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1998's Unreal was a big deal, but its free editing tool was the true game changer—and the origin of countless careers
By Phil Iwaniuk published
UNREAL IMPACT The barrier to entry into development was equal to that of playing the game.
'You name it, we made it faster'—The State of Unreal keynote didn't just show off Unreal Engine 5.4 graphical goodies, but major performance optimisations too
By Andy Edser published
news Shiny good, but shiny also demanding. Unreal Engine 5.4 aims to make that less so.
The best game design schools, ranked by the Princeton Review 2024
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Whether you’re taking your first steps or refining your skills, there’s a game design program for anyone. Check out the 50 best undergraduate and 25 best graduate programs out there
Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar wants to make a 'more intimate and relatable' game, so he named his new studio BulletFarm
By Andy Chalk published
news Vonderhaar says his new project is "a departure" from what he's worked on in the past, but I'm not so sure.
Age of Mythology: Retold's developers are going 'way beyond' the definitive editions for Age of Empires: 'We want to build the game in your head'
By Jonathan Bolding published
news Revamped graphics, changes to unit numbers and mythological powers are set to make Retold a huge update to the 2002 RTS.
Update your spreadsheets, CDPR is out talking about the genres its mysterious non-Witcher, non-Cyberpunk game isn't going to be
By Joshua Wolens published
News Once you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
PlayStation bosses say they want to work more 'proactively' on PC releases, and it sure sounds like Sony is gearing up for more simultaneous debuts like Helldivers 2
By Joshua Wolens published
News Sony president Hiroki Totoki says Sony wants to get "aggressive" about improving profits through things like multi-platform releases.
Lethal Company dev thinking updates should be 'bigger and less frequent' and 'like I broke into an alien zoo'
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Lethal Company is on sale, and its developer is thinking about aiming for larger updates in the future.
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