially supposed to launch before the end of 2013. However, additional projects like Time Surfer [$0.99] and the recently resurgent Duet Game [$1.99] have kept them … Read more

GDC 2014: A Look at IGF Nominated ‘Symmetrain’, a Mashup of Endless Runner … – Touch Arcade

GDC 2014: A Look at IGF Nominated ‘Symmetrain’, a Mashup of Endless Runner …Touch ArcadeThe reason Daniel is at GDC showing off Symmetrain is because it was nominated for an IGF award in the Student Showcase category. It’s easy to see why as it’s a really eye-catching game with a really unique concept. If it … Read more

Microsoft: Steam has been the “backbone” of PC gaming for past 10 years – GameSpot

GameSpotDuring a Game Developers Conference panel today, Xbox boss Phil Spencer praised Steam and what the company has done for PC gaming over the past ten years. “They’ve been the backbone of PC gaming for the last decade,” Spencer said.Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: Xbox Gamers Should “Have a Voice” in Game FundingRe/codeXbox One: Microsoft introducing online … Read more

What online gaming income could mean for your taxes – Polygon

PolygonEarning real money in online games may be a taxable transaction, though the IRS doesn’t provide specific guidelines about income players earn, according to revenue service. “Cyber-economic activities in the online world may have tax consequences that … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more

Summer launch seen for Nevada’s gaming pact with Delaware – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas Review-JournalNevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, left, and Delaware Governor Markell sign a multistate Internet gaming agreement on Feb. 25 in Wilmington, Del. The agreement establishes a legal framework allowing residents of the two states to play online poker against … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

GDC 2014: Canadian spotlight – Three indie developers looking to break … – Financial Post

Financial PostGDC 2014: Canadian spotlight – Three indie developers looking to break through in 2014. Matthew Braga | March 21, 2014 | Last Updated: Mar 21 3:47 PM ET More from Matthew Braga | @mattbraga. In Lost Orbit you play as an astronaut stranded in deep … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google … Read more

GDC 2014’s virtual reality highlights – CNET

GDC 2014’s virtual reality highlightsCNETGDC 2014’s virtual reality highlights. Eddie Cho highlights some of the latest in immersive gaming tech at the Game Developers Conference 2014. Eddie Cho. by Eddie Cho. March 21, 2014 12:10 PM PDT … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more