Blog: Finding retention influencers in Destiny
The era of social media gave birth to influencers, however, this phenomenon also occurs in other types of social environments: games, for instance. Who are they? How can we find them? ...
The era of social media gave birth to influencers, however, this phenomenon also occurs in other types of social environments: games, for instance. Who are they? How can we find them? ...
The Government of India has banned over 100 mobile applications with links to China, including popular games like PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor. ...
How Zynga analytics is leveraging the Spark big data platform to support game studios and publishing operations. ...
Ori and the Will of the Wisps composer Gareth Coker outlines how he created the score for the super sequel in this incredibly in-depth Q& A. ...
As Senior Services Engineer at System Era, you are responsible for our online services technology stack. ...
We speak to experts from small, medium, and larger game companies to find out how they handle the oft-under-appreciated discipline of quality assurance. ...
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment parent company AT& T is reportedly no longer looking to sell off the video game development and publishing division. ...
Big Fish Games laid off a sizable portion of its staff today, a reduction an internal letter obtained by GeekWire says comes from its desire to pivot operations rather than concerns over company funds. ...
In this 2020 GDC Summer session, writer Susan O'Connor breaks down best practices that any team can use to get writers and designers moving in the same direction. ...
CD Projekt Red's upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 made quite the impression at this year†s Gamescom event, ultimately securing 5 awards during this year†s multi-day digital show. ...
Fall Guys developer Mediatonic has raised $1 million for UK charity Special Effect by auctioning off a custom character costume. ...
When you're in development on a game - whether you're a small indie dev or a larger publisher - how do you know whether it's going to do well or not? Steam wishlists help a lot - but how about wishlist quality? ...
EA and Valve's partnership to bring the EA-flavored subscription game library and discount program has finally come to fruition. ...
Our Agoura Hills studio is looking for a Camera Designer to design and implement game cameras that make players feel like they are part of the action. ...
Ubisoft says it is patching out imagery from a promotional video that likened the villains of its Tom Clancy†s Elite Squad game to the real-world Black Lives Matter and Black Power movements. ...
Now's a great time to take a look back at this 2010 interview with Fable III's lead designer Josh Atkins on the road to the last major Fable release. ...
A Ubisoft support article said that the PlayStation 5's promised backwards compatibility only extends to the PlayStation 4 generation, and will leave games from PS-branded legacy and retro systems out in the cold. ...
The second episode of 'Scope: Choose A Target! Focus! Shoot!,' where we explore the 'Focus!' part. Knowing how to focus and not to scope creep is an essential skill. Here's why. ...
In this GDC Summer session Remedy's Johannes Richter showcases the technology used and lessons learned creating the destructible world of the Oldest House in Control. ...
Apple has launched some promised changes to its App Store Review process that give developers a tiny bit more flexibility when navigating App Store Guidelines. ...
By leaning into (and continuing to improve) its brand strength, Sony aims to help PlayStation face off against increasing competition on PC and other platforms. ...
Learn about the most common cheats out there, counter measures that can be applied to mobile games, and more. ...
Apple has made good on its promise to purge all Epic Games content from the App Store if it did not fall in line with the company's terms of service. ...
Kano is looking for a QA Automation Engineer. Could it be you? ...
In this 2020 GDC Summer talk Blackbird Interactive's Rory McGuire and Elliot Hudson walk through the studio's process of designing its unique derelict spaceship slice-'em-up Hardspace: Shipbreaker. ...
Alan Wake is waking up. Take a look back at the design process for his last adventure American Nightmare. ...
This week British game studio Frontier Developments launched its first third-party publishing label, Frontier Foundry, with the promise of already having signed five games to the label in the past year. ...
Today Unity unveiled the Unity Distribution Portal, a new tool designed to help mobile game devs efficiently submit, monitor, and update their game across multiple Android storefronts worldwide. ...
Swedish mobile game company MAG Interactive is acquiring all shares of Sventertainment AB, developer of Swedish live trivia app Primetime, for SEK 20 million cash ($2.3 million). ...
A three-part trip that aims to bridge the gap between writers and designers by breaking down conventional structures, removing standard features, and exchanging techniques. ...
The most challenging part of development. Let's explore the inner workings of Cities: Skylines citizen and traffic systems. ...
The new team working on Motion Twin's smash hit Dead Cells among other ambitious projects, is looking for a Senior Technical Developer with experience working on console platform, engine optimisation and tooling. ...
"We needed to make a big game that blew away our previous efforts. It needed to sync up with the just-getting-started film. And we needed to ship it in 10 months to line up with the movie release." ...
Chat filtering is an interesting feature to launch this late in Steam†s lifetime (and through its experimental Labs program), but the add includes a way for devs to use the filters in their own games. ...
In this GDC Summer talk Funomena's Robin Hunicke discusses the ways that game dev has changed in a new world of remote work driven by a global pandemic and marked by different kinds of global unrest. ...
How can you get to 100x hourly revenue for your Steam game? If you're West Of Loathing, a visibility round, a 'highest % off ever' sale, and then a Daily Deal will do it! Lots more inside... ...
Ronald Reagan's inclusion in the new Call of Duty game is raising some eyebrows. Let's discuss why. ...
Embracer Group subsidiary Koch Media has established two new publishing offices in Asia to expand its global footprint. ...
I caught up with its Cloudpunk creator Marko Dieckmann to discuss the neon-noir title and the struggles it took to create it. ...
Keywords Studios has purchased game marketing agency Marverick Media for a fee that could rise to $4.7 million. ...