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Cloud-based service uses AI to avoid repeats and seam artifacts linked to tiling by dynamically creating assets

Virtual reality makers know that fending off motion sickness is absolutely crucial if the sector hopes to have a successful future. The key criteria to avoiding a trip to pukesville is making sure VR titles run smoothly and consistently. It’s so important, in fact, that Sony has warned devs that …

PlayStation Camera used to track player within 2.4x1.9m area

Devil’s Third studio set up by Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki and former Team Ninja devs

Day of conferences and expo will also play host to Frontier’s David Braben, BossAlien, Exient and Sumo Digital

Walk into any games retailer and you’ll be greated by a wealth of toys and merchandise. T-shirts, figurines, bracelets, hoodies, posters, bags, keyrings, artbooks, mugs, shot glasses… the list of branded goods available goes on. And there’s some serious cash to be made in this sector. Just last year, American …

As new product line launches go, this is surely a first. PepsiCo, inc. has announced the newest drink in its Brisk iced tea range will become the title sponsor of eSports team OpTic Gaming. Brisk Mate (intended to be pronounced Mah-tay after the South American drink Yerba Mate but let’s …

Tim Sweeney reveals that seven Unreal-powered have grossed more than $1bn

Since Skylanders hit the market in 2011, the toys-to-life market has exploded. Disney joined the sector in 2013 with Infinity, while Nintendo launched Amiibo the following year. Then in 2015, Warner Bros released LEGO Dimensions. Between them, these four giants have access to some of the most iconic brands out …

As digital continues to evolve, IGN’s UK editor-in-chief Alex Simmons tells MCV about the importance of being present on various platforms to remain pertinent and broaden its audience What are your thoughts on the state of the media industry? Just as the evolution from print to online has been necessary …