We just got a glimpse at what might be coming in the new Sony console. That’s exciting, and so is the new that there will be a new console. Rumors about the PS5 have been floating around for almost a year now. After Nvidia’s big push for its ray tracing technology, AMD has been cautiously quiet on its plans for … Read more
Unity came to GDC fighting the perception it’s riding back seat to Epic’s position in the shotgun seat. The company made some progress during this year’s over 2-hour long keynote—not that Unity ever admits for a moment it’s chasing Unreal and, in fact, there’s much to argue that Unity has built a good position on its own turf, which has … Read more
We came across the B.S.B.B. MKII while wandering aimlessly around GDC. Cordoned off, alone in the exhibit area, a man sat in the control center barking orders, or receiving them, we’re not complexly sure in an industrial cockpit complete with blinking lights, colored switches, fire alarms, and a landline phone for emergencies. The B.S.B.B. MK II traveled from its permanent … Read more
We have known for a while that Google has been experimenting with streaming AAA games and we now know what they were aiming for because as of GDC 2019, the world has a new cloud-based gaming platform. It has a name—Stadia—and we have an explicit statement of what Google considers to be its unique strengths that will allow it … Read more
Every year, Unreal CEO Tim Sweeney and his executive team, set the stage for the GDC conference with their annual State of the Industry presentation. According to Tim Sweeney and company, the state of the industry is pretty darned good and to prove it, Epic is making investments in the game developer community, teaming with major players to enable streaming … Read more
Niantic is preparing the ground for their new game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which is coming later this year to Android and iOS devices. The game combines the real world with digital elements a la Pokémon Go. The developers are hoping they’ll have the same kind of crazy hit this time around. The game is available for pre-register on … Read more
Is there a game, aside from Monopoly that is, that celebrates the cutthroat nature of capitalism pitting competitors against each other in a fight to bankruptcy and turning allies against each other? Probably. The game is being played out in full force by Unity Technologies and Epic as both companies fight to build their technology portfolios to enable them to … Read more
The PC GPU market decreased year-to-year by (3.3)%, sequentially GPU shipments decreased (2.6)%
We tested the EVGA GTX 1660 Ti and were impressed.
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.21, an update that ups the ante on Epic’s newfound religion around wireless and also adds considerable power for collaboration and non-gaming applications, especially CAD. For game development, Epic wants you to know the new release enables you to “work smarter, create faster, and produce world-class results with Unreal Engine.” Speed improvements include … Read more
Heretical comments from a RT lover
Just in case you are new to my ramblings, and passions, allow me to tell you about my background and interests. I am an avid game player, specifically AAA FPS single player. I am also a ray-tracing lover, having been involved with it since 1979. And, I am computer graphics advocate, sometimes expert, and always a promoter. Computer graphics (CG) … Read more
