Roblox releases its open source model that can create 3D objects using AI
Roblox announced Monday that it's launching the first iteration of its 3D model, dubbed “Cube,” to allow creators to create 3D objects using generative AI. The company also launched an open source version so anyone off the platform can build on it.
Announced last year at Roblox's annua
Google introduces new developer tools and titles for games on mobile and PC
Google announced new features around PC and mobile gaming today ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), including new titles, control customization, and developer tools for making mobile games available on PC.
The company first introduced Play Games for PC in 2022 in the beta phase. Over ti
Skich launches an alternative app store on iOS in the EU
Skich, a Tinder-like app for discovering mobile games, announced Thursday the launch of a new marketplace to put it in closer competition with alternative game stores like Aptoide and Epic Games.
Skich Store, a new alternative mobile games store, will be available for iOS users in the European Uni
Pokémon GO maker Niantic is selling its games division to Scopely for $3.5B
Mobile gaming giant Scopely on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Pokémon GO maker Niantic’s gaming division for $3.5 billion. Niantic said that it will add an additional $350 million cash to yield a total value of $3.85 billion to Niantic equity holders.
Niantic’s games roster i
Pokémon Go maker Niantic is reportedly selling its games division
Niantic, the company behind the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, is looking to sell its game development business, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.
The company is reportedly exploring a deal with mobile game developer Scopely, which is owned by Saudi Arabia-based Savvy Gam
Resolution Games announces Battlemarked, an upcoming VR Dungeons & Dragons game
Last year, Wizards of the Coast and Resolution Games announced an exciting development: Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the popular tabletop role-playing game (RPG), is being adapted for virtual reality.
Until now, specific details about the new game have been kept closely under wraps. However
Nvidia unveils $2,000 RTX 5090 GPU
As anticipated, Nvidia Monday kicked off its CES 2025 keynote by unveiling the new RTX Blackwell family of GPUs. The centerpiece of the line is the RTX 5090. The card bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor but now sports 92 billion transistors, 4,000 AT TOPS, 380 ray-tracing TFLOPS, and 1.
Agave, the startup behind Find the Cat, finds $18M
A startup out of Turkey that has built a hit casual mobile game where you have to find cats in Where's Wally-style drawings of increasing complexity has now found something else: $18 million in funding. Agave Games, the creator of Find the Cat, will be using the Series A to build out its team a
$72M distributed to Fortnite customers FTC says were tricked into making unwanted purchases
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced that it’s sending the first round of payments to consumers tricked by Fortnite maker Epic Games into making unwanted purchases, with refunds totaling over $72 million. The settlement, first announced in December 2022 and finalized in March
ASL Aspire wants to gamify STEM education for deaf kids
Poor literacy skills have plagued the deaf and hard of hearing community for decades. The median literacy rates of deaf high school graduates have languished at a fourth-grade level since the turn of the 20th century, according to the National Center for Special Education Research. Bringing STEM co
Roblox will now give users 25% more of its in-game currency if you buy Robux on its website
As scrutiny around Apple’s and Google’s app store fees ramps up around the world, Roblox is now offering users who buy its game currency, Robux, on the web and via gift cards 25% more than they would get if they purchased from an app store instead.
In essence, the company is encouragin
Appcharge raises $26M to help gaming apps cut out Apple and Google from virtual goods revenues
As Apple and Google continue to battle with regulators and publishers over whether their app stores are monopolistic, a startup called Appcharge has raised some funding to build an alternative for game developers who want a different avenue for monetization.
Appcharge sees itself as a kind of “S
Roblox adds safety measures to ban kids under 13 from social spaces and other experiences
Throughout the years, several reports have accused Roblox, the popular gaming platform aimed at preteens, of lacking strict safety protocols for children, which exposes them to dangers such as grooming, explicit content, and violent or abusive material.
In a significant update to its safety policy
The original source code for Backyard Baseball is long gone. Mega Cat Studios remastered the game anyway.
Backyard Baseball 1997 is back in all of its nostalgic glory, sliding onto Steam like Pablo Sanchez when he steals a base. But before Mega Cat Studios could remaster the cult favorite PC game, founder James Deighan had to sift through almost 30 years of detritus.
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