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Unity support comes to the PS Vita
Unity support comes to the PS Vita
Back in March 2013, Unity said it was bringing its popular game development tool to all current PlayStation consoles, including the PS Vita handheld. Today the company followed through with this promise.
Jan. 15, 2014
Steam now has over 75 million active accounts
Steam now has over 75 million active accounts
The news was shared with attendees of the company's inaugural Stem Dev Days conference today as Valve attempted to woo developers with numbers, tech talks and free Steam Machines.
Jan. 15, 2014
A geographical breakdown of Steam sales, in charts
A geographical breakdown of Steam sales, in charts
While North America and Europe continue to dominate the Steam sales charts, Eastern Europe and Brazil are clearly up-and-coming growth markets.
Jan. 15, 2014
Mobile and online games predicted to be 60% of the market by 2017
Mobile and online games predicted to be 60% of the market by 2017
Rapid growth in online and mobile gaming markets is expected push revenue for the entire games industry past $100 billion by 2017, according to a new report from Digi-Capital.
Jan. 15, 2014
Steam Dev Days in tweets: Day one
Steam Dev Days in tweets: Day one
1,200 game developers converged on Seattle to attend Valve Software's Steam Dev Days. Here's what attendees tweeted while they were at the developer-only event.
Jan. 15, 2014
Agawi's new AppGlimpse tech streams playable ads to mobile apps
Agawi's new AppGlimpse tech streams playable ads to mobile apps
Agawi claims the AppGlimpseTM platform is capable of streaming playable "Try Before You Buy" ads via Wi-Fi and cellular networks into mobile apps running on iOS and Android devices.
Jan. 15, 2014
Valve aims for SteamOS to have music, video services ready for launch
Valve aims for SteamOS to have music, video services ready for launch
At the ongoing Steam Dev Days developer conference, Valve said it wants to expand Steam's reach into music and video content -- further invading traditional game consoles' territory.
Jan. 15, 2014
Now we own you: Another caution for crowdfunded content
Now we own you: Another caution for crowdfunded content
Crowdfunding doesn't just change the way money is raised for games -- it also changes the terms of a game's release, writes Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander.
Jan. 15, 2014
Taking SimCity offline: 'We’ve had to knock out the internet pipe stuff'
Taking SimCity offline: 'We’ve had to knock out the internet pipe stuff'
SimCity is soon to be playable offline -- and in a new blog post on its official website, lead engineer Simon Fox outlines what went into the effort.
Jan. 14, 2014
GameStop sees weaker-than-expected new software sales over holidays
GameStop sees weaker-than-expected new software sales over holidays
Strong sales of new next-generation games weren't enough to offset a greater-than-expected decline in current-generation software for retailer GameStop.
Jan. 14, 2014
The game that Kickstarted the industry goes out to crowdfunders
The game that Kickstarted the industry goes out to crowdfunders
The game that started the Kickstarter video game boom releases, and Tim Schafer reflects on the "exciting, and at times terrifying" development process for what was once called "Double Fine Adventure."
Jan. 14, 2014
Final Fantasy Tactics creator Matsuno's Kickstarter takes in $120k+ so far
Final Fantasy Tactics creator Matsuno's Kickstarter takes in $120k+ so far
Famed Japanese strategy game developer Yasumi Matsuno is working with Playdek to bring Unsung Story to mobile, PC, and beyond -- and so far, it looks to be a crowdfunding success.
Jan. 14, 2014