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Oculus VR has no plans to extend Rift support to Macbooks until Apple starts prioritizing GPU performance, CEO Palmer Luckey has stated. In an interview with IGN, Luckey explained the current GPUs offered by Apple aren’t even close to what we’re pushing for our recommended spec.” It’s not going to …
Read More »Top tips to improve the quality of your code
Intel Developer Blog: How to avoid common mistakes and test your apps effectively
Read More »E3 2015: Free-to-play Fallout leads Bethesda’s mobile line-up
Publisher also working on Hearthstone-style Elder Scrolls title for iOS and Android
Read More »YouTube launching ‘YouTube Gaming’ dedicated app and website this summer
YouTube has announced a new app and website dubbed YouTube Gaming, with the video streaming service apparently ready at last to take a more focused approach towards its abundant video game content creation community. The website and app will be dedicated to Let’s Plays, livestreams, speedruns and other kinds of …
Read More »Mariah Carey is the new face of Game of War, report claims
Kate Upton’s time as the never-ending face of free-to-play advertising on social media may be over. TMZ reports that, in their words, Mariah Carey will be the new face and new set of ample boobs for the ridiculously successful Game of War: Fire Age”. The deal is apparently worth seven …
Read More »Everybody hates free-to-play
Or do they? One of the most popular ways of paying for games is under constant scrutiny from the media and core consumers. So what can be done about free-to-play’s negative image? The successful freemium game is based on five principles,” says Canada’s minister of mobile gaming. Entice the player …
Read More »Jeff Vogel returns to games development
Avadon dev attributes previous issues to age and health, rewriting engine to continue series
Read More »Spiderweb’s Jeff Vogel pulls a U-turn, returns to iOS development
Long-running indie studio Spiderweb Software is going to once again release games on iOS, after abandoning Apple’s platform in April. The founder of the developer, Jeff Vogel, pulled the outlet’s latest mobile effort, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls, earlier this year, citing an update to the iOS operating system that caused …
Read More »eSports startup nets 2m for coaching analytics platform to debut at ESL One
A Berlin startup which produces analytical tools to improve player performance in eSports has secured€2m in seed investment. The funding round for Dojo Madness, founded by Jens Hillger of ESL/Turtle Entertainment fame, was contributed to by several large investors including the London Venture Partners and Kristian Segerstrale, CEO of mobile …
Read More »Games dominate Apple Design Awards
The winners have been revealed for this year’s Apple Design Awards – and half of them are games. Out of the ten apps named for their excellence in design, five were games with the winning titles including puzzle games, MOBAs and more. The successful games were Hipster Whale’s Crossy Road, …
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