How Angry Birds maker Rovio found its wings in 2016
Angry Birds maker Rovio grew its revenues 34 percent to €190 million ($203 million) in 2016, up 34 percent from $150 million a year...
Nexon courts Western game developers with creativity pitch
Owen Mahoney, CEO of Asian gaming giant Nexon, has been fed up with the mobile game malaise where millions of rivals are competing with...
The highlights and memorable moments of GDC 2017
Each year, developers and aspiring game creators flock to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco like they are going to the well. It’s...
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...
Game developers participate in Resist Jam to protest oppressive authoritarianism
Game developers are doing their part to resist “oppressive authoritarianism” in all of its forms through an event called Resist Jam. The jam runs...
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.
#1ReasonToBe session tells moving stories of game developers around the world
One session at the Game Developers Conference consistently gets a standing ovation: the panel that celebrates diversity in the game industry. The #1ReasonToBe panel has...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild makes chemistry just as important as physics
You’ve probably heard of physics engines in games. But what about chemistry engines? The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s technical director, Takuhiro...
Final Fantasy XV’s four friends were inspired by some interesting (fake and real) people
An action star, a spy, a kid playing hooky from school, and a ’90s grunge-band frontman go on a road trip. Who wouldn’t want to...
Overwatch takes home Game of the Year at the 2017 GDC Awards
According to the video game industry, the best game of 2016 was Overwatch. Developer Blizzard Entertainment won the coveted trophy for its popular shooter...