Epic’s Tim Sweeney believes virtual reality will evolve more like console games than mobile
It seems like we just can’t get enough of Tim Sweeney, chief executive of Epic Games. Sweeney has been a video game graphics guru...
The DeanBeat: In the VR industry, a thousand startups will bloom. Most won’t make it
We’re all trying to get a handle on virtual reality, and its cousin, augmented reality. Will it be a bust? Or will the two...
Epic’s graphics guru Tim Sweeney on AR/VR, game engine wars, and simulating humans
Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Epic Games, has seen computers become 100,000 times faster during the 25 years he has been making games....
Epic chief says games like Ark: Survival Evolved, not mobile, are how small studios can make big money
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s difficult for a developer to launch a hit in the mature, stagnant mobile gaming sector, and one of the top...
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney expects small games at the dawn of the virtual reality revolution
SAN FRANCISCO — You can feel the gaming industry swelling with excitement for virtual and augmented reality, but one of the top technology companies...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on building Bullet Train and the future of virtual reality
Bullet Train was one of the stars at last week’s Oculus Connect conference in Hollywood. Being able to use your hands in virtual reality...
Epic Games graphics guru Tim Sweeney headlines GamesBeat 2015
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Epic Games and a game graphics pioneer for 25 years,...
The DeanBeat: Will we see an indie boom or an indie apocalypse as mobile goes triple-A?
Everybody wants to see indie game developers succeed. The rags-to-riches fairy tale of the lone developer striking it rich is like a green light,...
In the game engine wars, Epic and Unity aim at enabling VR
Epic Games and Unity Technologies are in a battle for the hearts and minds of game developers. At a time when game budgets are...
The DeanBeat: The best nuggets from a summer of game leader interviews
Disclosure: The organizers of ChinaJoy paid my way to Shanghai. Our coverage remains objective. One of the best things about my job is talking...