Category: Technology
COLECO Chameleon: a rebranding of RETRO VGS into a COLECO comeback
Fans new and old of the ColecoVision will probably be surprised to hear that a new cartridge-based system in partnership with Retro Video Game Systems, Inc will be coming out in early 2016. Dubbed the COLECO Chameleon, the system will be capable of playing classic games, and is also noted for being able to play […]
Tencent Purchases Remaining Stake In League of Legends Developer Riot Games
TenCent the Chinese technological behemoth that operates the popular Chinese FPS Cross Fire and holds a minority stake in Epic Games among other entertainment ventures has purchased the remaining equity in League of Legends developer Riot Games. This change in ownership was announced via Riot Game’s official website. They say that this allow them to […]
Nintendo 3DS XL Temporarily Being Sold For Only 85 Quid
The Nintendo 3DS handheld is currently being sold for only 85 pounds over on frugalgaming.com. They currently come in two colours. You can find the blue version here, and for those of us with any modicum of taste the pink version can be found here. Grab it while you still can, cause I doubt they’ll […]
Making Potions: A Tale of Game Development – Blog 6
Welcome back to our weekly devlog with Renee! In this double packed episode Renee talks about her time at IndieCade, bugs she has found in her own code, code improvements from both a technical and design standpoint, and inventory and loot tables.
Making Potions: A Tale of Game Development – Blog 5
In this part 5 of our Developemnt series with our own Renee Gittins, we hear about the basics of Potions: A curious tale, get too see some of the business side of development, and Renee gets the basic game working with basic monster AI, hitpoints and damage!
Making Potions: A Tale of Game Development – Blog 4
In the fourth episode of our developer log series, Renee takes us in to her mind, talks about how she desls with self doubt, and shows us how Game development isint just about all the happy times.
Making Potions: A Tale of Game Development – Blog 3
Part three of our exciting Developer log series with our own Renee Gittins in this episode Renee talks about singletons, issues with Unity’s keyboard inputs and her approach for managing similar game objects. [youtube id=Gikcsdo8_oE]
Fig Crowdfunding Service Opening Up To Smaller Investors
Fig, the crowdfunding platform that apparently already existed prior to me writing this news story, is changing it’s rules in regards to crowdfunding and “investors”. Fig’s signature feature is that if a minimum of 1000 dollars is given to a campaign, one will share in a portion of the profits proportional to the amount put […]
Back To Dinosaur Island Now On Steam For Free
Back To Dinosaur Island, a short little program meant to show off the CryEngine with the use of VR devices, can be downloaded on steam for free.
Transistor Now Out for Apple TV
Acclaimed indie darling Transistor is out now for the new Apple TV, Supergiant Games has announced on their website. The controls have been redesigned for the new Siri remote, and people who already own the game on Ipad or Iphone will automatically get the Apple TV version free of charge.
Pre-Orders Open for Samsung’s $100 VR Headset
Samsung has just made their $100 VR Headset available for pre-order at Best Buy. The device only works in combination with a variety of Samsung devices, the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, S6 and S6 Edge, and comes pre-loaded with a bunch of 3D movie trailers and “360° videos”. A lot of sites have […]
Recognizing Trouble in VR
I recently wrote an article on my favorite virtual reality games. I think that ensuring people experience the best virtual reality games is extremely important to the health of the medium– a bad VR game is all it takes to make someone lose interest in VR and maybe lose their lunch, too. Unfortunately, it is not […]
Collect All 120 Stars On The Go By Playing Super Mario 64 On Android Wear
Have you ever wanted to play Super Mario 64 on the go but found carrying around an Nintendo 3DS or other emulation device too bulky? A crafty user on Reddit’s emulation sub-reddit might have the solution for you – Emulating the Nintendo 64 using an Android Wear Smart Watch. In the six minute video YouTuber […]
YouTube Red Blocking Certain Gaming Videos in the United States
Last week YouTube announced the premiere of YouTube Red. This service allows content creators to gate off some of their videos behind a subscription fee. It seems however that as with every major change YouTube seems to make, there have been some issues. Certain gaming companies have not yet agreed to the terms for YouTube Red […]
Hideo Kojima Has Left Konami and Kojima Productions
Hideo Kojima, whom has leant his name to Kojima productions, has left Koonami, and his self named studio. This will come as no surprise to most people, after he was asked to step away from his last project (Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain) due to time and budget concerns. A source whom spoke […]