Epic Games announced a new system for paying creators on Fortnite, the ultra-popular, free-to-download battle royale game. Announced on Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference, Epic will now share 40% of Fortnite revenue with anyone who design “islands” in the...
Ubisoft, the developer behind popular games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, announced that it’s using an AI “Ghostwriter” tool to write dialogue for some of its games with the aim of keeping NPCs (non-playable characters) individually interesting and realistic...
As competition among smart TV makers heats up, Amazon today is introducing an expanded Fire TV lineup which now includes more sizes for its top-of-the-line Omni QLED series as well as a new, lower-cost Fire TV 2-Series that will start...
It may sound anti-democratic, but awards should do more than merely follow the crowd. Sometimes the year’s biggest blockbusters might genuinely be the best films, albums or games, but for prizes to be meaningful you still need a team of...
About 40% of web3 games being built will go live in next 12 to 18 months, Immutable co-founder says Jacquelyn Melinek 9 hours Two key players in the web3 gaming space predict exponential expansion in the next few years. Robbie...
Web3 gaming firm Immutable and layer-2 blockchain Polygon hope that a new strategic alliance will accelerate innovation and adoption in the nascent crypto gaming space, the two companies announced at the Game Developer Conference on Monday. “For us this is...
Let’s get this out of the way: Resident Evil 4 is one of the best action video games of all time. Released in 2005, the fourth entry in Capcom’s long-running horror series is a rip-roaring mix of B-movie schlock, camp...
The writer is director of the Hoover Institution’s war gaming and simulations initiative and a Hoover fellow at Stanford UniversityWar games, once niche and highly secretive, are coming in from the cold. Two recent unclassified games run by US think-tanks found...
In a keynote address at the annual Google for Game Developers Summit, Google said its Google Play Games for PC service, which brings Android games to Windows users, will roll out to Japan and other European markets, and gain new...
The two most valuable ingredients in ghost stories, the author MR James once wrote, are “atmosphere and a nicely managed crescendo”. Games often excel at the former, summoning a sense of foreboding through their environments, lighting and sound design, but...
