The DeanBeat: Sorting out the Epic-Unity-Improbable mess
If I’ve concluded one thing from the spat in the past week between Unity Technologies, Improbable, and Epic Games, it’s that it won’t be...
Improbable promises long-term support for Unity
Unity has backed down in its battle with Improbable over the cloud platfrom SpatialOS. And now Improbable is promising to move forward with Unity...
Unity scraps TOS change in dispute with Improbable, schedules Reddit chat
Unity Technologies backed down on its previous stance in a dispute that erupted last week with SpatialOS platform maker Improbable and rival game engine...
Epic, Improbable create $25 million fund to transition devs away from Unity
Unity found itself at the center of a controversy today, and now competitor Epic Games is turning up the heat. Unity is cutting off...
Unity and Improbable’s beef gets spicy and strange in dueling blog posts
Earlier today, Unity Technologies blocked Improbable’s SpatialOS online-gaming tools from accessing the Unity game-dev engine. This has left developers reeling because many of them...
Unity game engine blocks SpatialOS’ online gaming tools (updated)
SpatialOS developer Improbable revealed today that a change in Unity‘s terms of service has now made the company’s tool in breach of the game engine’s...
Unity Icon Collective gives indie devs access to triple-A game art
Unity Technologies is unveiling the Unity Icon Collective, a team of game developers who will create high-quality art for the Unity Asset Store that...
Unity’s CineCast Mode lets casters and game spectators change camera angles
Unity Technologies unveiled a new mode of viewing games and esports dubbed CineCast Mode, which allows casters, spectators, and gamers control the camera angle...
Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.
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...