Epic, Improbable create $25 million fund to transition devs away from Unity
Unity found itself at the center of a controversy today, and now competitor Epic Games is turning up the heat. Unity is cutting off...
Unity and Improbable’s beef gets spicy and strange in dueling blog posts
Earlier today, Unity Technologies blocked Improbable’s SpatialOS online-gaming tools from accessing the Unity game-dev engine. This has left developers reeling because many of them...
GameShell DIY handheld is a great way to play retro games
Updated on February 6: I have updated this review after receiving a working GameShell from ClockworkPi. My original device had a broken component, and...
Gartner and IDC: HP and Lenovo shipped the most PCs in 2018, but total numbers fell
The PC market is still declining, according to research firms Gartner and IDC. While the two agreed on that 2018 was negative, they disagreed...
Destiny and Bungie are breaking up with Activision
Bungie is ending its partnership with publisher Activision, according to a report from Kotaku and confirmed by the publisher and the studio. The former Halo...
Unity game engine blocks SpatialOS’ online gaming tools (updated)
SpatialOS developer Improbable revealed today that a change in Unity‘s terms of service has now made the company’s tool in breach of the game engine’s...
Sensor Tower: Knives Out is a mobile battle royale monster despite U.S. ignoring it
You probably know about Fortnite and PUBG, and how each battle royale game has successfully launched mobile versions. But according to market analyst Sensor Tower, they...
Esports needs more than growth in 2019
Bigger isn’t better. That’s the refrain I constantly repeat when discussing esports, because too many people seem to think more money or a bigger...
Red Dead Online gets its Battle Royale mode with Gun Rush
Rockstar Games released a new update for Red Dead Online today. It adds Gun Rush, a new mode that has 32 players (alone or...
Esports group Fnatic teams up with blockchain firm WAX on digital collectibles
Esports organization Fnatic has branched out into game hardware, leveraging the fame of its esports athletes. And today, the London-based company is teaming up...