3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (243+ words) This is an academic paper or technical research. Key findings may require technical background to fully understand. Generative material models are only as good as the materials they learn from, and the paper argues that common single-lobe PBR datasets are…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (328+ words) This is a developer's personal perspective or experience. Views expressed are those of the author. A new Humble Bundle aimed at game developers is live: the All-In-One Unreal and Unity Game Dev bundle. The notable part is that the assets…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (151+ words) EA has announced a new advertising platform aimed at placing ads directly inside gameplay, rather than limiting them to traditional placements like menus, billboards, or interstitials. That shift matters because it moves advertising from a peripheral revenue stream into something…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (169+ words) Liz Prince, a long-time recruitment and HR figure at Amiqus, has been awarded an MBE for services to the games industry and diversity. She's spent 30 years in recruitment, with more than 20 of those at Amiqus, and has become one of…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (245+ words) The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s, with restrictions due to take effect by spring 2027. UKIE welcomed one important part of the announcement: the government is treating video games as distinct from social media, rather than…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (207+ words) This is an academic paper or technical research. Key findings may require technical background to fully understand. The paper instantiates this idea with WT-Di T, a diffusion transformer that treats the geometry layers as separate denoising tokens. It uses factorized…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (172+ words) Microsoft's new chief strategy officer, Matthew Ball, says the current hardware pricing spike is creating a "great window" for games streaming. His argument is straightforward: console supply is constrained, prices are up across the market, and more players are sampling…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (263+ words) This is an official announcement from Marmoset. Information comes directly from the source. This Marmoset article focuses on presentation craft inside Toolbag, specifically how cameras and animation can be used to define a stronger visual signature. The piece is written…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (97+ words) Promising concept, but few concrete details yet Humble Bundle " Software / Tool Leadwerks Game Engine 5 is an all-new version that makes game development easier than ever. Dive into our video tutorials and learn everything you need to bring your ideas to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (232+ words) Crystal Dynamics has clarified how it's using generative AI on Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis after criticism over its Steam disclosure. The studio says AI is being used to help teams iterate faster during early prototyping, but that the final…...