The Game Developers Conference was held last week in San Francisco and we wanted to get together to discuss what we saw at the show for Extra Crunch members. VR, gaming engines, Unity, Unreal and Epic were just some of the topics we touched upon. But perhaps the biggest of all was Google’s new game-streaming […]
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Unity adds preview support for Nvidia’s ray tracing tech to push gaming realism
Ray tracing has been a major topic of conversation at both GDC and GTC so it seems fitting that that the overlapping conventions would both kick off with an announcement that touches both industries. Today at GTC, Nvidia announced that it has built-out a number of major partnerships with 3D software makers including some apparent […]
View More Unity adds preview support for Nvidia’s ray tracing tech to push gaming realismUnity acquires Vivox, which powers voice chat in Fortnite and League of Legends
Game engine maker Unity believes voice communications are going to grow to become a critical part of gaming across platforms and it’s buying one of the top companies in the space to bolster what its customers can build on the its platform. Unity has acquired Vivox, a company that powers voice and text chat for […]
View More Unity acquires Vivox, which powers voice chat in Fortnite and League of LegendsImprobable urges Unity to unsuspend their license, to rectify ‘farcical’ situation for developers
Improbable may be pissed at Unity, but they still want them back. In a blog post titled “A final statement on SpatialOS and Unity,” the team at the cloud gaming startup aimed to tell their side of the story and implored Unity to “clarify their terms or unsuspend our licenses.” Unity is a game engine […]
View More Improbable urges Unity to unsuspend their license, to rectify ‘farcical’ situation for developersImprobable and Epic Games establish $25M fund to help devs move to ‘more open engines’ after Unity debacle
Improbable is taking a daring step after announcing earlier today that Unity had revoked its license to operate on the popular game development engine. The UK-based cloud gaming startup has inked a late-night press release with Unity rival Epic Games, which operates the Unreal Engine and is the creator of Fortnite, establishing a $25 million […]
View More Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund to help devs move to ‘more open engines’ after Unity debacleUnity pulls nuclear option on cloud gaming startup Improbable, terminating game engine license
A pair of highly-funded gaming unicorns are publicly skirmishing and the deal could have major repercussions for game developers. Today, UK-based cloud gaming startup Improbable, announced that Unity, a hugely popular game development engine, had terminated their license, effectively shutting them out from one of their top customer sources. If permanent, the license termination would […]
View More Unity pulls nuclear option on cloud gaming startup Improbable, terminating game engine licenseLearn to build your own video games with this set of Unity development online courses
It can be overwhelming for a newbie who has never dealt with code before to dive into game development head first, but the Complete Unity Game Developer Bundle (on sale for only $39) is beginner friendly and will guide you through game creation from …
View More Learn to build your own video games with this set of Unity development online courses23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki and Unity’s John Riccitello to join us at Disrupt SF 2018
Disrupt SF might feel familiar to many of you, but I encourage you to be prepared for a surprise. The world’s most impactful tech startup conference is about to get bigger and better than ever. We’re moving to Moscone West, doubling attendance capacity, and tripling our programming with a total of four stages across three […]
View More 23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki and Unity’s John Riccitello to join us at Disrupt SF 2018AR/VR startups raised $3 billion last year led by a few industry juggernauts
Tech companies working with augmented reality and virtual reality technologies raised more than $3 billion in venture funding in 2017. This data comes from analytics firm Digi-Capital and suggests that while the buzz surrounding the AR/VR space has tapered off, the sheer amount of cash getting pumped into the industry is continuing to surge. Read More
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