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Game Developer Magazine to end print and digital publication

by 32 days ago

    In a message to subscribers today, Game Developer magazine has announced that they will end print and digital publication after their June/July 2013 issue. The magazine has been an industry …

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    150 million tablets estimated to ship globally in 2013 – up 28% over 2012

    by 35 days ago

    The tablet revolution continues apace! Businesswire.com is reporting that tablet sales across all OSs are estimated to ship over 68 billion USD worth of tablets this year, a significant jump …

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    Ubisoft acquires Anno series developer

    by 38 days ago

    While you all may know my disappointment with SimCity, you might not have heard me talk about what turned out to be a better product, Anno 2070.  Well, Ubisoft agrees …

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    Disney Closes LucasArts

    by 46 days ago

      Reports are coming in that Disney has closed down veteran game development studio LucasArts and canceled all ongoing development projects. This announcement comes on the heels of Disney's recent acquisition …

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      Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada resigns

      by 53 days ago

        Yoichi Wada, CEO of Square Enix since 2000, is resigning from the company and will be replaced by Yousuke Matsuda. Wada's resignation follows the announcement that the company will lose …

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        Tencent now owns 40 percent of Epic Games

        by 57 days ago

          Tencent has purchased 48.4 percent of Epic Games’ issued share capital, which equates to owning 40 percent of the total Epic Games capital. The Chinese internet company gained the ability …

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          Nvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang demos “Face Works” rendering technology on the Geforce Titan GPU – video inside

          by 59 days ago

          If you want to have a look at what's coming (hopefully, soon) to your console or PC in the future, Nvidia has a tech demo you really have to see. …

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          Unity development platform coming to PS4, Vita, PS Mobile and Sony’s cloud gaming service

          by 59 days ago

          Here's some news for those of you who are into the indie gaming scene. Unity, at this point the premiere game engine for mobile at least as far as indie …

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          Mike Capps Announces Change in Plans, Complete Withdrawal from Epic Games

          by 71 days ago

            Dr. Mike Capps, Ph.D., the auspicious, driving force behind Epic Games in his role as president, announced today via Facebook that he had permanently departed his post, and would no longer …

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            Jason West leaves Respawn Entertainment

            by 74 days ago

              Apparently Jason West--co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Respawn Entertainment--has left his Respawn team back in May. It has been stated that his reason for leaving Respawn Entertainment …

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              [UPDATED] EA scraps Dead Space 4, citing disappointing sales

              by 76 days ago

                EA has cancelled development of Dead Space 4, which had been in pre-production at Visceral Studios and Visceral Montreal. Their reasoning? Dead Space 3 didn't sell well enough. According to …

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                SoftKinect to showcase new Gesture Recognition and Control at Mobile World Congress

                by 83 days ago

                Today begins the Mobile World Congress 2013, and it would appear that there could be some new things in the works when it comes to the world of motion capturing …

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