Why Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick went to an analytics boot camp
Mobile gaming is more a science than an art, and that’s a problem for some developers that are heavy on creativity and lacking in...
Yahoo announces plans to kill off Games, Livetext, Boss, and more regional sites
Yahoo today announced its Q1 2016 progress report, highlighting the closure of several products and regional sites. As shared in its last earnings call, the company wants to focus on just seven core consumer products: Mail, Search, Tumblr, News, Sports, Finance, and Lifestyle.
The DeanBeat: At 30, GDC is stronger than ever
The 30th annual Game Developers Conference takes place next week, Monday through Friday, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For people in the...
Epic’s Tim Sweeney: Here’s how to keep Windows an open platform
Last week, I wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian expressing concern that Microsoft’s new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) APIs comprised a first step...
Facebook’s Oculus adds new social games and video features to Samsung Gear VR
Oculus today announced a slew of new features for the Samsung Gear VR. The Facebook-owned company is unsurprisingly focusing on social, and in this...
Otoy breakthrough lets game developers run the best graphics software across platforms
It may be very arcane to most of us, but graphics startup Otoy has come up with a breakthrough that should help game developers...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana in 3 more languages
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with a big focus on Cortana. The company also shared that all firmware updates...
Microsoft will show app reviews from some Insiders in the Windows Store
Microsoft today announced a few changes to the Windows Store. The company said it has improved search rankings for apps and games in the...
Facebook named undisputed leader in mobile advertising for app developers
Amid the endless array of companies offering to help developers get their apps discovered, Facebook has emerged as by far the most effective choice....
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana, Edge, and Skype improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with a slew of improvements. The latest build includes tweaks to Cortana’s music feature,...