Hi-Rez creates 3 studios to focus on Realm Royale, Paladins, and Smite
Hi-Rez Studios announced today that it is forming three development studios. Each one will focus on a single Hi-Rez game. Titan Forge Games will...
Former artist tells how Naughty Dog functions without middle managers
Naughty Dog has been at the forefront of video game developing, making blockbuster games for Sony’s PlayStation platforms, from the Uncharted series to The...
BroadcastHER Grant winners include game developers, composers, and competitive gamers
Five months ago, the nonprofit 1,000 Dreams Fund set up its BroadcastHER Grant to provide financial aid for women who broadcast on the livestreaming...
ProBeat: Look beneath the Surface Go
Reviews of Microsoft’s Surface Go came out yesterday, and the results were mixed. There are a few reasons why that isn’t bad news for...
Patreon’s payment processing problems create headaches for creators
The subscription platform Patreon enables people to directly support creators (game makers, streamers, authors, and more) with monthly donations. But due to processing issues,...
The IndieBeat: How Nyamakop’s founders survived making their first game
In their last year at Johannesburg’s University of Witwatersrand‘s game design program, Cukia “Sugar” Kimani and Ben Myres began working on their thesis project. Kimani...
Apple kills app affiliate commissions, imperiling small publishers
Effective October 1, Apple will stop paying publishers affiliate commissions for both apps and in-app purchases from its App Stores, a move that independent app reviewers believe will kill their sites.
Surface Go review: Wonderful weight, superb software, poor performance
Should you buy a Microsoft Surface Go for $399? Well, it will really cost you $500, and you should expect some tradeoffs.
How Landfall juggles jokes, physics experiments, and commercial games
Landfall was working on Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, a physics-based tactics sim, when the studio answered the call of April Fools. It wasn’t the first time, and in this case, the concept was a goofy parody of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, a three-week diversion from their main game project.
SuperSpeedBlazer claims to boot Windows on a Mac in 10 seconds flat
A new device called SuperSpeedBlazer promises to boot a Mac into Windows in only 10 seconds -- with a few caveats.