Game Company Valve Will Probably Announce A Console On Monday
Gadgets Valve is leaping into the hardware business. (Probably. Almost certainly.) Valve, the gaming company behind hits like the Portal and Half-Life franchises, plus the creators of the massively...
View ArticleValve Just Announced Its Own Operating System
Gadgets So you can play your games with its Steam service, but in your living room. There are two more announcements from the company coming this week. Valve, the gaming company behind titles like...
View ArticleValve Announces Multiple Steam Consoles, Will Not Show Them
Gadgets As part two in a week-long, three-part announcement, Valve announced a cool thing coming soon--but that they can't tell us about yet. Ugh. So on Monday, Valve, the gaming company behind games...
View ArticleValve Unveils A Crazy-Looking Controller
Gadgets Seriously. No thumb sticks! It looks insane. The trilogy is complete! As part of a three-part announcement this week, game- and game-services company Valve announced a new operating system...
View ArticlePortal 2 Improves Cognitive Skills More Than Lumosity Does, Study Finds
Entertainment What does it mean when "entertainment" games improve players' test scores more than brain-training programs? Like many people, Val Shute likes playing video games. But while she's...
View ArticleWith Valve, HTC Unveils New Virtual Reality Headset 'HTC Vive'
Gadgets A new challenger appears! Big news! HTC and Valve are releasing a new virtual reality headset before the end of the year. Big news! HTC and Valve are releasing a new virtual reality headset...
View ArticleMicrosoft Unveils Holographic Minecraft at E3 Demo
Technology HoloLens blends virtual and real worlds On Monday at E3, Microsoft executive Sax Persson demonstrated a holographic version of Minecraft. On Monday at E3, Microsoft executive Sax Persson...
View ArticleVR Might Not Be Ready In 2016, But It's The Future
Gadgets Are you willing to take the gamble on VR? I am. Virtual reality is undoubtedly the future of gaming, and 2016 is when that future will start to be realized. Virtual reality is undoubtedly the...
View ArticleYou Can Preorder The HTC Vive Pre Virtual Reality Headset On Feb. 29
Gadgets Deeply immersive VR gaming is almost here The HTC Vive is one of the most advanced virtual reality headsets in the world. It’s so groundbreaking, we gave it the Grand Award in our 2015 Best of...
View ArticleValve Releases A Tool to Create Your Own VR Worlds
Technology VR Destinations on Steam lets users make scannable environments, from real or imagined places. Valve is releasing a basic app today that will allow users to generate VR worlds from either...
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