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Unity 6 launches amid ongoing effort to rebuild trust

Ryan Daws — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:05:57 +0000

Unity 6 has launched and is being touted as the most stable and high-performing version of the game development platform to date. Matt Bromberg, President and CEO of Unity, revealed the launch in a blog post, emphasising the company’s commitment to developer-centric improvements and long-term support. Bromberg, who recently took the helm from John Riccitiello... Read more »

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Halo developers shelve own game development engine for Unreal

Ryan Daws — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:17:33 +0000

The developers behind the iconic Halo franchise have announced a shift in their approach to game development. 343 Industries, now rebranded as Halo Studios, will be abandoning their proprietary Slipspace Engine in favour of Unreal Engine 5 for all future Halo projects. This revelation came during the 2024 Halo World Championship, where fans were treated... Read more »

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Unity scraps its ‘Runtime Fee’ following developer backlash

Ryan Daws — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:54:59 +0000

Unity has announced the cancellation of its contentious ‘Runtime Fee’ for game developers. The decision comes after months of intense criticism from the gaming community. Matt Bromberg, President and CEO of Unity, stated: “After deep consultation with our community, customers, and partners, we’ve made the decision to cancel the Runtime Fee for our games customers,... Read more »

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Xbox backlash grows as developer claims ‘they don’t care’

Ryan Daws — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:17:37 +0000

Enotria: The Last Song, a Soulslike game inspired by Italian folklore, is set to release on 17th September for PS5 and PC. However, Xbox players will have to wait – perhaps indefinitely – due to platform submission issues and what the developer claims is a lack of support from Microsoft. Jacky Greco, CEO of Jyamma... Read more »

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Unity’s EBITDA surges despite revenue decline

Ryan Daws — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:43:32 +0000

Unity has posted a 2% dip in revenue for the second quarter of 2024, reaching £358 million, down from £366 million in the previous quarter. Despite this slight decrease, the mobile game engine and infrastructure platform exceeded both its own guidance and analyst expectations. Unity reported a net loss of £100 million for Q2, a... Read more »

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Artificial Agency emerges from stealth with AI ‘behaviour engine’

Ryan Daws — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:45:27 +0000

Artificial Agency – an AI startup focused on generative behaviour for gaming – has emerged from stealth mode with a $16 million funding round led by Radical Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and other notable investors. The company, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers and AAA gaming industry veterans, aims to revolutionise game development with its AI-powered... Read more »

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Arm’s new upscaler promises PC-quality graphics on mobile

Ryan Daws — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:09:35 +0000

Arm has introduced an open-source solution aimed at enhancing graphics upscaling on mobile devices. The solution promises to bring PC-quality gaming experiences to smartphones while optimising performance and power consumption. ‘Arm Accuracy Super Resolution’ (Arm ASR) is a temporal upscaler, which combines information from multiple frames to generate high-quality images from lower resolution targets. This... Read more »

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Microsoft unveils DirectSR to unify super resolution technologies

Ryan Daws — Thu, 30 May 2024 13:15:58 +0000

Microsoft has announced the preview release of DirectSR, a new API designed to standardise super resolution (SR) support in Direct3D 12 titles. The company has collaborated with AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA to build this API, enabling developers to seamlessly leverage their in-market upscaling technologies through a common set of inputs and outputs. DirectSR aims to... Read more »

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Unreal Engine 5.4 brings animation, rendering, and AI upgrades

Ryan Daws — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:49:35 +0000

Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.4, packed with new features and improvements aimed at benefiting game developers and creators across industries. The latest version delivers toolsets used internally by Epic to build high-profile releases like Fortnite Chapter 5, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite. “Unreal Engine 5.4 is here, and it’s packed with... Read more »

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AI in game development grows despite concerns

Ryan Daws — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:07:59 +0000

A growing number of game development studios are embracing AI to streamline their processes, according to a new industry report from Unity. The report finds that 62 percent of studios now utilise AI tools at some stage of development. The top use cases include improving character animations, code writing assistance, art and level generation, narrative... Read more »

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