Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS. ’80s kids dance in the streets
This story takes me right back to 1987, hanging out on the living room floor, futzing with floppy disks and command prompts and the original version of King's Quest.
How do you solve a problem like acquisition?
The monetization model for Free-2-Play (F2P) has been built on one simple premise - the more players you get into the game the more money you make. However, there’s trouble in paradise with acquisition costs soaring, leaving publishers and developers struggling to balance the books of marketing ROI.
Ryse developer offers its powerful CryEngine for $10 a month — half the price of Epic’s tech
Developers have plenty of options when deciding what engine to use to build their game.
Epic Games breaks triple-A secrecy and gives access to Unreal Engine’s source code
As of today, anyone will be able to get access to Unreal Engine 4 for a $19 per month subscription fee and a revenue sharing agreement that grants Epic Games 5 percent of all revenues.
Mozilla and Unity partner to make the browser one of Unity’s many available platforms
"This was easily the most requested thing from developers when we started talking to them [about web-based gaming]," said Mozilla game platform strategist Martin Best about bring Unity to the browser.
Unity Technologies unveils next version of its game development engine to make thousands of 3D games more realistic
Unity-based 3D games will now look better and more realistic across a variety of game platforms.
Mozilla & Epic Games are fast-tracking web-based gaming by bringing Unreal Engine 4 online
Web-based video games have been second-class citizens pretty much since their inception. And if one institution has a shot at changing that, it’s Mozilla....
Cloning for good: Code.org eases kids into programming with Flappy Bird
In around 10 minutes, just about anyone can have their own version of Flappy Bird running on Code.org.
7,000 app developers in 127 countries say e-commerce is now the best mobile monetization strategy
It’s not pay-for-download. Not advertising. Not freemium. And not in-app purchases. Instead, for the rank-and-file of the hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of...