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Developer Cliff Belszinski has said that his next shooter will not be a free-to-play title after all. LawBreakers was announced last year. But despite some positive noises about the payment model to begin with, Bleszinski has said that the negative reaction to F2P has led to change of heart. "We …

Artomatix aims to free artists from the more mundane aspects of games development – by letting AI handle it

Indie dev Robert Yang critiques apparent fear of games to address sexual topics

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 …