Assassin’s Creed: Unity takes the series to France on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC
Ubisoft worked for three years on this latest entry in the AssassIn's Creed franchise, which it won't sell for Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.
Demand will make PlayStation 4 tough to find through summer, according to Sony
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House says that regions like the U.S. and Europe have the highest demand and that the company won't fully restock store shelves until summer.
The DeanBeat: What meme had wings at the Game Developers Conference?
The Game Developers Conference ends today after a full week of lectures, demos, parties, and drunken strolls down the streets of San Francisco. I have attended many GDC events over the years, and I spent a lot of time at this one. I was surprised that so little of the event was about console games.
BioWare developer Manveer Heir challenges colleagues to combat prejudice with video games
Manveer Heir didn't only lay out problems with video game development in his GDC 2014 panel about mysogyny, racism, and homphobia, he laid out concrete solutions to solve them.
The 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards convey a message of hope
It will take the video game industry a long time to address the panoply of social justice concerns in video games, but the 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards demonstrated that gender issues, at least, are not going back in the box.
Free-to-play games are doing better than ever on PlayStation platforms
Revenue from free-to-play games on PlayStation platforms grew 50 percent year-over-year.
Game development leader Kate Edwards spells out how the game industry needs to change (interview)
The IGDA's leader wants to know where game developers need help when it comes to diversity and advocacy issues.
Flappy Bird will fly again someday, says creator, but Apple might clip its wings
Flappy Bird creator has confirmed he plans to bring it back, but he may have to fight Apple over it.
Nintendo on Animal Crossing: ‘We mistakenly stayed the course with the Wii version’
With a new approach in 2013, Nintendo saw the 3DS Animal Crossing: New Leaf receive near-universal acclaim -- and more than double sales.
‘Xbox One will see improved performance’ with DirectX 12, according to Microsoft
DirectX 12 is coming in a preview form later this year. It will give developers more control over the rendering power of the Xbox One as well as PC gaming rigs.