Intel’s game-making contest urges developers to ‘Level Up’
Presented by Intel The May 9 deadline for the 2017 installment of the Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest is just around the corner,...
Paragon’s new update drops just as Blizzard preps Heroes of the Storm relaunch
Epic Games has released a new patch for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for PC and PlayStation 4. The update adds a new hero, Revenant, which the developer announced last week. But the patch also includes some changes, such as notably reducing respawn timers.
Epic wants to help architects use Unreal Engine
A powerful tool for creating 3D spaces like Unreal Engine is great for making games, but it has other purposes as well — and...
Paragon’s newest hero is a demonic bounty hunter
Paragon is adding a dark and deadly fighter to its roster. Epic Games revealed the newest hero for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA)...
How Epic built a player base of nearly 1 million Paragon players
Last March, developer Epic Games launched its free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena Paragon. A year later, it is thriving on PC and PlayStation 4....
What kind of experience should virtual reality deliver?
Virtual reality is in its infancy, and we’re still trying to figure out what kind of experience it can deliver for the masses at...
How Epic’s Tim Sweeney sees Unreal Engine shaping VR outside gaming
VR video games are some of the most immersive, visceral experiences to date. Travelling to fantastic worlds, going brain-to-rotting-noggin’ with zombie hordes and throwing...
GDC 2017’s 9 biggest stories on augmented and virtual reality
With each passing year, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) becomes more and more important to the VR industry, and 2017’s iteration was no different. There have been a frankly ridiculous amount of announcements over the past six days and we wouldn’t blame you if you’d missed a few of them.
Archrivals in excellence: Epic’s Tim Sweeney received his GDC lifetime award from John Carmack
After 25 years in the games business, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards on...
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford teases new Borderlands game at Epic event
Randy Pitchford, the CEO of Gearbox Software, teased the next Borderlands game at an event held by Epic Games today at the Game Developers...