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Activision Activision may be under new ownership at Xbox, but that’s not slowing down its flagship series. After a few years in development, Call of Duty Warzone Mobile is finally launching worldwide under the Microsoft banner. It’s a major moment for the shooter series that’s endured multiple industry changes over its long lineage. The new mobile game is the latest evolution for Call of Duty, bringing a high-quality battle royale experience to phones. The importance of that evolution isn’t lost on Chris Plummer, the…

Epic Games’ State of Unreal event kicks off at 12:30PM ET.The keynote is taking place at the 2024 Games Developer Conference, and you can tune in from YouTube, Twitch, or the livestream embedded below. Epic Games is expected to reveal the latest updates to its Unreal Engine, the 3D game development tool that powers games like Fortnite and Mortal Kombat 1. But if the event is anything like last year’s, Epic might toss in a few surprises, too. Epic Games’ State of Unreal event kicks off at 12:30PM ET.The keynote is…

Nvidia Every year, the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) acts as an all-important watercooler moment for the video game industry. It’s the one time a year where developers can widely gather to share their innovations, discuss the state of the industry, and advocate for change at scale. This year’s show, though, is especially crucial. It comes amid a catastrophic wave of layoffs across studios that’s put well over 10,000 individuals out of work. That’s happening as executives look to tools like generative AI to…

Much of the gaming world is holding its breath in anticipation of the Switch 2, or whatever Nintendo decides to call the follow-up to its hybrid console. For now, we know nothing about it, but it seems developers are already working on titles for the mystery machine (not to be confused with the van from Scooby-Doo). According to the latest GDC State of the Game Industry survey (as spotted by VGC), about 8% of development teams are currently developing a project for the Switch successor. Considering around over 3,000…

has appointed Aparna Gupta as the Global Delivery Center (GDC) leader. In her new role as GDC leader, Aparna will spearhead customer innovation and delivery excellence, cloud growth acceleration with top tier talent, industry depth and partner ecosystem. Established in Hyderabad in 2005, Global Delivery Center (GDC), is the delivery arm of Industry Solutions Delivery and has since scaled to two more locations- Bangalore and Noida, along with a worldwide presence. GDC includes four Centers of Excellence (CoE) in Apps…

HCLTech has announced the launch of its Global Delivery Center (GDC) in Rabat, Morocco. The GDC is the company’s first facility in Morocco and is part of the company’s nearshore strategy to serve global enterprises. It will deliver transformation projects to clients across HCLTech’s portfolio themes of digital, engineering, cloud, AI and software. The launch follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between HCLTech and the Government of Morocco in 2022 to invest in the technology sector. Roshni Nadar Malhotra,…

For this year’s Game Developers Conference, over 28,000 people showed up to San Francisco, California, in March to talk, listen, play, and network. Developers gathered to hear presentations on how to hone their craft, meet with peers, and conduct business. The experiences facilitated by GDC keep fledgling games alive, get them vital exposure, and provide opportunities for developers to meet the people that can help them break into the industry or simply provide advice for their games. Yet, for how important GDC is as a…

When starting a new Soulslike game, I’m always faced with a make-or-break decision immediately: my class selection. There’s nothing worse than getting 20 hours into something like Elden Ring and realizing that the class I’ve chosen just doesn’t match my playstyle at all. So I’m glad that I’ve already sorted that out with Remnant 2, the upcoming sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes. I went hands-on with the shooter at this year’s Game Developers Conference, trying out three classes as I attempted to gun down an…

Several game developers attending GDC 2023 have reported concerning and illegal behavior at the conference on social media. The allegations include drink-spiking, harassment, and assault.On Twitter, game developer Leena dan Deventer said that women at GDC were "belittled and undermined," harassed, and roofied. "Two women were even lured up to a hotel room by a man in a position of power for a 'pitch', where he then assaulted them," they said.Women at GDC this year have been belittled and undermined in…

‘The same old shit is still happening’ Last week saw the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) take place in San Francisco — Unfortunately, in the closing days of the event, multiple attendees came forward reporting incidents of abuse, assault, harassment, and drink-spiking that took place either during, or at events related to, the week’s conference. “Women at GDC this year have been belittled and undermined in their roles, been hit on relentlessly, and had their drinks spiked by predatory men,” reported game…