Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.
Marvel’s Spider-Man webs up God of War by selling 3.3 million copies in 3 days
This topples God of War, another PS4 exclusive, to claim the record for best three day debut a Sony first-party game. That action game came out earlier this year, on April 20.
Wearable Tap Strap keyboard now lets Windows users type in VR
Tap Systems released a unique “wearable keyboard” last year, turning five connected rings and their accompanying software into a Bluetooth typing and control solution....
Tilting Point will spend $29 million to promote Disruptor Beam’s mobile game Star Trek: Timelines
Tilting Point will spend $29 million to do user acquisition for Disruptor Beam's hit free-to-play mobile game, Star Trek: Timelines.
Red Dead Redemption 2 hands-on — What happened when I accidentally shot a dog in the Wild West
Things were going great in my first preview of Red Dead Redemption 2, the big Wild West game from Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive...
Fraunhofer says microdisplays will end VR motion sickness and headaches
A small but significant fraction of people experience motion sickness or headaches when using virtual reality headsets, an issue Fraunhofer believes can be remedied with...
Ghostbusters World AR game lets you capture ghosts anywhere
It has more of a hardcore gaming flavor to it than other games, but it only offers incremental innovation on top of the likes of Pokémon Go.
ReadyUp raises $2 million to manage esports teams and help players improve
ReadyUp, a platform for player connection and team management for gaming and esports, has raised $2 million in funding from game-savvy investors.
The Venture Reality Fund: Arcades, games, enterprise, and health care are driving VR forward
The number of venture capital investments is still growing in virtual reality, though not nearly at the pace it was in the past. The Venture...
Google launches final preview of Flutter, its Android and iOS mobile app SDK
At Google Developer Days China today, Google launched the final developer preview of Flutter, the company’s open source mobile UI framework that helps developers...