Gaming will lead us to the metaverse
When CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta and committed to the metaverse, he said that gaming would lead the way. That’s an...
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition will debut on November 11
Rockstar Games said Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition will arrive on the consoles and PC on November 11. Yes, that’s a...
Replica Studios goes early access with AI voice actors for Unreal’s MetaHuman Creator
Replica Studios has launched early access to integrate its voice actor service into Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator, enabling developers to create believable AI characters...
Khronos releases OpenXR 1.0 for AR/VR, backed by Epic, Microsoft, and Oculus
Four months after the Khronos Group debuted a provisional OpenXR specification for AR and VR platforms, seeking industry input, it’s kicking off Siggraph today...
Mobile game devs face new challenges — but with new tools
According to a recent report from SuperData, mobile games generated $61.3 billion in revenue in 2018, compared with $35.7 billion on PCs and $12.7...
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:...
Unity’s quest to make the lives of game developers easier
Unity Technologies CEO John Riccitiello threw out some impressive numbers last week at an event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. He...
Unreal 4 gets native HTML5 exporting and support for giant worlds
Developers can push their games to Firefox, Safari, or Chrome with the click of a button.
12 great current-gen games you didn’t play, handpicked by industry pros
Twelve games industry figures, including David Jaffe and Cliff Bleszinski, told GamesBeat which current-gen games they think deserved a wider audience.
Nexuiz thrills with speed and variety, bores with weapons and long waits (review)
Xbox Live Arcade's latest shooter is no Sunday driver. But is speed (and a fascinating instant-mod "Dynamic Mutators" system) enough to keep this game competitive?