Unity

IBM Unity SDK Could Change How Developers Build AR, VR

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 1, 2018

IBM’s Watson division is working with the creators of the Unity game engine on an open-source SDK that could make video games (and anything else built …

Nintendo Switch Attracting Big Developer Interest

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 25, 2018

Although the PC remains the most popular platform for game developers, there’s growing interest in the Nintendo Switch, a relatively new console that transforms into a …

Game Developers, Get Your 2018 Strategy Ready

Nick Kolakowski, 

December 14, 2017

The holiday season is upon us, and that means one thing: a lot of people are purchasing game consoles. For game developers, that means it’s time …

Microsoft Tries to Make ‘Mixed Reality’ a Thing

Nick Kolakowski, 

May 15, 2017

Last week at its annual Build conference, Microsoft executives kept using the term “mixed reality.” “Mixed reality” (a term that has existed for years) is Microsoft’s attempt …

Which Game Platforms are Attracting Developers?

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 23, 2017

What gaming platform has the most developer momentum behind it? According to a survey taken earlier this year by the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the PC …

Nintendo Switch May Bottleneck Indie Developers

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 3, 2017

Nintendo’s new Switch console is attracting a lot of buzz—and some positive reviews from the gaming press. The Switch features a touch-screen that unplugs from the …

Facebook’s Gameroom: Future Steam Rival?

Nick Kolakowski, 

November 2, 2016

Back in ye olden days of 2009, Facebook did double duty as a social network and a gaming hub. FarmVille and other Facebook-centric games dominated many …

Google’s Daydream VR SDK Out of Beta

Nick Kolakowski, 

September 23, 2016

Developers interested in virtual reality (VR), take note: Google’s SDK for its VR platform, Daydream, is now out of beta. Version 1.0 of the SDK, available …

Here’s Your Chance to Build Nintendo Games

Nick Kolakowski, 

July 13, 2016

If you ever harbored a childhood dream of building games for Nintendo, now’s your chance: the gaming behemoth has launched a unified developer portal that gathers …

Game-Development Engines for 2016

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 10, 2016

This week, Amazon unveiled Lumberyard, a free game-development platform with tight connections to not only the AWS cloud, but also the Twitch live-streaming network. Will the …