“Females aren’t a large part of the gaming populace, and especially not as developers or designers.”
Facebook Set to Acquire Oculus Rift
Facebook has set its sights on another technology company. This time, its target is Oculus Rift.
Virtual Forest for Dementia Patients using Kinect and Unreal 4 Engine
Dementia is a growing problem of today’s population. To see someone diagnosed with it, or with its most common form, Alzheimer’s, is a hard experience to handle. Most people cannot handle watching a once bright person dwindle away into a shell of the person they once knew, or that their beloved family member may not […]
Amazon Offering $5 Credit with PC Pre-Orders
A good amount of popular games come with pre-order perks (such as ESO‘s Imperial Edition allowing players to play the Imperial race). Right now, Amazon is offering a $5 dollar video game credit with PC digital pre-orders on top of already established pre-order game perks set by companies.
SXSW Cares Fund Raising Money Following Tragic Accident
After last week’s tragic accident where a drunk driver, who was evading police, ran into a crowd of SXSW conference goers waiting in line for an event, SXSW has started the SXSW Cares Fund. This fund will go to help the victims of the terrible accident that occurred March 13th.
CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Resigns
The CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment has resigned. Jack Tretton was the man in charge of the US division of PlayStation. While little is known about the details of his resignation, the press release only said that it “…is a result of a mutual agreement between Mr. Tretton and SCEA not to renew their contractual […]
Microsoft Announces DirectX 12
Six years have passed since an announcement of a new version of DirectX, as well as a release. Microsoft has announced that there will be a DirectX 12. Little is known about DirectX 12, but they plan to do the unveiling at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). The unveiling will be at 10 am on […]
South Park: The Stick of Truth Released
It is the day of release for South Park: The Stick of Truth by Ubisoft and Obsidian Entertainment. With midnight releases in play, Twitter has buzzed with gamers all over getting into game and sharing first impressions. Some have even been live-streaming their game play.
RIFT 2.6: Dream Weaver is Live
Trion Worlds is one step closer to 3.0 with the release of version 2.6 entitled Dream Weaver. Developers included lots of new features and quite a few bug fixes. New content includes a storyline, a new trade skill, and new artifacts.
Rare Nintendo World Championships Cartridge Winning Bidder Backs Out
Last week, news arose of a rare Nintendo World Championships cartridge was up for bid on eBay. At initial release, bids were over $9,000. In the end, the winning bid ended up being $99,902. Unfortunately for the seller, all is not moonlight and roses. The winning bidder for this rare game has backed out of […]