CEO John Riccitiello: Two-thirds of all AR and VR apps are built with Unity
Unity CEO John Riccitiello doesn’t think we’ve yet seen a true consumer launch of a VR or AR headset. Speaking at this month’s TechCrunch Disrupt event...
Mixed reality companies should embrace a ‘yes, and’ strategy to competition
There is no theme more persistent and all-pervading in the tech world than that of the “challenger vs. incumbent” — a story we cherish...
The DeanBeat: Fortnite underscores the competitive difference between Unreal and Unity
Epic Games and Unity Technologies are locked in a battle for the hearts and minds of game developers. They both make game engines, or...
Google and Unity partner to boost mobile game advertising
In mobile games, 96 percent of players don’t pay any money for game content. But 71 percent of them say they won’t mind watching...
Unity’s asset store boss has big plans to fight Epic’s Unreal
Last week, Epic Games surprised developers when it revealed that it would begin giving more money from each sale on the Unreal Engine Marketplace...
Google Daydream SDK now supports multiple controllers for some devices
Until now, Google’s Daydream VR has been limited by support for only a single, basic controller, but that may be changing. Simultaneous multiple controller...
Mail.ru will invest in Made with Unity games
In 2017, Mail.ru announced that it would invest $100 million in games, and some of that cash will be going to developers who use...
Apple defends end of OpenGL as Mac game developers threaten to leave
Introducing four new operating systems simultaneously gives Apple the annual opportunity to bury bad news under good headlines, and 2018’s WWDC was no exception:...
NBCUniversal announces 6 GameDev Challenge finalists
NBCUniversal is announcing six finalists for its Universal GameDev Challenge, where it asked indie game developers to propose games based on its brands such...
Social VR’s best platform is the open web, not walled gardens
That mainstream appeal for VR continues to elude the mixed reality industry in Western markets is a point I touched on last week when...