Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Neil Druckmann say the company is working to improve work-life balance with a new set of working groups. ...
NetEase is reportedly in the final stages of hiring Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi away from Sega. ...
The Chinese government has restricted video game access for younger players to one hour per day from Friday to Sunday. ...
McCree, the Overwatch cowboy hero named after a former Blizzard employee, will soon have his name changed. His namesake, level designer Jesse McCree, was fired from Blizzard Entertainment. ...
Gamescom's annual award ceremony concluded with a slew of wins for Elden Ring, making Bandai Namco the top-performing publisher in the awards spread. ...
The Bethesda veteran will take some time to reflect before choosing their next move. ...
The indie developer behind horror title Summer of '58 claims Steam refund abuse has torpedoed its future plans. ...
App Store developers will soon be able nudge customers over email to make them aware of alternative payment options and perhaps avoid platform fees. ...
Epic Games and Time Magazine have partnered to debut an interactive Fortnite Creative exhibit about the 1963 March on Washington. ...
Przemyslaw Marszal of Frostpunk developer 11 bit wants to bring his company fully into the realm of AAA. Here's how he plans to do it. ...
Kinguin has removed Frostpunk 2 from pre-order after the developers at 11 Bit Studios publicly complained about the early, unapproved listing on its site. ...
Gearbox is opening its second major studio in Canada and sinking $200 million CAD into the region. ...
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Nintendo design and brand director Lance Barr is departing the company after almost four decades. ...
In this episode of GDC Podcast, recorded earlier this year live at GDC Showcase, Kris Graft and Alissa McAloon talk to Leyla and Soren Johnson, CEO and design director at Offworld Trading Company and Old World developer Mohawk Games. ...
After outcry from players, Niantic has announced it's keeping its pandemic-era design shifts for Pokemon Go. ...
Volition is looking for a Senior Environment Artist to help them build the world for the next Saints Row title. ...
The Gamasutra editorial team has instead opted to present a selection of must-read articles from our collective history. ...
Guerilla Games has announced that Horizon Forbidden West will debut in February 2022, a few months after its original 2021 release date. ...
The South Korean government has announced its intent to roll back the country†s decade-old gaming curfew for young players. The ban should be lifted by the end of the year. ...
The Advisory Board welcomes Liz England, Rebekah Saltsman, and Veronica Peshterianu for GDC 2022. ...
After trying out the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, I share my experience of playing five popular games, as well as my thoughts on challenges and opportunities this form factor brings to mobile gaming. ...
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Sponsored: Just a few moments of downtime can spell a huge loss in revenue for a studio. And since every game is uniquely complicated there's a vast range of potential problems. ...
SteamDB and GameDataCrunch teamed up to identify which game engines are most popular on Steam. ...
Bungie is adding BattlEye anti-cheat software to Destiny 2 in a bid to curb cheating, but has warned the integration of the service could affect performance on PC. ...
Microsoft is bringing cloud game streaming to Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One consoles later this year. ...
Three months after the post was first taken down, IGN has reposted its charity guide with resources for readers who wish to support civilians impacted by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...
Update: The California DFEH has filed an update to its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of stonewalling the state regulator and shredding documents relevant to the its investigation. ...
Arkane Studios is hiring an Open World Level Designer to help make games like Deathloop and Prey. ...
Prospective speakers have until August 31, 2021 at 11:59pm PT to send in their submissions for GDC 2022. ...
Unity has acquired AI-driven acoustic intelligence platform OTO to help its developers build and foster safer, more inclusive gaming environments. ...
Facebook Gaming has reopened applications to its Black Gaming Creator Program to a second wave of streamers. ...
EA is letting other developers use some of its accessible game technologies, like Apex Legends' ping system, for free. ...
In this research paper, I compile causes of crunch to better understand the reasons many developers find themselves overworking, before outlining what could be done to reduce and hopefully eliminate crunch. ...
When it comes to planning and monitoring social media, your Steam page, and websites for discovery success, what tools should you use? We look at some potential lenses. ...
For no reason whatsoever, we're looking back at this 2009 Casual Connect panel coverage where developers discuss different methods for coming up with a good game name. ...
The team at Alta VR is looking to hire a Senior Generalist Game Engineer. Is it you? ...
A number of Twitch streamers are planning to turn their channels off on September 1st to protest Twitch's continued slow response to a spike of bigoted harassment on the site. ...
Unity employees are questioning the company's lack of transparency over its military and government work ...
A sneak peak into narratology applied to games. ...