GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Indie games publisher TinyBuild, known for its Hello Neighbor games, went public on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, with a valuation of $ 474 million. The …
Read More »From IRL To URL: Tiger Beer’s Street Food Festival Goes 100% Virtual, Complete With Avatars
Online bazaars have become the new norm during COVID-19, as gatherings and crowds (especially in public spaces) are now regulated and discouraged. Every other event has pretty much gone virtual with multiple parties putting their creative thinking caps on to see how they can elevate the experience. This year, Tiger …
Read More »AT&T’s 5G network goes nationwide with no extra cost on unlimited plans
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Having launched preliminary 5G services using millimeter wave hardware in late 2018, AT&T has technically been operating a 5G network for a year and a half — but between the “5G+” network’s few connection points and …
Read More »EA Play Live goes digital on June 11
Electronic Arts announced today that its EA Play Live digital event will broadcast on June 11 at 4 p.m. Pacific. EA Play was an event that the publisher has held concurrent to the Electronic Entertainment Expo that takes place in Los Angeles each June. EA dropped out of that show …
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival goes digital April 17 — with VR
One of the film industry’s staple festivals, Tribeca Film Festival, is moving online in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That includes a selection of its VR-compatible content. As part of the move, Tribeca is partnering with Facebook’s Oculus to bring its Cinema360 lineup to Oculus Quest and Go via …
Read More »Valve’s Index VR headset goes back on sale March 9
Valve Index VR kits will be available to purchase again on at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Monday, March 9. The restock timing was reported previously as a “leak” by some, but UploadVR confirmed the plans directly with Valve. It sounds, however, like it will be very hard to order …
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