UPDATE, 10/24: PHL Collective, the authors of this article, release ClusterPuck 99 on Xbox One, as of 9/9/15. The fine folks at PHL Collective, a Philadelphia based game development studio put together a brief tutorial on how to connect your Xbox One / 360 gamepad, either wired or wireless (using the receiver), to Unity. …
I’m always talking about the importance of showing off your work to the world, yet I forget to do adhere to my own advice sometimes. I’ve been working on a Unity game for the last 6 months, but progress has been slow. It’s a side scrolling shmup, and I plan on releasing on mobile devices…
You can listen to the podcast here. Designer and musician on Pillar, a collection of minigames, each with unique personalities and challenges, which his headed to PS4. Previously, Michael and I had coordinated the third Indie Games Summer Uprising in 2012, which was a showcase for XNA developers on Xbox 360. Additionally, Michael had created…
In my previous tutorial series, I wrote about how to use prime[31]’s Azure plugin to connect your Win8 Unity game. Recently though, they’ve added support for Windows Phone as well. I’ve updated the GitHub Repository with the necessary changes so that it works on both platforms.’ Download the file You only need to make a few…
This is one part of the video series I did for Microsoft VIrtual Academy. Here’s the link back to Channel 9. You can find the step-by-step walkthrough, GitHub,and power points here. Developing 2D & 3D Games with Unity for Windows: (09) Prime[31] and Azure Mobile Services | Developing 2D & 3D Games with Unity for Windows…
Last year I started interviewing independent game developers from across the world, in an effort to highlight their work, and the strategy behind how they build their games. I took a hiatus for the summer while I was traveling for work, but I’m happy to announce that the show is back, as of today. This…
We have two new gaming courses on MVA in the last few weeks. All of the assets and slides are available through the links below. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! Developing 2D & 3D Games with Unity Developing 2D & 3D Games with Unity We went over a number of courses, including:…
I love our push for independent developers. ID@Xbox is consistently launching new games, and on the Windows and Phone side of things we have a new gaming blog, where we highlight some of the best games that developers are working on, as well as the middleware makers providing our tools. I’ve highlighted some of those…
Whether you’re a beginner or an established indie game developer, if you want to ramp up your skills, join the always-entertaining Adam Tuliper (of DinoBurger fame) and a team of industry experts for this informative Jump Start. They take you on an awesome, two-day journey using Unity, one of the most popular game development…
This year we saw over 600 entries. Check out Unity’s page for more information. First prize ($50,000 USD) THE BRIDGE BY THE QUANTUM ASTROPHYSICISTS GUILD The Bridge is a 2D logic puzzle game that forces the player to reevaluate their preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to…