Esports veterans talk about the risks of professional gaming
Today, esports are on pace to reach $1.1 billion in spending by 2019 according to market research firm Newzoo, but it wasn’t always a big...
The Division has the largest first week for a new game franchise
Ubisoft has another hit franchise in its stable. The publisher revealed today that its online shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division has had best first...
Crytek switches CryEngine dev tool to ‘pay what you want’ model and sets up $1M indie fund
Crytek announced today that it is changing its business model for its game-development tools to “pay what you want.” It is also setting up...
Crytek unveils its next-generation, VR-enabled game engine CryEngine V
Crytek unveiled its next-generation video game development engine, CryEngine, today, and it supports virtual reality headsets. The Frankfurt, Germany-based company made the announcement at...
Ark: Survival Evolved targets esports with Survival of the Fittest spinoff
Developer Studio Wildcard revealed Ark: Survival of the Fittest, a spinoff based on its online game Ark: Survival Evolved, and it’s out today via Steam (with a console release date to be determined).
StarCraft II’s first mission bundle — Nova Covert Ops — starts on March 29
StarCraft II originally released through three separate campaigns (Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void), but Nova Covert Ops is the first pack of missions released after the conclusion of that trilogy.
If you own more than 10 games on Steam, ‘you don’t matter’ to the $99.3B gaming industry
SAN FRANCISCO — Most of the room of game-industry insiders raised their hand after Spry Fox founder Daniel “Danc” Cook asked them if they...
Unity shows off its highest-quality game projects in the works
Unity Technologies showed off some game porn today at its press event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. This means that it...
Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta test begins next month
Microsoft wants to show you that it can do cover shooting without Epic. Gears of War 4’s beta is coming April 18 for players...
Unity launches certification and collaboration features for game developers
Unity Technologies is announcing two new versions of its game development software at the Game Developers Conference today. The San Francisco company also said that...