How Unity convinced investors it’s worth $2.6 billion
From what we hear, a lot of investors in Silicon Valley wanted to get in on Unity Technologies’ $400 million funding round. Unity received...
Seriously takes the Angry Birds path with Best Fiends animated cartoon
Mobile game maker Seriously is taking a page from the strategy of its neighbor Rovio, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile games and film,...
Level up game dev with one platform for all stakeholders
Presented by Assembla Collaboration is taking over game development. As studios become increasingly global and start adopting agile project frameworks, silos are breaking down,...
Why Far Cry 5’s Mountain West extremism enables Ubisoft to criticize America
Ubisoft is going to screw up Far Cry 5 — at least as far as my expectations are concerned. But it can only fail because...
Microsoft relaunches Beam as Mixer, and it has a new feature to compete with Twitch
Microsoft is fighting to stand alongside Twitch and YouTube as a destination for gamers looking for gaming-related video content, and it made some moves...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tips from a grand champion (I won once)
You don’t have to call me “the greatest,” but you can if you want and also you have to. I finally won a solo match...
AR/VR Weekly: Can Transformers spark China’s AR/VR interest?
Transform and roll out … and into your neighborhood virtual reality arcade. That’s what Transformers fan will soon be doing in China. This week,...
Netflix uses its real NES app to reveal ‘Castlevania’ trailer
Konami hasn’t done a much with its Castlevania video game series in recent years, but you know you can’t keep Dracula down forever. Netflix just...
SteamWorld Dig 2 wants you to help write the game’s text
Image & Form Games is hoping the community will steampower its latest Ambassador Challenge contest with enthusiasm for the SteamWorld universe. The studio’s latest challenge is to devise a...
Overwatch had one of the best first years ever
One of the most important games to come out in years is celebrating its first anniversary. Overwatch came out on May 24, 2016 for...