Chasing Facebook, Alibaba leads an astounding $280M round in mobile messaging network Tango
With 200M members, Tango credits mobile games for setting apart its mobile messaging network.
A shark attack convinced me that Sony’s Project Morpheus makes virtual reality work
It takes one demo to turn a VR skeptic into someone who gets the new tech.
Ryse developer offers its powerful CryEngine for $10 a month — half the price of Epic’s tech
Developers have plenty of options when deciding what engine to use to build their game.
About 15 percent of PS4 owners bought the console’s camera peripheral
Sony knows the device is supply-constrained, and it plans to send more out to retailers soon.
Hackers compromise EA website, use it to steal Apple IDs (report)
An EA games server has been hacked and is being used to host a phishing site that steals Apple IDs, according to a report from security firm Netcraft.
How soccer and theater helped Irrational create BioShock Infinite’s Elizabeth
These are some of the many tricks that Irrational Games used to make Elizabeth seem more real to players.
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Sony continues its courtship of indies with deal to bring GameMaker Studio to the PlayStation 4
The game-development kit also offers native exporting for PS4, PS3, and Vita.
Infamous: Second Son launches Friday, but its lead designer has already left its studio
Jaime Griesemer has left Sucker Punch Productions after three years.
Epic Games breaks triple-A secrecy and gives access to Unreal Engine’s source code
As of today, anyone will be able to get access to Unreal Engine 4 for a $19 per month subscription fee and a revenue sharing agreement that grants Epic Games 5 percent of all revenues.