Shinra Technologies launches dev tools to build massive cloud-based game worlds
Shinra is making the dev kit available in both English and Japanese.
Funk of Titans fails to live up to its awesome name
Funk of Titans is a humdrum endless platformer that doesn't justify its price.
Razer confirms it has acquired Ouya’s software assets, founding CEO departs (updated)
The gaming hardware company confirmed today that it had purchased Ouya’s software assets. Ouya was a Kickstarter success story that created a microconsole that allowed players to download more than 1,124 Android games.
Schwarzenegger’s Terminator is playable in WWE 2K16
2K announced today that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 Terminators (both the original from The Terminator and the hero from Terminator 2: Judgment Day) is a playable character in WWE 2K16, which comes out on October 27, 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
PlayStation 4 is getting dedicated keyboard and mouse controls
The officially-licensed Hori Tactical Assault Commander 4 releases this October -- in the U.K., at least.
The importance of a robust QA process and in-game analytics: rush either and you’ll be sorry
"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." Unfortunately, today's game developers have forgotten this sage advice and are paying the price.
Player marketing firm deltaDNA enters in-game advertising
deltaDNA, a mobile games-focused analytics and marketing company, is today announcing it is getting into in-game advertising. SmartAds is the name of its new...
Sorcerer King shows that Stardock has finally found the fantasy-strategy fun
While the turn-based strategy game is sometimes tripped up by repetitive combat and city-building, the humor in its quests and variety in its hero abilities make it worth (re)playing.
Xbox Live down for many gamers today (update)
Microsoft's online infrastructure is giving some players errors.
China to allow game console sales across whole country, report says
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese authorities will widen the distribution of game console sales.