The Italian developer’s latest game, Ride 3, is the first in the franchise since the studio switched from its own proprietary engine to Unreal. Designer Luca Cafasso explains the engine switch and the challenge of crafting a compelling racer.
A multitude of great indie games have been judged at this year’s Casual Connect Asia in Shenzhen, China, and now that the voting is settled, it’s time to reveal the winners.
There are five games currently available in the early access marketplace.
“I think the rebellion [that] video games needs now is one of caring.” – Ken Wong
And then there’s Tencent’s poor gaming division… still somehow making billions of dollars.
Studio will also make a mobile game based on Frozen ahead of sequel’s release next year.
How different would the BlizzCon reaction have been had we seen that Diablo 4 announcement?
Games don’t have to be escapist fantasies. They can tackle important issues like mental illness or sexual assault with respect and help elicit empathy, say Jean Leggett and Gabriella Lowgren.
It’s impossible to ignore mobile these days, and Blizzard is diving in with aplomb. Fret not: they have many development teams and they’re not all dedicated to mobile.
Three of four planned DLC have been canceled.