Indie dev Rami Ismail accepts GDC Ambassador Award for slaying gaming’s injustices
Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer, accepted one of the gaming industry’s highest honors — the Game Developers Choice Ambassador Award — for his work...
Night in the Woods wins the grand prize at the Independent Games Festival
It was the 20th annual Independent Games Festival award show tonight at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Infinite Fall’s rust belt gothic adventure game...
How Nier: Automata took inspiration from a Coca-Cola campaign
Nier: Automata is an action role-playing game starring angsty and sexy robots. Coca-Cola is a delicious, carbonated beverage. You wouldn’t think that the game...
Epic Games demos the digital version of actor Andy Serkis
Epic Games and 3Lateral showed off a digital version of actor Andy Serkis, who starred in The Lord of the Rings and Planet of...
Epic Games shows real-time ray tracing in Unreal Engine with Star Wars demo
At first, when I looked at the Star Wars scene featuring two First Order stormtroopers and Captain Phasma, I thought it was a film....
What gaming stories can learn from the world of professional wrestling
Video game story writers could learn something from professional wrestling. That’s what independent developer Luis De Leon of 2401 Studios argued at this year’s Game...
Unity emphasizes quality over quantity in latest game engine improvements
Unity CEO John Riccitiello said at a developer event that the company reaches billions of players through its game engine customers, who generate billions...
Indie game trends on Steam: Know your market, and have some style
Despite breakout indie success stories like ConcernedApe’s Stardew Valley or Studio MDHR’s Cuphead, most studios face a crowded marketplace and a host of challenges...
Ataribox is now Atari VCS, preorder date revealed soon
Atari has renamed its upcoming Ataribox console as the Atari VCS, which is a retro-inspired entertainment platform based on PC technology. Unlock premium content...
Google Play Instant lets you try Android games immediately, no installation required
At the Game Developers Conference 2018 in San Francisco today, Google introduced Google Play Instant, the new name for Android apps and games that...