Why do so many AAA games feel increasingly expensive — but increasingly familiar? After 12 years at Epic Games and 27 years working with Unreal Engine, veteran game developer and executive Sjoerd De Jong left the company to help build something new: Immens Engine. In this episode of Gamer Galaxy, Sjoerd joins host Cher Hwang to explain why he believes the video game industry has reached a pivotal moment. They examine ballooning development costs, market saturation, risk-averse studios, the limitations of free-to-play games and the growing divide between older gamers and a younger, social-first generation raised on Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite. Sjoerd also explains what Immens Engine is designed to do differently from Unreal Engine and…
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The Uncensored Library, a digital project that chronicles attacks on journalistic liberty, is adding a U.S. wing alongside those dedicated to Russia, Saudi Arabia and others.
REDMOND, WA — Peaceful social justice leaders have come to the world of Minecraft to educate gamers about peaceful resistance as a means to fight for equal rights among the marginalized and OH NO! THEY BURNED DOWN THE VILLAGE!
'Students will visit crucial moments in 1960s segregation-era America'
AI:Minecraft is releasing a new downloadable content pack that allows players to experience the racial segregation of 1960s America, including historical moments involving Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks under the theme of "good trouble."Open
