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Hordes of fans queue outside, eagerly awaiting a glimpse of their heroes. Inside, a shining trophy stands upon a pedestal. The players arrive, eyeing it covetously as they make their way to their positions. Suited pundits have had their say and hand over to the commentators. One team forms a …

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 …

Cinemaware’s stable of games IP now has a new owner – Payday developer Starbreeze. The studio has paid €525k to acquire the company’s assorted games brands, included in which is the Defender of the Crown series. The purchase was made with Starbreeze’s VR platform StarVR in mind. "Defender of the …

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

PC users are now able to link their Steam and GOG accounts and potentially grab some DRM-free games. GOG has announced GOG Connect. Available via its website, it allows users who are logged in to then sign in again via their Steam account. GOG will their scan their library for …

Activision just announced a new installment in the Skylanders franchise. Skylanders Imaginators is set to be released in October and will give players the opportunity to create their own character. Gamers will be able to choose their Skylander’s appearance, powers, abilities, names, catchphrases and musical themes, amongst others. Eric Hirshberg, …