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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – The Viking Sagas Available Now

XBox Wire says Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – The Viking Sagas is available now, adding fresh Viking-themed content to the long-running strategy game. For teams shipping live content, …

Official XBox Wire · 1 day, 18 hours ago
Delayed-Light Rendering for Superluminal Objects

A new real-time rendering method handles superluminal motion by solving for delayed-light images directly from recorded simulation history. It can produce multiple simultaneous views, pair creation and annihilation flashes, and …

Research arXiv cs.GR · 1 week, 2 days ago
New StarCraft title to launch in 2030, will be an open-world FPS

GamesIndustry.biz reports Blizzard is taking StarCraft in a new direction: the next game is an open-world FPS due in 2030. It’s the franchise’s first new release since 2015, and Blizzard …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 week, 4 days ago
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for September 14 to 18

XBox Wire details a busy September 14-18 slate, with Game Pass getting TCG Card Shop Simulator, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, and Aniimo. For developers, the mix is a useful snapshot of where …

Official XBox Wire · 1 week, 6 days ago
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – The Baltic Powers Available Now

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition has added The Baltic Powers, a new content drop available now. For strategy teams, it’s another example of how live support can extend a …

Official XBox Wire · 2 weeks ago
From 4X to 4R: BioEden Trades Domination for Restoration

BioEden is now on Xbox Series X|S, and it swaps 4X conquest for a restorative 4R loop built around healing a ruined planet. Broken Arms Games and Focus Entertainment frame …

Official XBox Wire · 3 weeks ago
Strategy and Gameplay Tips for Warshift 2 Machines of Madness, Out Now

Warshift 2: Machines of Madness is out now on Xbox, with hybrid RTS/TPS combat that lets you swap between battlefield command and direct action at any time. The game supports …

Official XBox Wire · 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Warlock's magic system was built on game-bending player choices

Warlock: Master of the Arcane turned player choice into the core of its magic system, letting spell design bend the rules of the game itself. That approach made every build …

News Game Developer · 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Building a data-driven board to power Sente’s six-player strategy

Unity details how Oxobox Games built Sente around a data-driven hex board and simultaneous six-player turns. The studio stores every board as a logical model, then uses that same data …

Official Unity · 1 month, 1 week ago
Superhero Workplace Comedy, Dispatch Launches on XBOX Today

Dispatch has launched on Xbox Series X|S, bringing AdHoc Studio’s superhero workplace comedy to console with Xbox Play Anywhere support. The game mixes branching narrative choices with strategy-layer hero deployment, …

Official XBox Wire · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Volunteer-led RTS BAR signs publishing deal with Hooded Horse

Beyond All Reason has signed a publishing deal with Hooded Horse and is moving toward a full Steam release. The volunteer-led RTS will keep its multiplayer free on the website, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 months ago
A respectable port of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition invades macOS

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has landed on macOS, which is a meaningful win for Mac players and a small but real signal that the platform still matters. Steam …

News Ars Technica · 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The future of European publishing is diversity, not concentration | Opinion

Europe’s big AAA publishing model looks shakier than ever, but the healthier story is below that tier. Ubisoft and Embracer are still wrestling with debt-fueled bloat and restructuring, while smaller …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months ago
Xbox announces hire of veteran analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer, and AI and Amazon veteran as CTO

Xbox is reshuffling leadership again, bringing in analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer and AI/Amazon veteran Scott Van Vliet as CTO. For devs, the notable bit is that Microsoft …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months ago
Xbox adds Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet to leadership team

Xbox is reshuffling its top strategy and tech leadership, bringing in analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer and naming Scott Van Vliet as CTO. For developers, that usually signals …

News Game Developer · 4 months ago
Raw Fury co-founder resurrects Kingdom: Two Crowns developer Stumpysquid, seeks partners and investors for new game

Gordon Van Dyke is reviving Stumpysquid, the studio behind Kingdom: Two Crowns, and is actively seeking partners and investors for a new project. This move could open new opportunities for …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 9 months ago