Tag: developer
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No Man’s Sky Devs Seemingly Abandon Office After Game Flops
You may have already heard how procedurally generated title No Man’s Sky was released a few months ago – but did you hear about what happened next? Gamers and fans alike were enchanted by the visual excellence and seemingly smooth and polished worlds teased in trailers, with a hype train seemingly on an unstoppable course towards […]
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HTML5 to Become the Default for Google Chrome
On the 9th of May 2016, Anthony LaForge – a Chromium developer, announced the plan to make HTML5 by default. What this means is that they are changing the way Google Chrome works with websites to give you the best experience. Unlike most, who think this means the end of Flash player (and that Chrome […]
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Xbox One Dev Mode – Activated!
The Xbox One is soon to become a much more accessible machine that what it has been up until today. When I say accessible, what I am referring to is the fact that indie game/app developers will now have the ability to work on projects within the console without needing the Xbox One Dev kit. […]
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Hideo Kojima Leaves Konami, Forms New Studio
After what seems like month after month of not so nice to hear rumors and problems from Japanese developer Konami, the renowned Metal Gear Solid brainchild Hideo Kojima has reportedly left the game giant to for his own studio to make new games on his own. SEE ALSO: Eve: Valkyrie teams up with Oculus The […]
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HTC Vive Developer Edition Virtual Reality Headset Now Available To Developers
HTC Vive VR headset, which is a collaboration between Valve and HTC, is now available to Developers. The HTC Vive Developer Edition, as expected, is now available for developers to register for and will be issued by Valve to selected developers for free. Yes free. Unfortunately the HTC Vive Developer Edition is not available to […]
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Google Confirms Android Pay Feature
Payment systems are another new feature in emerging tech today – Apple’s Apple pay, contactless card payments in the UK, software systems from various payment companies and phone app developers, they’re all on the list of up and comers in the new interconnected internet and mobile payment world. Android meanwhile, pretty much the biggest phone platform, […]
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Sony Online Entertainment Goes Private
Former Sony property Sony Online Entertainment, a game studio responsible for a multitude of earlier game titles, has been sold off by the company and has now re-emerged as a private studio named Daybreak Game Company, according to a press release from the company through Reddit. The studio was sold off by Sony after seeing […]
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Facebook Buys Voice Sensor Startup Wit.ai
Facebook has picked up voice acquisition and recognition start-up Wit.ai, a company who have been working in that field for the last 18 months. Amazingly, the small company includes 6000 developers on their platform, and specialize in creating development kits for integrating voice recognition in other apps. SEE ALSO: Microsoft has not killed Nokia! – […]
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Messenger app Viber introduces new social gaming
The popular instant messaging app Viber which has around 209 million monthly active users, has announced that it will be expanding into games, following in the footsteps of Line, We Chat and also Kakao. It’s been a relatively quit year for Viber; it was bought by Japan’s Rakuten for $900 million back in February this […]
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MIPS Creator CI20 Mini PC Available Now For $65
The massive success of the Raspberry Pi proved there is a valuable market for the low-cost, low-powered computers aimed at the developer and general enthusiast. And since the release of the Raspberry Pi, there have been a handful of companies attempting to replicate the same sort of success. Two years after the initial release of […]
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Apple Releases WatchKit In iOS 8.2 Beta
WatchKit is finally here – It’s just arrived along with iOS 8.2 beta. The development tool is the the easiest and best way to create apps for Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch, the device that everyone is convinced will revolutionize the fledgling wearable tech market. It’s been a busy year for Apple, with numerous iPad and iMac […]
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Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Dev Kit Revealed
Oculus has revealed a brand new developer kit for the amazing Oculus Rift, and this time it’s packed with features which make previous versions of the device seem primitive. The new Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype features built in headphones and a lighter frame, meaning it won’t put as much strain on your neck whilst […]