It's a very interesting time for the tech that powers your favourite games. The industry is pushing forward on several fronts: AI, the metaverse, community content creation initiatives and, yes, even blockchain. It's easy to get the impression that we're on the precipice of a big new leap forward.
]]>Sometimes you see a game, and it grabs you immediately. There’s a lot to be said about the importance of that first audio visual impression a game can have, how a slick art style paired with a booming voice or sweeping soundtrack can steal your heart. Roughly two weeks ago, on the GDC expo floor, Luna Abyss may of well been just that.
]]>Roughly a week ago, an eldritch phenomena descended upon San Francisco in a hail of rain and wind. Escaping these otherworldly forces as they threw trees, chairs, and Web3 developers all over the place, I escaped into Hotel G where I found greater horrors waiting for me…
]]>Torrential rain hammered down on the Moscone Centre throughout the first few days of this year’s GDC. Just when I thought I was free from the downpour I found it again in a Spike Chunsoft interview room on the subterranean expo floor. There Kazutaka Kodaka (formerly the lead writer on the Danganronpa series), a translator, and a handful of staff would take me through his latest project: Master Detectives Archive: Rain Code.
]]>It’s a dangerous world out there for the indie developer looking to make a splash with a new live service game. All games release at risk of failure, but the competitive multiplayer space has proved a no man's land for many a promising game over the last few years.
]]>The infamous scene of a ghost baby running full speed into a wall from the original Layers of Fear will not be in the upcoming series remake.
]]>Elden Ring has won the game of the year award at the Game Developers Choice Awards, beating outseveral other heavy hitters.
]]>John Romero has justwon the lifetime achievement award, for this work on DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein and far more from his decades long career.
]]>Betrayal at Club Low just won the Seumas Mcnally Grand Prize at the 2023 Independent Games Festival Awards, beating out some brillaint competition in Immortality, Neon White, Not For Broadcast, The Case of the Golden Idol, and Tunic.
]]>Unity will be getting some exciting new graphical features including better lighting, water effects, faces and more. The best part? All of these are planned to come in 2023.
]]>"It's at full speed everywhere" stated Danny Lange, senior vice president of AI and machine learning at Unity. He did so at the front of a packed room of games developers during a roundtable on "The Future of AI" at GDC earlier today.
]]>Marvel Snap received heavy praise during a GDC titled "The Year in Free-to-Play" where Visible Entertainment founder Dave Rohri stated it had restored growth in the CCG genre.
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