Mars Buttfield-Addison, Contributor, Computer Science Researcher October 12, 2023 25 Min Read Unity is a powerful game engine that lets you build games for every modern platform. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of released games, and is popular for both 2D and 3D titles across all modern gaming platforms. Despite the company’s …
The Game Developer Collective recently conducted a survey about virtual reality games. Of those asked, 56 percent find the market is “currently declining or stagnating.” 38 percent believe the latter, and 18 percent the former. Conversely, 23 percent find that the market is growing modestly over time. As with consoles, the price of VR headsets …
PLAY Magazine’s upcoming 46th issue on October 15 will be its last. “The unfortunate truth is that at some point all games must come to an end,” wrote editor Oscar Taylor-Kent. “That time has now come for PLAY as well.” The original incarnation of PLAY released in June 1995, and has focused on Sony’s PlayStation …
Players will be able to play and buy games via the Xbox App on Android, starting next month. The news was announced by Xbox president Sarah Bond on X, following the US court ruling this week that Google must open its Android marketplace to competitors. “The court’s ruling to open up Google’s mobile store in the …
Roblox Corp is deploying a new calling card in its courting of professional developers. Today the company is announcing the rollout of a new series of high-end analytics tools, comparable to the ones found in third-party game engines like Unreal Engine and Unity. Tools like these are critically important for developers relying on high levels …
Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light …
Michael Higham, Featured Contributor March 20, 2024 5 Min Read Via Unreal and Unity So often, you’re greeted with the splash screen of Unreal Engine or “Made with Unity” when booting up a game, two of the most common game engines today. These are robust and mature engines, but they’re not always the best options …
Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Earlier installments cover topics such as implementing crossplay functionality in We Were Here Forever, …
Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Earlier installments cover topics such as the scientific modeling behind the irrigation and water …
NetherRealm is shutting down mobile title Mortal Kombat: Onslaught and removing it from storefronts. The collectible-RPG was pitched as a mobile exclusive featuring a brand new Mortal Kombat story. It only launched in October 2023 so will have survived for just over a year. The game will officially shut down on October 21, 2024. It …
