Niantic and 8th Wall add hand tracking to AR toolkit
Niantic and 8th Wall announced today that they’re adding hand tracking to the latter’s AR developer toolkit. According to 8th Wall, developers will now...
Unity launches visionOS beta program for Apple Vision Pro developers
Unity announced this week that it’s launching a beta program for visionOS that offers access to Unity PolySpatial. As part of a partnership with...
Eyeball Games raises $1.5M for blockchain pool game
Eyeball Games has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its upcoming mobile game, Eyeball Pool. Singapore-based Eyeball Games said the funding round...
Crucible launches metaverse tool for Unreal Engine game devs
Crucible, a metaverse company that creates essential tools for game developers, has launched its Emergence software development kit (SDK) for Unreal Engine. The tool...
Unity launches Safe Voice, a toxicity detection solution for voice chat
Unity announced today that it’s launching Safe Voice in beta. Safe Voice is a new toxicity detection solution that uses machine learning to analyze...
Cliffhanger Games is making Black Panther for EA
Electronic Arts said Cliffhanger Games will make the original Black Panther game in collaboration with Marvel Games. Cliffhanger Games is a new triple-A development...
Moonlander launches AI-based platform for 3D game development
MoonlanderAI announced the alpha release of its AI-powered platform for building immersive 3D games and experiences. The platform leverages updated large language models (LLMs),...
Community managers find the path for developers and players to coexist
This article is part of GamesBeat’s special issue, Gaming communities: Making connections and fighting toxicity. Communication is important for every game studio these days....
A blueprint for game developers: How to manage upcoming internet trust and safety regulations
Presented by Modulate This article is part of GamesBeat’s special issue, Gaming communities: Making connections and fighting toxicity. Over a dozen new and pending...
Using community platforms to build your audience
This article is part of GamesBeat’s special issue, Gaming communities: Making connections and fighting toxicity. Building a strong community is essential for the long term...