How Unity is pushing VR and better 3D graphics with its game engine
Unity Technologies showed off some high-end graphics demos created with its Unity 5 game engine last week at the Game Developers Conference. That shows...
Why ‘crunch time’ is still a problem in the video game industry
Kate Edwards likes to do cosplay (costume play) as characters like Thor, a valkyrie, Indiana Jones, and Brienne of Tarth from Game of Thrones. That may give...
How Disney is rebooting its mobile game business
Disney’s game business has been somewhat static. In 2011, Disney was ranked at No. 15 on the list of the top public video game...
Here’s why King gave away its 2D mobile game engine Defold
‘Tis the season of giving for game engines. King Digital Entertainment acquired the Defold game engine back in 2014 to make two-dimensional mobile titles....
The DeanBeat: GDC 2016’s blockbuster moments, VR demos, and indie victories
I spent the past week fully immersed in the 30th annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Along with at least 26,000 attendees, I...
Hands-on with Rebellion’s chaotic Battlezone on PlayStation VR
Battlezone was one of my favorite arcade games when I was growing up. But the old Atari game that debuted in 1980 was just...
The Witcher 3 takes top honors at GDC Awards while Her Story racks up other wins
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from developer CD Projekt Red beat out rivals such as Fallout 4 (which won at the recent DICE Awards)...
Sam Barlow’s Her Story wins grand prize at Independent Games Festival
Her Story, an interactive mystery by game developer Sam Barlow, won the top honor — the Seumas McNally grand prize — at the Independent...
Razer’s laptop graphics card add-on ships in April for $500
Razer is shipping a new $500 Razor Core 3D graphics add-on device in April which will enable gamers to turn laptops into PCs with desktop-level performance....
Disney and Hipster Whale team up to create Disney Crossy Road mobile game
Disney and Hipster Whale have teamed up to create a Disney Crossy Road mobile game. The new game was announced at a panel at...