Modbox shows why Valve’s skeletal input is useful for developers
A recent video posted by Lee Vermeulen, the developer behind Modbox, shows how useful Valve’s skeletal input can be for developers. For those unfamiliar,...
The D20 Beat: Re-creating The Bard’s Tale most iconic scene
One of my favorite pieces of video game box art is from Tales of the Unknown, Vol. 1: The Bard’s Tale, the 1985 fantasy...
Conjure Strike hands-on — this mix of Overwatch and Dota 2 shows team shooters work in VR
When I played Megalith at E3, it was a little bit of a revelation for me. Intuitively I knew that hero shooter-style games, or rather...
Switching it up: Nintendo now leads the gaming industry’s most-seen TV ad chart
Nintendo has surged ahead of King (June’s leader, now in third place) as well as Warner Bros. Games to take the lead with over...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth could have a progression problem
Earlier this week, Blizzard Entertainment released a new patch for World of Warcraft that implemented class changes and added new features ahead of the...
Hearthstone’s The Boomsday Project continues Dr. Boom’s climb to stardom
Video game characters can start from humble roots before becoming stars. Mario was once a more generic hero called Jumpman who starred in a...
Kate Edwards: Still outspoken, from ArenaNet to video game unionization
Kate Edwards was very outspoken as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association. After five years in that job, she left in...
MMO specialist Trion Worlds goes through layoffs after launching Defiance 2050
Trion Worlds has issued a round of layoffs. The Redwood City, California-based studio focuses on developing and publishing massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Trion’s...
The DeanBeat: Why Universal went all-in on Jurassic World games
When the blockbuster film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom debuted on June 22, it came with a bunch of Jurassic World games. Normally, based on...
LGBTQ game history is fleeting — that’s why curation is necessary
In December, the world’s first exhibit of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) digital games history will open at the Schwules Museum in...