The DeanBeat: What’s behind this week’s big investments in games
Sometimes the game industry seems small and quiet compared to a “hot” industry like artificial intelligence. Then we get a week like this one,...
Improbable draws $502 million from SoftBank and others for dream of giant online game worlds
Online gaming world enabler Improbable has raised $502 million in a second round of investors, including SoftBank. Improbable has created an operating system, SpatialOS, that marshals the power of cloud computing and distributed platforms to enable even small studios to develop games with giant worlds.
Improbable enables small developers to create giant online worlds
Small developers really can create giant games. There was proof of that at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the booth of Improbable, a...
SpatialOS platform for building games of ‘unprecedented size’ gets open beta
Gaming and the fabled power of the cloud has had a checkered history. Game-streaming service OnLive has come and gone, and Microsoft over-hyped the...
The U.K. games industry storms this year’s GDC
Presented by the U.K.’s Department for International Trade The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professional game industry event, attracting over 27,000...
Improbable, a U.K. startup that helps devs build massive simulated worlds, to open first U.S. hub in San Francisco
Improbable, a U.K. startup that makes it easier for developers to build massive simulated worlds, has announced it’s opening its first base in the...
How Google and Improbable help developers make massive online games for cheap
Last week, Google teamed up with the London startup Improbable to enable even the smallest developers to develop massive online games at low costs. Improbable has...
Google and Improbable partner to create massive online game worlds
Improbable has partnered with Google to help developers build vast online game worlds. London-based Improbable has created SpatialOS software that enables small companies to...
HelloVR unveils its MetaWorld for social virtual reality experiences
HelloVR and Improbable have partnered to create a new social virtual reality experience dubbed MetaWorld. It’s like a complete virtual world — inside virtual...
Improbable’s new software brings huge games and VR simulations to life via the cloud
British tech startup Improbable is unveiling its SpatialOS software today that will enable even small companies to create massive, cloud-based simulations for online games,...