Categories Posted inin Development Epic Games’ new ‘A Boy and His Kite’ tech demo points to blue skies for the game industry Posted byby GamesBeat March 4, 2015 3 min It's all flowers and blue skies for Epic Games and its Unreal Engine. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Watch Portal come to life thanks to Microsoft’s Kinect Posted byby GamesBeat March 4, 2015 2 min These are holographic windows like you've never seen them before. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development Watch Mozilla preview WebGL 2, the first major update to plugin-free 3D graphics in the browser Posted byby GamesBeat March 4, 2015 2 min There were a lot of announcements at Game Developer Conference in San Francisco today, but one flew under the radar: a preview of WebGL 2. Mozilla gave us a sneak peek of what will one day power games and other intensive applications in the browser. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development Corona Labs mobile game-development platform goes free Posted byby Mike Minotti March 3, 2015 1 min The 2D game development platform ditches its paid model. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development Google updates Play Services API with new location features for Android apps Posted byby GamesBeat March 3, 2015 2 min The top features in Google Play Services 7.0 offer tools for Android developers to add location-friendly aspects to their apps. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development Game developers favor Steam and PC over other platforms Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 2, 2015 2 min The outlook for the game industry is good, but the rest of the world is more optimistic than North America. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development SpriteBuilder game developer tools introduce three tiers of subscriptions Posted byby Mike Minotti March 2, 2015 1 min SpriteBuilder's subscription plans range from free to $300 a month. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development Unreal Engine 4 goes free — but Epic Games still gets its 5% cut of your royalties Posted byby Jason Wilson March 2, 2015 1 min This is a significant move in game-developer circles as UE4 fights for an increased share with other multiplatform engines such as Unity. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Development Umbra unveils cloud-based game development tools Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 26, 2015 2 min Umbra's rendering middleware has been used in games like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development Unreal 4 gets native HTML5 exporting and support for giant worlds Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 25, 2015 2 min Developers can push their games to Firefox, Safari, or Chrome with the click of a button. Continue Reading 2 min