John Carmack says he’s ‘kind of embarrassed’ over Facebook’s social VR during pandemic
Facebook Reality Labs consulting CTO John Carmack says he’s “kind of embarrassed” about Facebook’s social VR offerings on Oculus headsets over the course of...
The promise of voice AI in game development
AI voices are sounding more realistic today than ever before in the history of synthetic voice technology. What started as simple text-to-speech (TTS), combined...
iOS 14: What developers need to know
The only constant in the game industry is change. And as changes go, the upcoming updates planned for the UA and advertising ecosystem in...
Blightbound interview: Dungeon-running, Early Access-style
Blightbound is a departure for Ronimo Games. The indie studio has built a solid reputation with colorful, frenetic games like Awesomenauts and Swords and...
Facebook adds new requirement for Oculus Quest sideloading
Facebook is requiring a new step to sideload content on the Oculus Quest standalone headset. The option to use “unknown sources” on Oculus Quest...
CI Games announces Hexworks studio, which is finishing Lords of the Fallen 2
Remember Lords of the Fallen 2? CI Games announced it back in 2014, and we haven’t heard much about it since. Since then, original...
The D20 Beat — Pathfinder: Kingmaker Definitive Edition fixes its biggest problem
My eldritch archer pulled her bowstring. It crackled with magical energies, both from her enchanted weapon and her Acid Arrow spell. She fired, and...
Activision edges out Sony and Nintendo in August’s TV ad spend
Gaming brands upped their outlay on TV advertising in August by 26.66% compared to July, for an estimated spend of $22.5 million. There was...
Racing sim company makes VR kart rig with haptic controls
CXC Simulation, a company that designs and produces racing simulator devices, posted a new video showing off an exciting custom project — a full-motion...
Nvidia’s DLSS AI-upscaling SDK now supports VR
Nvidia’s DLSS neural upscaling technology now works with virtual reality titles. In a Reddit comment yesterday Nvidia’s Randy Niu revealed the change. It’s also...