GamesBeat Summit’s lightning round’s message: ‘You matter, your work matters’
You don’t always need a ton of time to get your point across. The cure for sequelitis. Expanding gaming to India. Finding motivation to keep making games in...
Microsoft wants to teach students to code with Minecraft
Today Microsoft announced Code Builder, a tool that lets Minecraft players build structures inside the game with JavaScript. Microsoft announced the news at an education-themed event in...
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 S, an education edition limited to Windows Store apps
At its education event in New York City today, Microsoft announced a new edition of its latest operating system: Windows 10 S. Available on...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with My People features
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, ahead of its May 2 event next week. The main addition is My People,...
Freejam Games’ development strategy turns players into robot builders
Presented by Intel A few years ago, Mark Simmons was toiling away at game-development jobs at a work-for-hire contract studio. He enjoyed that he...
Intel’s game-making contest urges developers to ‘Level Up’
Presented by Intel The May 9 deadline for the 2017 installment of the Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest is just around the corner,...
Nightdive turns games of the past into a bright future…virtually
Presented by Intel Many game companies open up an office space, get a development team together to work in that office, grind away for...
Bravely Default developer Silicon Studio moves into game engines with open-source Xenko platform
Japanese game maker Silicon Studio, the maker of the Nintendo’s hit 3DS series Bravely Default, is moving into the game engine business with the...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with serial device support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs — this is the second build since the Creators Update was finalized. The Windows Subsystem...
Microsoft announces Minecraft Marketplace for buying third-party content
Microsoft has announced a new Minecraft Marketplace, enabling fans of the popular sandbox block-building game to purchase add-ons developed by third-party creators. Players have previously only been able...