‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Brings Beautiful Path-Traced Visuals to GDC

Game developer CD PROJEKT RED today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco unveiled a technology preview for Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing, coming April 11. Path tracing, also known as full ray tracing, accurately simulates light throughout an entire scene. It’s used by visual effects artists to create film and TV graphics that Read article >

NVIDIA Omniverse Accelerates Game Content Creation With Generative AI Services and Game Engine Connectors

Powerful AI technologies are making a massive impact in 3D content creation and game development. Whether creating realistic characters that show emotion or turning simple texts into imagery, AI tools are becoming fundamental to developer workflows — and this is just the start. At NVIDIA GTC and the Game Developers Conference (GDC), learn how the Read article >

2016 Game Developers Conference

Intel Ups the Ante in Gaming, Outlines VR Strategy and Highlights New Opportunities for Game Developers At the 2016 Game Developers Conference today, Intel highlighted the benefits of the PC as the leading gaming platform and also outlined the opportunities for game developers to enable faster development of exciting new PC gaming experiences by leveraging … Continued

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Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

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On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

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On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

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Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

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Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

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Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Intel Extreme Masters Supports Women in Gaming

Today marked the beginning of the World Championship for international eSports gaming tournament Intel Extreme Masters, in Katowice, Poland. Sunday will also feature the finals of Intel Challenge Katowice, with four women’s teams competing from the initial pool of 50. Announced at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Intel is now the lead sponsor for the North America female team finalists, Ubinited. Team captain Stephanie Harvey will also participate in a panel to discuss women in e-sports on Saturday at 2pm CET. You can catch all the action from Intel Extreme Masters and Intel Challenge Katowice, including the women in eSports panel, streamed live on Twitch.tv.

Spodekinside_out_0892.jpg

On Saturday March, 14, 2015, photo of the view from inside the Spodek event venue of the line of spectators waiting to enter the Intel Extreme Masters event.

Womens_Panel_1162.jpg

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Intel Extreme Masters held a women’s panel to discuss issues relating to diversity in gaming. From left to right: Stephanie Harvey, Co-Captain of the Intel Sponsored Ubinited Team, Lauren Scott, ESL Commentator, Anne Blondel-Jouinm, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, TL Taylor, Associated Professor at MIT and Rachel Quirico, eSport Host.

Ubinited_1342.jpg

Photo of Ubinited, the Intel-sponsored women’s team, at the Intel Extreme Masters championship in Katowice, Poland. From left to right: Diane “di” Tran, Dimitra “d1m” Deliopoulos, Christine “Potter” Chi, Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey, Mounira “goosebreeder” Dobie.

Spodek_Finals_1302.jpg

Photo of the Interior of Spodek arena on the day of the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland. The arena has a capacity of 11,500 people.

VR_Women_IEM_booth_1536.jpg

Photo of women at the Intel booth playing with a VR headset at the recent Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, Poland.

Chip Shot: Advancements in Gaming Unveiled by Intel at GDC

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The first public demo of the 5th gen Intel® Core™ desktop processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, due mid-year.

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Intel announced new programs, tools, utilities and games available for Intel users and developers taking advantage of Intel’s latest CPU and graphics platform capabilities. Intel demonstrated the first desktop 5th gen Intel® Core™ processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, coming this summer. Applications from key ISVs such as Codemasters*, Ubisoft*, and Funcom* as well as Microsoft* DirectX 12 applications running smoothly on Intel graphics were demonstrated and a new developer program “Achievement Unlocked” was announced. The company also announced a leading gaming software utility from Raptr* available for the first time on Intel graphics that automatically adjusts a PCs’ game settings for optimal gameplay.  Read this blog for more information.

Chip Shot: Advancements in Gaming Unveiled by Intel at GDC

Intel5thgencore_IrisPro.jpg

The first public demo of the 5th gen Intel® Core™ desktop processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, due mid-year.

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Intel announced new programs, tools, utilities and games available for Intel users and developers taking advantage of Intel’s latest CPU and graphics platform capabilities. Intel demonstrated the first desktop 5th gen Intel® Core™ processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, coming this summer. Applications from key ISVs such as Codemasters*, Ubisoft*, and Funcom* as well as Microsoft* DirectX 12 applications running smoothly on Intel graphics were demonstrated and a new developer program “Achievement Unlocked” was announced. The company also announced a leading gaming software utility from Raptr* available for the first time on Intel graphics that automatically adjusts a PCs’ game settings for optimal gameplay.  Read this blog for more information.

Chip Shot: Advancements in Gaming Unveiled by Intel at GDC

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Intel announced new programs, tools, utilities and games available for Intel users and developers taking advantage of Intel’s latest CPU and graphics platform capabilities. Intel demonstrated the first desktop 5th gen Intel® Core™ processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, coming this summer. Applications from key ISVs such as Codemasters*, Ubisoft*, and Funcom* as well as Microsoft* DirectX 12 applications running smoothly on Intel graphics were demonstrated and a new developer program “Achievement Unlocked” was announced. The company also announced a leading gaming software utility from Raptr* available for the first time on Intel graphics that automatically adjusts a PCs’ game settings for optimal gameplay.  Read this blog for more information.

Chip Shot: Advancements in Gaming Unveiled by Intel at GDC

Intel5thgencore_IrisPro.jpg

The first public demo of the 5th gen Intel® Core™ desktop processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, due mid-year.

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Intel announced new programs, tools, utilities and games available for Intel users and developers taking advantage of Intel’s latest CPU and graphics platform capabilities. Intel demonstrated the first desktop 5th gen Intel® Core™ processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, coming this summer. Applications from key ISVs such as Codemasters*, Ubisoft*, and Funcom* as well as Microsoft* DirectX 12 applications running smoothly on Intel graphics were demonstrated and a new developer program “Achievement Unlocked” was announced. The company also announced a leading gaming software utility from Raptr* available for the first time on Intel graphics that automatically adjusts a PCs’ game settings for optimal gameplay.  Read this blog for more information.

Chip Shot: Advancements in Gaming Unveiled by Intel at GDC

Intel5thgencore_IrisPro.jpg

The first public demo of the 5th gen Intel® Core™ desktop processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, due mid-year.

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Intel announced new programs, tools, utilities and games available for Intel users and developers taking advantage of Intel’s latest CPU and graphics platform capabilities. Intel demonstrated the first desktop 5th gen Intel® Core™ processor with Intel® Iris™ Pro graphics, coming this summer. Applications from key ISVs such as Codemasters*, Ubisoft*, and Funcom* as well as Microsoft* DirectX 12 applications running smoothly on Intel graphics were demonstrated and a new developer program “Achievement Unlocked” was announced. The company also announced a leading gaming software utility from Raptr* available for the first time on Intel graphics that automatically adjusts a PCs’ game settings for optimal gameplay.  Read this blog for more information.