Gaming News
Come to VRDC for VR production tips from the experts at Kite & Lightning
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 19:05
The co-founders of Kite & Lightning, a team who have worked on VR experiences for everyone from NBC to Lionsgate, will share their knowledge at the inaugural VRDC during GDC 2016 in San Francisco. ...
This Week in Video Game Blogging: The contradicting aesthetics of That Dragon, Cancer
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 20:16
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Melissa King on topics ranging from storytelling in That Dragon, Cancer to a secret twist in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain...
Metal Gear Online Launches on PC as Beta Ends
IGN - 19 Jan 2016 18:51
Metal Gear Online is live on PC and players who log in between today and January 26 get free Gear Points.
That '70s Show Stars Reunite for Netflix's The Ranch
IGN - 19 Jan 2016 00:29
Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson talk about their new darkly-lit, expletive-filled Netflix sitcom and about updating the Hyde/Kelso dynamic.
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Review in Progress
IGN - 19 Jan 2016 19:00
We've played the whole single-player campaign - here's what we think of the new ground-based Homeworld RTS.
Reflections based on local cubemaps in Unity
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 17:05
"Reflections based on static local cubemaps are an effective tool to implement high quality and realistic reflections and a cheap alternative to reflections generated at run-time." ...
There's A Video Game That Can Help Your Child's Hearing, Get The Details
Cinema Blend - 19 Jan 2016 23:27
A new app called Sound Scouts developed by cmee4 Productions and made in collaboration with the National Acoustic Laboratories is designed to help aid in recognizing hearing loss in kids at early ages, as well as identif...
New Minecraft Mod Allows You To Do Basic Coding
Cinema Blend - 19 Jan 2016 23:20
There's a new script available for Minecraft that allows users to actually utilize the Basic programming language within Minecraft. It utilizes a number of programming blocks that can interpret console commands in the Ba...
Get a job: Telltale Games seeks an experienced Rigging Artist
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 23:03
Minecraft: Story Mode developer Telltale Games seeks a Senior Rigging Artist to work on games alongside the rest of the team at the company's San Rafael, CA headquarters. ...
Video: Cinematic storytelling in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 22:18
At GDC 2015's Narrative Summit Monolith's Ethan Walker takes the stage to showcase how the studio designed Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to feel like a cinematic story you can play through. ...
Darkest Dungeon's Release Trailer Is Gritty And Grim In The Best Way
Cinema Blend - 19 Jan 2016 21:47
Darkest Dungeon pays tribute with its story to all of the classic dungeon crawlers like Diablo and Gauntlet, except its artwork is a little more along the lines of a gritty comic book, which only adds to the fantastic ho...
Crytek aims to open 'VR First' dev labs in schools around the world
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 21:46
Crytek is making a show of providing students with VR hardware & software -- including its own CryEngine tech -- in partnership with academic institutions via its new VR First initiative. ...
Microsoft buys MinecraftEdu, moves to put Minecraft in more schools
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 21:09
Microsoft has bought MinecraftEdu from indie educational studio TeacherGaming as it moves to develop Minecraft: Education Edition in collaboration with educators. ...
10 Best Super Mario Maker Levels
Arcade Sushi - 19 Jan 2016 21:01
Super Mario Maker's debut has proven to be so much bigger than anyone could have anticipated, and it's sparked the creator in all of us. Not only that, but the level of creativity that has emerged outside of just increas...
New Knuckle Sandwich Trailer Showcases Hilariously Weird And Random Gameplay
Cinema Blend - 19 Jan 2016 20:22
Knuckle Sandwich is still deep in development, but that hasn't stopped creator Andrew Brophy from sharing some new details about the bizarre RPG. And for those of you who like pretty pictures, he's sharing those new deta...
Traveling without moving: A love letter to Games Done Quick
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 20:13
"However depressing January is mooted to be... I'm crashed out on my couch, feasting on the resolutions of other, younger, more-inspired people. In short, I spend the first week of each year hooked on Awesome Games Done ...
Riding the rails to GDC: A Q& A with Train Jam conductor Adriel Wallick
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 20:11
There's another Train Jam happening on the way to GDC this year, and GDC 2016 officials speak to organizer and game developer Adriel Wallick about where the Train Jam came from -- and where it's headed. ...
Opportunities in making kids' games
Game Developer - 19 Jan 2016 19:17
"Big family brands are looking to retain and grow their audiences and parents recognizing the value of quality screen time for their kids. Cases in point for the brand need: Samsung just launched Samsung Kids." ...
There's already a nude mod for Dragon's Dogma on PC
Critical Hit - 19 Jan 2016 19:00
Because of course there is. Why is it when gamers have creation or modding tools, they inevitably make people naked or create digital penises?
How BioShock and Dead Space Influenced Perception
IGN - 19 Jan 2016 19:00
Ex-Irrational, Visceral devs on how their past learnings are going into their new game.
Visual History of the Atom
IGN - 19 Jan 2016 19:00
With Legends of Tomorrow almost upon us, we look at the many colorful costumes of DC's size-changing hero.
Ballistic Armor Maker Creates Bulletproof Boba Fett Armor
IGN - 19 Jan 2016 18:28
What happens when an armor company, Heckler & Koch, and a ton of tactical equipment companies get together with nerddom? You get bullet-proof Mandalorian armor.