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Read More »‘Games do more than entertain the disabled’: How Naughty Dog made Uncharted 4 more accessible
Changes ranged from snap-on targeting and camera assistance to optional ability to hold button instead of mashing and multiplayer UI colour tweaks
Read More »Houdini 15.5 adds VR camera and more tools for artists
Other new features include crowd animation tools, modelling tech and third-party rendering for Houdini Indie
Read More »Kojima Productions’ debut title to use third-party engine
‘I actually think it's better to make games using internal tools,’ says founder Hideo Kojima, but explains that external tools will allow him to release first title faster
Read More »Early Access section added to Google Play
Android has become the latest platform to allow developers to launch their work-in-progress games in Early Access. Google Play has introduced a new Early Access category, which will showcase a select number of unreleased titles and open beta tests to users. Google’s Android teamaddedthat it was making open betas easier …
Read More »San Francisco’s Make School academy debuts VR development course
Programme curated with help of VRML co-creator Tony Parsi runs from June to August and focuses on Unity development
Read More »Minecraft price increases come into effect next week
The good news is that there are probably not that many people left who haven’t already bought the game. With sales in excess of 70m units, Minecraft is one of the world’s biggest games. But if you’re yet to grab yourself a copy, you might want to do so before …
Read More »Android introducing Early Access section to Google Play store
Users able to send feedback on open beta tests directly to creators
Read More »Destiny 2 has been ‘rebooted’, report claims
The director of The Taken King has been put in charge of Destiny 2 development. That’s according to Kotaku, whose track record on Destiny leaks is top notch. Earlier this year it revealed that Destiny 2 had been pushed back to 2017 – news that was officially confirmed a few …
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 adds Google Daydream support
Integration available now through GitHub, with binary tools launch arriving in 4.12 update on June 1st
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