Nintendo has stamped an end date on its support for online features in the Wii U version of Super Mario Maker and announced the game will vanish from its digital store early next year. ...
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke explains the challenges of bringing PC RPG Divinity: Original Sin to Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and has sound advice for studios looking to target the console market. ...
In this 2018 GDC talk, Ubisoft's Etienne Carrier explains how Ubisoft developed a set of procedural tools to generate biomes for Far Cry 5. ...
What happens when you organize a themed sale on Steam, and what are the ramifications for increased profile of your games as a result? Real-world data within... ...
Historians Bob Whitaker and Daniel Melleno discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Topics include the history of the Viking Age, raiding monasteries, Paganism vs. Christianity, and Viking slavery. ...
The PlayStation 5 has broken launch sales records at Sony, with the company revealing the hefty next-gen machine has delivered its "biggest console launch ever." ...
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has surpassed 500,000 shipments and digital sales, according to publisher Marvelous. ...
Final Fantasy developer Square Enix will be implementing a permanent work-from-home program as of December 1, 2020. ...
Game design and video game criticism is still not as important as one would think, but today's post looks at the role of looking critically at a game and why developers should embrace it. ...
Watch Tuxedo Labs' Dennis Gustafsson drop by the GDC Twitch channel to talk about the making of Teardown. ...
†Apart from mocking everything up one of the most important things that we do in a game like Hitman is making life, making drama situations as we call them. We borrow a little bit from the world of theater.†...
We are seeking an imaginative, skillful, and versatile Senior Environment Artist to join our team in Carlsbad, California. ...
"We†re open [to] experimenting with many different partners, because we don't think we have it figured out." ...
Victoria Tran, community director at Among Us developer Innersloth, will be presenting a talk live with Gamasutra next month on how to convey your game's value in today's noisy marketplace. ...
You only have six days left to sign up for the first-ever GDC Masterclass program. Register now before time runs out! ...
Net artist and game designer Nathalie Lawhead shares a short history of Flash, its decline, and what they (as someone intimately familiar with Flash's heyday) believe led to its eventual demise. ...
Rockstar is launching Red Dead Online, the online multiplayer portion of Red Dead Redemption 2, as a standalone game on December 1, 2020. ...
Epic Games is launching a Fortnite subscription that will cost $11.99 per month and include "can't-miss" game content. ...
Game-based learning platform Kahoot has acquired language game developer Drops for up to $50 million. ...
Treyarch is looking for a talented engineer with a passion for gameplay and a critical eye for game design. ...
A recent update on Steam's DualSense controller support offers a couple of interesting tidbits on how more and more Steam users are using good ol' fashioned gamepads when playing games through Steam. ...
On the developer side of things, the Steam team says that devs already using the Steam Input API won't need to do a thing to add support for the DualSense controller into their games. ...
In this classic piece, Some folks from Control dev Remedy recap how they began experimenting with mocapping a dog, what they learned about putting pups in mocap suits, and how to use the results! ...
Its soundtrack features a good amount of licensed music which unfortunately leads to complications once the game starts showing up on streaming platforms. ...
Four devs from the likes of Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, and BioWare have teamed up to form Yellow Brick Games and take aim at developing indie games with a "craftsmanship approach". ...
In this 2019 VRDC session, Ubisoft Blue Byte's Cyril Voiron discusses the development of Ubisoft's new VR escape room games. ...
Learn how to reward loyal fans and realize consistent revenue through carefully crafted subscription fans in this free guide from the experts at Xsolla. ...
Apple has announced the App Store Small Business Program, a major change to the flat 30% platform cut for apps and games on iOS App Store. What does it mean for Apple & other game platforms? ...
Hi-Rez Studios is looking for a Level Designer to work at our studio in Alpharetta, Georgia on Paladins. ...
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against another person selling hack hardware for its Nintendo Switch, this time against a seller on Amazon it had previously tried to stop via a DMCA. ...
In this 2011 interview, the developers behind Yakuza 4's art, music, and story talk with Gamasutra about crafting the acclaimed game's ensemble cast, dangerous but exciting environments, and more. ...
Annual variety fundraiser Desert Bus for Hope has raised a record $986,793 for Child's Play during this year's event. ...
This data driven analysis looks at newly emerging player needs, fuelling the appetite for narrative & storytelling. We analyse common trends & patterns emerging in modern day storytelling of blockbuster casual games. ...
With the latest content drop for A Total War Saga: Troy, I figured it was a good time to talk about how user testing and community feedback have helped us evolve the UI/UX of Troy both pre- and post-release. ...
UX expert Celia Hodent answers a couple of questions about UX design in advance of her December GDC Masterclass. ...
Indies games tend to follow the "Games as a Service" trend. They release, then push out updates or DLCs to make the game lively over time. Check out those tips on how to implement this yourself. ...
Seattle-based mobile developer Lightfox Games has secured $3.3 million in seed funding to bring its debut title, Super Battle League, to market. ...
Twitch co-founder and former COO Kevin Lin is leaving the streaming giant after nearly 13 years. ...
A small cost for Apple creates a large investment in small companies, keeping those companies around longer to make more and better apps & games. ...