Unreal Engine windfall: Asset devs plan to pay off student loans and more
Epic shook up the payment model for its Unreal Engine (UE) Marketplace yesterday when it revealed it will now pay out 88 percent of...
Roblox expects to pay content creators $70 million this year
Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world due to its popularity with younger audiences. It is a free-to-play online experience for...
In defense of asset flips on Steam
If you’ve spent enough time consuming content from the “gaming YouTube” subculture, you’ve probably heard a commentator or two lament the tragedy of “asset...
The IndieBeat: ArenaNet’s firings heighten concerns about company policies and harassment
It’s been a week since ArenaNet fired Guild Wars 2 narrative designer Jessica Price and writer Peter Fries without any warning, and the statements...
Fortnite creator Epic gives Unreal asset creators a raise and backpay
The universe has a few constants. You’re going to die, you have to pay taxes, and if you sell something on someone else’s platform,...
Crowfall studio ArtCraft will license its MMO-making tool Artisan Engine
ArtCraft Entertainment, the studio developing the PC massively multiplayer online role-playing game Crowfall, announced today that it will begin licensing its MMO-making engine and...
Syncing games with Philips Hue smart lights gives your home that ol’ arcade glow
RGB lighting has taken over my life. My PC and every peripheral on my desk glows like a radioactive spill site, and I love...
Grand Theft Auto creator Dave Jones: You never know when you’ve got a hit idea
Since cofounding DMA Design in 1987, Dave Jones has created video games that have become massive franchises, including Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown, and...
Fallout 4 director Todd Howard: Giving fans what they want without spreading too thin
Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, noted in a recent talk at the Gamelab event in Barcelona that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim...
Latin America’s new video game federation has devs from 11 countries working together
Latin America’s games market is poised to hit $5 billion this year, a thin slice of the hefty $137.9 billion generated worldwide (as market research...