Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP jumps to Google; Seattle engineers launch new startup; GitHub names VP Microsoft loses an exec to Google while GitHub names a new VP, plus leadership changes at Seattle-area companies Avante and Atana. Read More
Latest round of Unity layoffs impacts 50 Seattle-area employees Update, Feb. 6: A new filing with the Washington state employment security department shows an additional 70 workers cut from… Read More
Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo… Read More
Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity, dozens of small independent video game studios… Read More
This 12-year-old indie developer is bringing his retro-style game to Emerald City Comic Con At 12 years old, Max Trest is already an established independent video game developer who has even created a game… Read More
Microsoft’s ‘deepened partnership’ with Unity Technologies aims to expand game design toolset The company behind one of the most popular game development toolsets has entered into an agreement to use Microsoft Azure… Read More
How Endeavor One used an expert swordsman and dogs to create VR game ‘Arashi: Castles of Sin’ Seattle-based VR company Endeavor One plans to release its first game, Arashi: Castles of Sin, as an exclusive for PlayStation… Read More
Amazon entertainment exec Marc Whitten departs, joins Unity as senior vice president Amazon exec Marc Whitten has left the company to take a position at Unity Technologies in Bellevue, Wash. Whitten joined… Read More
First look: ‘Giant Celebration’ lets you grow or shrink on demand to solve puzzles in VR “Hidden object” games are probably easiest to define by comparing them to the popular Where’s Waldo line of children’s books.… Read More
Unity Technologies launches new version of its game engine with enhanced graphics and more Unity Technologies, the company behind, the popular Unity game engine of the same name, unveiled a brand new version of… Read More
Unity CEO: Minecraft deal shows how small teams can make it big in games SAN FRANCISCO – When asked what he took away from Microsoft’s $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft maker Mojang, Unity CEO David Helgason jokingly… Read More
Microsoft acquires SyntaxTree, boosting support for Unity game engine Microsoft has acquired SyntaxTree, the developer of the UnityVS plugin for Visual Studio. The UnityVS tool allows game creators to use… Read More
New Icominer plugin lets game devs mine Bitcoins with your computer, while you play While game developers like GameHouse are looking for new tweaks to the free-to-play business model that will help increase revenue… Read More
Yo, developers: Microsoft is giving away $100K to build great games Just after partnering with indie development toolkit company Unity last month, Microsoft is now offering up some dough to those who… Read More
