Category Archives: Game Development

Activision R&D shows off the near future of real time graphics (Video + High Res images)

activision rd tech demo graphics next gen

The thinking men and women over at Activision have been in the lab for many years, figuring out next gen graphics. This tech demonstration is running on current PC hardware using DirectX 11, although they stress it is not actual gameplay.

The person’s face, animation data and voice are from Light Stage Facial Scanning and Performance Capture by USC Institute for Creative Technologies. The same data used by … [ Read More... ]

Quake: New cross-platform level editor TrenchBroom

trenchbroom mac pc quake level map editor

If you played FPS’s in the 90’s, theres a good chance that you’ve dabbled in map editing and level design. Many games had easily available map editors such as Quake, and some even included it, like Unreal. Sadly, most of those tools are antiquated, no longer updated, or simply don’t work anymore. I found this brand new level editor called TrenchBroom for id Software’s 1996 classic, Quake via John Carmack’s [ Read More... ]

Quantic Dream has Already Started Developing a PlayStation 4 Game

In an interview with GameSpot, Quantic Dream founder, David Cage, has confirmed that work on its next generation PlayStation 4 title is being worked on already. Quantic Dream’s PlayStation 4 game will up hold the developer’s importance on narrative. However, Quantic Dream isn’t talking about what else to expect in the game, yet. David Cage does say that the new Playstation 4 title is “incredibly exciting, it’s [ Read More... ]

Steam: Early Access Games let’s you play betas and alphas of games

You heard right, Steam is now letting you buy a game while it’s being created AND play it. Most recently, Arma 3 Alpha was released for sale by Bohemia Interactive at a low introductory price. This enables you to play Arma 3 now and be a part of the testing community, providing feedback to improve the game. Now they’ve joined up with Valve’s Steam online game store to let you … [ Read More... ]