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Full source code included for tool featuring reported 10 directional lights per pass, 8K shadow textures and increased performance in VR

Chronicles of Elyria will use world-building tech to create game where players can grow old, die and be reincarnated

Mo-cap specialists adds two new models to its family of products

Developers are going to find it increasingly more difficult to protect their game mechanics under copyright law following a ruling from a Texas court judge. The ruling stems from a case in which DaVinci Editrice sued Ziko Games over a game with mechanics that were identical to its own,GamaSutrareports. DaVinci’s …

Games jam and student festival has support from PlayStation, ARM, Unity, and more

With the line between what players and acceptable and offensive seemingly blurring, James Batchelor asks how devs can ensure they design characters without controversy

'In no case does copyright protection extend to an idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle or discovery'

Payday devs plans to bring Defender of the Crown, Wings and more to StarVR

Felipe Falanghe says 'the game is conceptually complete'

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