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Microsoft’s Copilot just quietly added something game‑changing: a simple, surprisingly capable way to turn a flat 2D picture into a usable 3D model. On August 23, 2025, BGR spotlighted the feature—branded “Copilot 3D”—as a differentiator Microsoft believes ChatGPT won’t match natively anytime...

Epic Games’ Easy Anti-Cheat has finally been ported to Windows 11 on Arm, clearing one of the last major technical roadblocks that has kept mainstream multiplayer titles — most notably Fortnite — off Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ laptops and other Windows-on-Arm PCs. Background / Overview The move...

Microsoft’s Copilot now includes an experimental feature that can automatically convert a single 2D photo into a downloadable 3D model, opening instant access to model export in GLB format for rapid prototyping, augmented reality previews, game assets, and more. Background Microsoft has quietly...

Microsoft's Copilot, once known primarily as an AI-driven productivity assistant, is now expanding its horizons into the realm of interactive gaming. A recent job posting from Microsoft, based in Beijing, reveals the tech giant’s ambition to build sophisticated 3D gaming experiences right into...

Microsoft is setting its sights on a recruitment-driven revolution as it expands Copilot’s remit beyond traditional productivity tools to venture into the vibrant realm of 3D game development. A recent blog post on Igeekphone highlighted that Microsoft is actively scouting for talent through a...

For the past six months that they’ve been developing their first-ever video game, the Big Super Happy Fun Fun team knew pretty much from the get-go that their hometown of New Orleans needed to play a major part in it. This vibrant city – synonymous with multicultural food, music and...

Our mission is to create one of the most powerful, beautiful, and simple web rendering engines in the world. Our passion is to make it completely open and free for everyone. Today we are proud to introduce the latest evolution of the Babylon Platform, the amazingly simple Babylon.js 4.2. We are...

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For the first time, Apple will let developers re-work their iPad applications so they can run on Mac computers. This will help revive the Mac app ecosystem and begin a broader convergence of Apple’s different software platforms. Continue reading...

Mixed reality will unleash the creativity of every person and every organization on the planet. Our journey has been filled with key moments in time that have shown us what is possible as we enter this next era of computing, the era of mixed reality. From the introduction of Microsoft HoloLens...

When we launched the Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge in June, we had big plans for not just a contest, but a way for indie game developers to connect with each other and show off their skills and experience. We didn’t set out to replace existing communities, but maybe we could create a little...

Link Removed When does the history of mixed reality start? There are lots of suggestions, but 1977 always shows up as a significant year. That’s the year millions of children – many of whom would one day become the captains of Silicon Valley – first experienced something they wouldn’t be able...

Link Removed James Cameron’s 1984 film The Terminator introduced many science-fiction idioms we now take for granted. One of the most persistent is the thermal head-up-display (HUD) shot that allows the audience to see the world through the eyes of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 character. In...

Link Removed Today at GDC we announced the launch of Xbox Live Creators Program, starting with an Insider Preview that gives any developer the opportunity to publish Xbox Live-enabled games on Windows 10 PCs along with Xbox One consoles. The Creators Program provides game developers access to...

The platform game genre has undergone constant evolution, from its earliest incarnations in Donkey Kong and Pitfall to recent variations like Flappy Bird. Shigeru Miyamoto’s Super Mario Bros. is recognized as the best platform game of all time, setting a high bar for everyone who came after. The...

Here’s something any would-be game developer who wants to find a good monetization strategy needs to know. The psychology of gaming is weird. I have a friend who hates to pay for games. Her favorite kind of games are the freemium ones that make their money off of in-app purchases. Basically, you...

The UWP App Experiences are beautiful, cross-device, feature-rich and functional app samples built to demonstrate realistic app scenarios on the UWP platform across PC, Tablet, Xbox and more. Besides being open source on GitHub, each sample is accompanied by at least one blog post and short...

Over the next few months, we will feature game creators who are making games using the Unity game development platform. We’ve partnered with the Made with Unity program to showcase some of the amazing, talented game developers out there and how they use Surface to make their games come to life...

Augmented Reality is a way to connect virtual objects with the real world, making it possible to naturally interact with them by use of mobile devices like phones, tablets or new mixed reality devices like HoloLens. Vuforia is one of the most popular Augmented Reality platforms for developers...

Continuing what we started during the “App Dev on Xbox” event, today we are making available yet another app experience – Atmosphere. In this blog post, you will learn how to get started building great 2D and 3D experiences with Unity and XAML, how to open up your app so other app developers can...