Tencent’s TiMi opens third North American triple-A game studio in Montreal
TiMi Studio Group has opened a new triple-A game studio in Montreal. It’s the third such dev outpost that the Tencent-owned entity has started...
MaxPlay lays off almost all workers as game engine startup switches to licensing
When MaxPlay debuted its new game engine for the cloud era in 2015, it wanted disrupt the business of providing tools for game developers. But the company...
Why big publishers cannot ‘wait and see’ with VR
Virtual reality isn’t a reliable source of revenues for anyone yet, but industry experts think it’s a bad idea to sit out these rough...
MaxPlay nears closed beta for cloud-based collaborative game and VR engine
MaxPlay has announced the closed beta test for its cloud-based collaborative game development engine. The San Francisco company says its platform modernizes the process...
Unity’s David Helgason on game design, VR, and mobile’s future
David Helgason cofounded Unity Technologies in 2003 to make a game engine that could help democratize game development. Over more than a decade, he...
MaxPlay launches MaxCore technology to dramatically improve game and VR performance
When MaxPlay debuted its new game engine for the cloud era in October, it said it would disrupt the development business. And today, it is announcing...
Game engine startup MaxPlay scores its first customer: Finger Food Studios
Getting a first customer is always a big deal for a startup. So game engine maker MaxPlay, which is pushing its software as a...
MaxPlay launches ‘disruptive’ game engine that uses modern cloud technology
Today’s most popular game engines from Unity Technologies and Epic Games (Unreal Engine) were built a while ago. And that’s why Sinjin Bain, the...
Panel to explore the super-geek gaming future
We’ve had tantalizing glimpses of the future with demos of augmented reality, virtual reality, user-generated content, esports, and the coolest new mobile devices. At the high end, gaming PCs using Intel’s Skylake processors, and dedicated graphics chips can power multiple screens and even motion simulators.
Here’s one of our mystery speakers for GamesBeat 2015
We’re revealing today that Sinjin Bain, CEO of Maxplay, will be one of our mystery guest speakers at GamesBeat 2015. OK, so it’s not...