Tim Sweeney Archives

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The DeanBeat: GamesBeat Summit conversations on the Metaverse, AR’s future, and Hollywood envy

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 5, 2017
8 min

We just hosted our third annual GamesBeat Summit at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Calif. It was a beautiful place and a great backdrop for...

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8 min

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Epic’s Tim Sweeney: The tech for the metaverse is about 3 years away

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 1, 2017
2 min

We’ve overcome some of the early roadblocks that are preventing us from living every moment in virtual reality, and Epic Games founder thinks we’ll figure...

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2 min

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The DeanBeat: Why I do what I do

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 31, 2017
7 min

I enjoy writing about the game industry, and sometimes I write 10 stories in a day. This is actually the 13,986th story that I...

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7 min

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Unity’s quest to make the lives of game developers easier

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 6, 2017
12 min

Unity Technologies CEO John Riccitiello threw out some impressive numbers last week at an event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. He...

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12 min

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How Epic’s Tim Sweeney sees Unreal Engine shaping VR outside gaming

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 5, 2017
4 min

VR video games are some of the most immersive, visceral experiences to date. Travelling to fantastic worlds, going brain-to-rotting-noggin’ with zombie hordes and throwing...

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4 min

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Archrivals in excellence: Epic’s Tim Sweeney received his GDC lifetime award from John Carmack

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 2, 2017
2 min

After 25 years in the games business, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards on...

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2 min

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Game engine CEOs talk past each other when it comes to statistics

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 1, 2017
3 min

Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. And so when you ask which...

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3 min

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12 virtual reality talks you shouldn’t miss at GDC 2017

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 12, 2017
6 min

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gamescom, Tokyo Game Show, and PAX are all great trade shows and fan events for exhibiting virtual reality. But in...