NBC Universal, Unity, Intel, and Microsoft kick off big indie game contest
Some big companies are getting together to create an indie game developers contest that will enable them to make prototype games based on some...
Games are getting the same realistic lighting as blockbuster movies
Multiple gaming technologies are coming together to enable real-time ray tracing. This is a technology that enables processors to replicate the physics of light,...
Star Wars: Battlefront II microtransactions return, and they’re cosmetic only
Electronic Arts doesn’t want to stop using loot boxes, but it also doesn’t like when you yell. Caught between a desire to make money...
Valve sees Artifact’s mixed debut as a challenge to change minds
Artifact had a rough reveal at The International 2017, Valve’s largest annual tournament for its MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Dota 2. Fans in...
Josef ‘f*** the Oscars’ Fares shows A Way Out, his co-op jailbreak game
Josef Fares made gamers laugh during The Game Awards when he yelled “f*** the Oscars” into the camera, saying that games are where it’s...
Google Cloud’s Agones enables open source dedicated multiplayer game servers
Dedicated game servers for multiplayer games serve a lot of purposes. They keep the speeds in multiplayer matches high, reducing interaction delays, or latency....
The road to game industry diversity: Building on Phil Spencer’s 5 steps from DICE
As a 25 year-plus veteran of the game industry, I’ve seen all too closely the danger that arises from a lack of women in...
Game devs respond to Trump with video highlighting games’ art and beauty
President Donald Trump showed a reel of video game violence last week during a meeting with the game industry as part of an attempt...
PUBG Corp. acquires online tools maker MadGlory, launches developer portal
PUBG Corp. announced today that it has acquired MadGlory, a company that works on network features like matchmaking, tournaments, and game chat. The firm...
Oculus Rift headsets hit with ‘runtime service’ error
An expired software certificate has caused every Oculus Rift in the world to malfunction. The Facebook subsidiary has confirmed the problem, and it says...