GDC 2019 Latest news
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.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
March 29, 2019
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 22, 2019
Epic Does Not Want Another Metro Exodus Controversy
Epic Games addressed the controversies surrounding the company's activities in the last weeks.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 22, 2019
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.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
March 22, 2019
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.
video games
March 21, 2019
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 21, 2019
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.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 20, 2019
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.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 19, 2019
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.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
March 15, 2019
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.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
March 15, 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.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 14, 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.
video games
March 13, 2019
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.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 20, 2019
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.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
February 4, 2019
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.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
January 26, 2019
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 25, 2019
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.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
January 25, 2019