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Xbox launches new resource to help developers add inclusion into their games | GDC 2024
"If you don't intentionally include, you will unintentionally exclude"
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Ubisoft debuts NEO NPC AI prototypes | GDC 2024
Three tech demos were shown to media behind-closed-doors
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PC games retailer Robot Cache allows players to start games 200x faster than any other games store
The digital outlet has adopted DACS Laboratories' ROCKITPLAY FastStart Technology for over 50 games
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Modulate: Reducing toxicity in online games is a positive for profits
How Modulate’s AI-assisted voice moderation tool ToxMod isn’t just efficient at tackling toxicity but results in increased user retention and spending
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Thirdverse raises $3.3m in funding round
The investment will go towards developing Soul Covenant and growing its staff
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Virtuos acquires Beyond-FX
Los Angeles-based VFX studio has worked on titles including Mortal Kombat 1 and God of War
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Behaviour Interactive snaps up Fly Studio
The multimedia company of 25 will join the games firm to create new immersive experiences
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Gamestream raises €4.5m
With the investment, the cloud gaming firm aims to expand its international market presence
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Making games faster, more cost-effectively, with end-to-end development
Development experts Virtuos on the opportunities offered by end-to-end development services
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Find out how to make your games cheaper, faster and better with GI Sprint
A new series of videos, podcasts and articles set for June
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Grom Social Enterprises to acquire Arctic7
Developer to become a division of the entertainment and tech company
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Respawn veteran Stig Asmussen forms Giant Skull to build AAA single player games
"I think we can make a very successful competitive game with 100 people"
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GDC Awards to honor Yoko Shimomura, Fawzi Mesmar
The game composer whose career began in 1988 will be recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award
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35% of devs affected by layoffs last year, says GDC survey
7% of respondents had been laid off, while 17% saw colleagues let go, and another 11% reported layoffs elsewhere in their companies
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GDC exploring development of abuse hotline following recent allegations
Organisers emphasise the strict code of conduct in place for annual conference, and other health and safety measures
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Abuse allegations emerge in the wake of GDC 2023
Update: GDC organises say assault and drink spiking are "outrageous and unacceptable," encourages reporting to the police
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Josh Sawyer says that GDC has a "big accessibility problem"
The director of Pentiment highlighted concerns over travel costs and access to the conference's talks to the public
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Unity details 2023 roadmap
GDC 2023: Engine provider also says developers will gain access to more tech from Speedtree and Ziva later this year
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New York Times: "Buying Wordle substantially changed our business"
GDC 2023: Executive producer Zoe Bell shared one year of Wordle success and described the pillars of a NYT game
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Tim Sweeney believes the metaverse is "happening for real"
GDC 2023: Epic Games boss says Apple "will either try to crush the metaverse, or extract all the profit from it"
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Unreal Editor for Fortnite launching in beta today
GDC 2023: Epic's State of Unreal showed off long awaited UEFN and Creator Economy 2.0, as well as new unified marketplace Fab, which is open to all engines
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Pokémon Snap, systemic comedy and siding with the player: How Bugsnax came to life
GDC 2023: Young Horses' John Murphy on Bugsnax's pitching and prototyping stages and the unexpected inspirations behind the hit
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ID@Xbox has paid out more than $4bn to developers in ten years
Microsoft's indie initiative has launched over 3,000 games, another 3,000 to come, revamped submission process in the works
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Xbox upgrades its developer program designed to support underrepresented creators
Microsoft details the ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program
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The full return of GDC
New leaders Stephanie Hawkins and Ashley Corrigan on plans for this year's event, the decision to drop livestreams, and opening up discussion around controversial topics