Budget Cuts brings its VR robot mayhem to Oculus and Steam on May 16
For more than two years Sweden-based Neat Corporation has been working to turn its robot-killing VR demo Budget Cuts into a fully fledged game with hours...
Rami Ismail’s 1ReasonToBe remains uplifting despite visa troubles
Every year at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Rami Ismail‘s panel #1ReasonToBe showcases diverse voices from around the world. This year, the...
EA hated Ultima Online until it didn’t
Ultima Online was a landmark game for the industry, setting a standard for persistent, online worlds and paving the way for the massively multiplayer...
PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene points to PUBG’s future after its smashing first year
In exactly one year since launching on Steam in Early Access, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has shipped more than 40 million copies. That’s an astounding...
Sonic the Hedgehog’s logo has a secret, weird backstory
The Sonic the Hedgehog logo is a work of art. Just look at it up there. That emblem is bold, colorful, and full of...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2018 shows the heartbreaking story of Muslims in gaming
Game developer and educator Osama Dorias let out some emotion and passion during his talk on “Muslim Representation in Games.” It was one of...
Intel University names the top college game projects at GDC 2018
Drexel University and the University of Central Florida/FIEA won the top honors in the annual Intel University contest for best student games at the Game...
Metro Exodus looks astounding with ray-tracing light tech
Developers can make postapocalyptic games beautiful, if the upcoming PC and console shooter Metro Exodus is anything to go by. At the Game Developers...
Making NBA Jam — winning over the NBA, scouring magazines, and a secret tank game
NBA Jam is one of the most memorable sports games ever made. Midway created a ’90s icon when NBA Jam hit arcades in 1993,...
The Messenger is a Ninja Gaiden homage that is more than it appears
Shovel Knight is one of my favorite indie games. It manages to capture the magic of 8-bit classics like Mega Man and Castlevania with...