Frogwares, which has made a number of detective games using the Sherlock Holmes IP, said that it is bracing ‘for a significant loss.’ The developer claims that Focus Home refuses to transfer Title IDs back to Frogwares, even though their contract has expired.
Manticore co-founders Frederic Descamps and Jordan Maynard are launching a new, highly accessible development platform called Core.
The standalone VR headset will get even better in 2020 as Oculus seeks to ‘reduce the barriers of entry to VR for people who may not be familiar or comfortable with gaming controllers.’
Wise and Schwartz left their positions at Owlchemy Labs in June 2018, shortly after the Austin-based studio was acquired by Google. The two VR mad scientists flew back east to raise the capital they would need to establish a new kind of XR studio.
Within five years, cloud gaming in Asia is expected to reach 60 million gamers, and may surpass 500 million by 2028.
Unity will add deltaDNA’s player lifecycle management tools directly into its engine offering but deltaDNA will continue to operate as a separate entity.
Successful games must satisfy a wide range of users, each with diverse values, needs and desires. Or Shahar, VP of Development Partnerships for the Americas at ironSource, goes into how that psychology tends to break down among mobile players.
The game design contest was created to highlight how 5G cellular technology could enhance mobile games. Verizon and the NFL teamed up to create the yearlong competition, while Playcrafting ran the event.
Anthem had a rocky launch, and while the Cataclysm event helped, BioWare needs to fix foundational problems before diving back into major content updates.
The team will focus on ‘character and narrative-driven game development.’ (Image via Kotaku Australia)