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Even More Destructive Unreal Engine 4 GDC Demo

Developers of the Unreal Engine 4 have published the full version of the tech demo showcased on GDC 2019, which presents the improved destruction and physics model.

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Michael Kulakowski

March 29, 2019

Even More Destructive Unreal Engine 4 GDC Demo

Epic Games Reveals Digital Distribution Costs

Epic Games studio CEO revealed the costs of digital distribution. His calculations show that a 12% margin is enough to make big money, and the industry standard 30% is exaggerated.

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Adrian Werner

March 22, 2019

Epic Games Reveals Digital Distribution Costs

Epic Does Not Want Another Metro Exodus Controversy

Epic Games addressed the controversies surrounding the company's activities in the last weeks.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 22, 2019

Epic Does Not Want Another Metro Exodus Controversy

Steam Reveals New Layout and Functionalities

Among the highlights of Valve's panel during this years Game Developers Conference were the reworked layout of Steam library and developer events. The former can be examined up close, and some interesting details have been revealed concerning the latter.

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Christian Pieniazek

March 22, 2019

Steam Reveals New Layout and Functionalities

Epic Games Won't be Selling Any "Crappy" Games

Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, assures that his company's Store will not be selling bad games. It will also not offer pornographic production and those created only with shock value in mind.

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March 21, 2019

Epic Games Won't be Selling Any "Crappy" Games

Fortnite Has 250 mln Users and Breaks Activity Record

Fortnite has now almost 250 mln registered users. At the same time, the game broke an activity record - more than 10 mln users have played the game at the same time.

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Adrian Werner

March 21, 2019

Fortnite Has 250 mln Users and Breaks Activity Record

New Gameplay From System Shock Remake

Night Dive Studios published a long gameplay footage from the remake of the iconic RPG/shooter hybrid System Shock. The footage is over 20 minutes long and looks very promising.

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Bart Swiatek

March 20, 2019

New Gameplay From System Shock Remake

Unity Shows-off Impressive Ray Tracing Demo - The Heretic

During the GDC 2019, Unity and Nvidia have presented a spectacular tech demo of The Heretic. The footage shows the capabilities of the latest version of the famous open game engine, which now supports ray tracing.

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Bart Swiatek

March 19, 2019

Unity Shows-off Impressive Ray Tracing Demo - The Heretic

Valve Announces Steam Link Anywhere and a Web API for Developers

Valve decided to show how busy they are even before the GDC has started and revealed the Steam Link Anywhere service, enabling us to use Steam Link through the Internet, and shared the technology for free with all developers who might be interested.

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Conrad Hazi

March 15, 2019

Valve Announces Steam Link Anywhere and a Web API for Developers

New Info on System Shock 3 During GDC 2019

Next Monday we will learn new info and materials related to the System Shock 3. They will be published during upcoming GDC 2019, and specifically, during a panel dedicated to the popular Unity engine.

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Michael Kulakowski

March 15, 2019

New Info on System Shock 3 During GDC 2019

Ubisoft and id Software with Google on GDC 2019

Two major players, Ubisoft and id Software, will be present on Google's conference during the upcoming GDC 2019 event in San Francisco.

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Bart Swiatek

March 14, 2019

Ubisoft and id Software with Google on GDC 2019

Google Announces "Future of Gaming", Jade Raymond Becomes Deputy CEO

Google is serious about entering the video game market – the company announced that it will present "the future of gaming" during the upcoming Game Developers Conference 2019.

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March 13, 2019

Google Announces "Future of Gaming", Jade Raymond Becomes Deputy CEO

Google Will Unveil a Game Streaming Platform

Good chances are that Google will reveal its game streaming platform, currently known as Project Yeti or Project Stream, during this year's GDC.

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Bart Swiatek

February 20, 2019

Google Will Unveil a Game Streaming Platform

Android, iOS and Switch Get Xbox Live Support

Microsoft plans to expand Xbox Live support on Android and iOS devices, as well as the Nintendo Switch console.

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Bart Swiatek

February 4, 2019

Android, iOS and Switch Get Xbox Live Support

GDC 2019 report: PC remains developers' favorite platform

According to the GDC report for 2019, based on a surver sent to four thousand developers from around the world, PC remains the most attractive platform for game development.

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Michael Kulakowski

January 26, 2019

GDC 2019 report: PC remains developers' favorite platform

18% of game devs are working on next-gen titles

According to a survey taken for GDC 2019, as much as 18% of developers are currently working on next-gen projects.

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Adrian Werner

January 25, 2019

18% of game devs are working on next-gen titles

Next-generation Xbox with real-time ray tracing support

According to reports in Reddit and ResetEra forums, the new Xbox may have support for ray tracing technology. Microsoft is expected to tell more details about it during the GDC 2018.

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Bart Swiatek

January 25, 2019

Next-generation Xbox with real-time ray tracing support