The 20-year-old metaverse game 'Second Life' is getting a mobile appThe original was released two decades ago. By S. Dent, 03.17.2023
Unity lays off 4 percent of its workforce to realign its resourcesOver 300 employees have reportedly lost their jobs so far.By M. Moon, 06.30.2022
Engadget Podcast: A $249 Surface Laptop and Black Friday prepPlus, Ethan Zuckerman weighs in on the metaverse.By D. Hardawar, 11.12.2021
Unity is buying Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital to help prepare for the metaverseThe VFX house's tools will make their way to the Unity Engine.By I. Bonifacic, 11.09.2021
Virgin Galactic cleared to fly again following FAA investigationThe FAA accepted the company's proposal to expand its protected airspace.By S. Dent, 09.30.2021
Oculus makes it easier to create mixed reality appsExpect VR and the real world to blend.By J. Fingas, 07.24.2021
Amazon loses its head of Fire TV, Kindle and Luna to UnityMarc Whitten's string of high-profile industry roles continues.By C. Velazco, 02.25.2021
Lego and Unity help you create mini games without writing any codeYou can start playing with virtual bricks in less than an hour.By J. Fingas, 10.26.2020
Google pulls popular Android apps that collected kids' device dataThe engines inside posed privacy risks.By J. Fingas, 10.24.2020
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo cabin surrounds you with windowsTomorrow's space tourists will be flying in style.By A. Tarantola, 07.28.2020
Google makes its AR-centric Depth API available to all developersAugmented reality just got more realistic.By R. England, 06.25.2020
Unity is offering premium game development tutorials for freeSomething to keep you occupied in isolation.By R. England, 03.25.2020
'Cuphead' will be available to play in Tesla carsIn case traffic wasn't frustrating enough.By J. Fingas, 06.02.2019
Snapchat will let you play as your Bitmoji in gamesAn in-game code can be used on PC, console and mobile games. By A. Khalid, 04.25.2019
'Call of Duty: Mobile' beta opens soon with classic maps and gameplayPlay on Nuketown from anywhere.By R. Lawler, 03.18.2019
NVIDIA may have unwittingly leaked Unity ray-tracing supportAdoption by the game-engine giant could pave the way for more RTX games.By S. Dent, 02.19.2019
Unity created a game meant solely to test AIThe Obstacle Tower Challenge will test the skills of AI on 100 different levels.By A. Dellinger, 01.28.2019
Unity rolls out new rules for devs after Improbable fightEverything is back to normal. Sort of.By N. Summers, 01.16.2019
Unity, Improbable and Epic Games are squabbling in publicAfter a terms of service dispute, Epic Games and Improbable have set up a $25M fund to help developers switch “to more open engines, services, and ecosystems.”By N. Summers, 01.10.2019
Baidu taps Unity's game engine to test its self-driving carsEvery company that's part of the Apollo Plan gets access to the simulation system.By A. Tarantola, 12.18.2018