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AR Pokemon will soon be able to hide behind real-world objects in Pokemon Go
AR Pokemon will soon be able to hide behind real-world objects in Pokemon Go
Niantic is aiming to up the immersion factor in Pokemon Go with the addition of two new AR features: Reality Blending and Pokestop Scanning.
May 27, 2020
Little Nightmares has sold over 2 million copies worldwide
Little Nightmares has sold over 2 million copies worldwide
Tarsier Studios' puzzle-platformer horror title Little Nightmares has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
May 27, 2020
Get a job: Join Scanline VFX as an Unreal Technical Director
Get a job: Join Scanline VFX as an Unreal Technical Director
Working with the real-time team, the Unreal Technical Director is responsible for developing content for film, VR, and virtual production.
May 27, 2020
Tap into a massive audience by learning to grow your game in Brazil
Tap into a massive audience by learning to grow your game in Brazil
Sponsored: Brazil's massive video game audience offers a huge growth opportunity—if you know the best way to approach the market.
May 27, 2020
10+ Lessons from the History of Mobile 4X Strategy
10+ Lessons from the History of Mobile 4X Strategy
Over their decade long run, mobile 4X strategy games have brought in billions of dollars in revenue, with only more to come. The history of these games is littered with both progress and mistakes that any hopeful successor would be wise to learn from.
May 27, 2020
Open World Level Design: The Full Vision (part 4/5)
Open World Level Design: The Full Vision (part 4/5)
In the first three parts of this chronicle, I mainly approached this subject from the angle of game and level design. But there is another angle that is gaining more importance in game design today: storytelling.
May 27, 2020
The Makings of a AAA Idle game
The Makings of a AAA Idle game
The Anno franchise has been known as one of the more complicated series on the PC, but for today, I want to talk about how a recent entry did things differently, and what we can learn from it.
May 27, 2020
Welcome To The Summer Of Indie Games Direct 2
Welcome To The Summer Of Indie Games Direct 2
Well, COVID-19 & the cancellation of E3 2020 has left a big hole in the summer game announcement schedule. To be replaced by... indie game showcases!
May 27, 2020
STALKER-inspired survival game, Chernobylite, now supports DirectX 12 and AMD FidelityFX
STALKER-inspired survival game, Chernobylite, now supports DirectX 12 and AMD FidelityFX
This content update adds 50% more content to the game. Moreover, it adds support for DirectX 12, as well as for AMD FidelityFX.
May 26, 2020
Inexistence Rebirth is a lovely 16-bit metroidvania game that is now available on the PC
Inexistence Rebirth is a lovely 16-bit metroidvania game that is now available on the PC
Jonathan Brassaud has announced the release of the lovely 16-bit metroidvania game, Inexistence Rebirth.
May 26, 2020
Two Bit Hero is a classic retro metroidvania game that is also available on the PC
Two Bit Hero is a classic retro metroidvania game that is also available on the PC
Two Bit Hero is a classic retro metroidvaniawith (mostly) black and white graphics that is now available on the PC.
May 26, 2020
MicroProse announces the next part in its The Mighty Eight video-game series, The Mighty Eighth
MicroProse announces the next part in its The Mighty Eight video-game series, The Mighty Eighth
Microprose has just announced the next part in its The Mighty Eight video-game series, The Mighty Eighth.
May 26, 2020