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Unity Technologies has announced the signing of an agreement with Nintendo to license the Unity engine for the Wii U. The deal grants Nintendo the right to distribute the development platform to all its licensee developers including in-house, external, and third party. The rapid growth of incredible games coming from …
Read More »Wargaming.net acquires BigWorld for $45m
Engine firm to continue licensing development platform to external studios despite sale
Read More »Source 2 next-gen engine named in Valve files
Hidden in Valve’s Source Filmmaker are files that point to a next generation Source 2 engine, perhaps providing a reasonable explanation for why the company has yet to produce Half-Life 3. Valvetime.net uncovered files that carry several lines of code reference to ‘Source 2′, suggesting the studio is working on …
Read More »VIDEO: Ubisoft shows off Assassin’s Creed 3 engine
AnvilNext trailer presents stunning battles featuring 2,000 non-player characters on screen at once
Read More »Epic brings Perforce to Unreal Development Kit
Version control and asset management tool to help devs and artists collaborate more efficiently
Read More »Interview: Unity 4
David Helgason and Joachim Ante discuss the engine's latest release
Read More »Gallery: Unity 4
We offer a selection of screenshots from the latest version of the popular engine
Read More »E3 2012: Square Enix reveals next-gen game engine
Square Enix has shown off the technology that will power its next-generation of video games. The engine is called Luminous Studio, and it offers a depth of visual detail never before seen – even in high-end PCs. Demonstrating the tech was a demo called Agni’s Philosophy, based in the Final …
Read More »Konami using Fox Engine in next-gen PES
Hideo Kojima’s Fox Engine will power the future of the Pro Evolution Soccer series on next-gen consoles. Fox is a multi-platform engine designed by the studio behind the Metal Gear Solid series. It went into development after the developer shipped Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in 2008. …
Read More »SimCity returns in 2013
The daddy of the city management genre is set for a high-profile return next year with confirmation of a 2013 release for a brand new SimCity. Dubbed as a true rebirth of the franchise”, the new game will feature next generation accessibility” and a robust multiplayer mode”. So far it …
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