A year after the AR pet game Peridot arrived on phones, Niantic is stepping into headsets with a little mixed-reality experience on the Quest. I want virtual pets now. Scott Stein Editor at Large I ...

Windup Minds raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding for a game studio focused on virtual pet games in virtual reality and mixed reality. The Seattle and Los Angeles company will make games for a ...

In an era where technology often gets blamed for increasing isolation, companies like Slay are taking a different approach. Their viral hit app Pengu has become the biggest AI character app in the US, ...

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...