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Analyst: Mobile to make up over half of worldwide game revenue in 2018
Analyst: Mobile to make up over half of worldwide game revenue in 2018
This isn’t the first time mobile has brought in more revenue than consoles or PC by a longshot, but this is the first time the platform makes up over half of game revenue on a worldwide scale.
May 4, 2018
Video: Building the Just Cause 3 animation and rigging pipeline
Video: Building the Just Cause 3 animation and rigging pipeline
At GDC 2018 Avalanche Studios’ Brian Venisky showcases the decisions and solutions made to solve key issues and serve the needs for creating animation content for the high-flying game.
May 4, 2018
Future Minecraft updates won't come to last-gen consoles
Future Minecraft updates won't come to last-gen consoles
After years of continued updates and support, the Minecraft team has announced that the coming Update Aquatic content drop will be the last significant update for PS3, 360, Wii U, and Vita versions.
May 4, 2018
Using Steam reviews to estimate sales
Using Steam reviews to estimate sales
Back in 2014, before SteamSpy, I wrote about using Steam’s review count to estimate sales. Now that SteamSpy is unable to show the number of owners due to Valve’s privacy policy changes, the review count method has become valid again!
May 4, 2018
GPU Ray Tracing in Unity – Part 1
GPU Ray Tracing in Unity – Part 1
Learn how to create a basic GPU ray tracer from scratch in this step-by-step tutorial. Using Compute Shaders in Unity, you will be able to render spheres with perfect reflections, hard shadows and super-sampling for anti-aliasing.
May 4, 2018
Pseudo-Localization – A Must in Video Gaming
Pseudo-Localization – A Must in Video Gaming
Pseudo-localization is the process by which the video game source text is translated into other languages using fake (or pseudo-) translations.
May 4, 2018
Working with Pixel Art Sprites in Unity: The Camera
Working with Pixel Art Sprites in Unity: The Camera
Part of an ongoing series in best practices for handling pixel art games in Unity. This time I share some hard-won wisdom (and code) for working with the camera component.
May 4, 2018
Steam adds native Nintendo Switch Pro Controller support
Steam adds native Nintendo Switch Pro Controller support
May 3, 2018
Paladins leaves Steam Early Access and fully releases on May 8th
Paladins leaves Steam Early Access and fully releases on May 8th
May 3, 2018
SoulCalibur 6 – Taki joins the game’s roster, first screenshots and trailer
SoulCalibur 6 – Taki joins the game’s roster, first screenshots and trailer
May 3, 2018
PC gaming subscription service, Utomik, officially launches today with 750+ games and 100+ publishers
PC gaming subscription service, Utomik, officially launches today with 750+ games and 100+ publishers
May 3, 2018
Disgaea 5 Complete has been delayed until Summer 2018
Disgaea 5 Complete has been delayed until Summer 2018
May 3, 2018