Miss GDC Summer last week? Catch up on some of the expert advice from the show in this series of Gamasutra features on everything from monetization and game design to production and studio culture cultivation. ...
In both lawsuits, Epic paints its attacks as altruistic rather than moves made out of its own self interest or pursuit of higher profits. ...
The third in a five-part series based on composer Winifred Phillips' talk during the GDC 2020 online conference in March. ...
Ubisoft have fired former Assassin's Creed Valhalla creative director Ashraf Ismail following an independent misconduct investigation. ...
Over a dozen former and current Ubisoft employees have come forward with fresh allegations of toxicity and abuse, implicating leadership figures still working at the French publisher. ...
John "Saibot" Tobias talks to Arcade Perfect author David L. Craddock about creating the lore and visual style that defined early entries in the Mortal Kombat franchise. ...
PUBG Corporation has sunk $10 million into venture fund 1Up Ventures to help "foster the next generation of game developers." ...
Longtime game industry pro David Gardner of London Venture Partners joins Gamasutra's Kris Graft and Alissa McAloon to tell us what he and his team look for when investing capital. ...
Join SCAD as chair of visual effects and help students become fluent in digital film and entertainment production as they prepare for creative careers in Hollywood and beyond. ...
This morning's Fortnite update is looking more and more like a coordinated attack from Epic Games against Apple with each passing hour. ...
Epic and Apple are locked in a battle of wills, each having made their own grand gestures today over in-app purchases and Apple†s steadfast insistence that it takes 30 percent cut of a game's App Store revenue. ...
In this 2018 GDC talk, Blizzard Entertaiment's Rowan Hamilton discusses how a "playtesting first" approach helped shape the production process for the studio's multiplayer hit Overwatch. ...
Apple is reportedly readying to announce a series of bundles that would roll several of its existing subscription offerings into packages with a more appealing price point than its current piecemeal system. ...
Epic Games is permanently discounting V-bucks and real-money offers in Fortnite by up to 20 percent, but mobile players will need to skirt platform fees to take advantage. ...
THQ Nordic parent company Embracer Group has announced a spate of acquisitions, including a number of game studios. ...
A level design breakdown of one of the most iconic levels of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Oxenfurt. Methods and production processes for recreating a level inside UE4. ...
See how runners find the tricks that developers use to make the game functional in order to beat the game at top speeds in this GDC Summer session, now up for free on the official GDC YouTube channel! ...
Game developer and noted MMO advocate Brian Green has passed away at the age of 46. ...
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We're currently working on an unannounced PC/console title (with an exciting pedigree), and need help bringing the game world to life. ...
Game Developers Conference 2021 will be a hybrid physical/virtual event taking place online and at the Moscone Center in San Francisco in July next year. ...
The 2012 mobile endless runner from Sybo Games and Kiloo Games has officially surpassed 3 billion downloads since launch, marking a 500 million increase in just over a year. ...
I'm going to explain a challenge we had when developing the weapon customization system, and how we solved it. This question was this: "How do we define and balance all stats for 300 gun parts?" ...
Valve is bringing its Steam Game Festival back for another week-long digital demo drive, but it looks like it has taken some small steps to keep the participant pool a little smaller than it was for the last version of the event. ...
This is the first of a series of articles about Scope, where I try to pass on some of my knowledge on the topic and some mechanisms that help control it. ...
New research published by the National Literacy Trust indicates video games can have a positive impact on the literacy, creativity, and wellbeing of young people. ...
Stellaris developer-publisher Paradox has reported a strong financial quarter, with both revenues and operating profits on the rise. ...
This post discusses three of the more interesting net code bugs I've seen in the past few years, explaining some important netcode principles along the way. ...
Robot Entertainment, the independent developer of the Orcs Must Die! franchise, is looking for a Senior VFX Artist to join our team. ...
Halo: Combat Evolved's multiplayer mode was almost axed in the interest of expediency and cost-saving -- a move that may have altered Microsoft's early status in the hardware race. ...
There are now just 30 potential launch day options for the Xbox Series X as Microsoft narrows its launch window down from Holiday 2020 to a single month. ...
Microsoft and 343 Industries have made the call to delay the launch of Halo Infinite into 2021. ...
In this 2018 GDC talk, Respawn Entertainment's Earl Hammon explains how the Titanfall team made already optimized continuous collision detection code more than twice as fast. ...
Cold Iron Studios has changed hands once again, this time in a deal that sees it being acquired by H1Z1 developer and publisher Daybreak Games. ...
There†s been a lot of discussion on best practices for your video game store page (whether that be console, PC, or even mobile.) And yes, it†s quite important. Here's what you should be doing. ...
Net sales and profits are down at Sega Sammy, which just released its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2020. ...
The goal of this article is to show a general approach to the progression curve fitting based on simulations that can be undertaken on a stage of the economy design prior to launch. ...
Amazon-owned streaming giant Twitch announced today it would rebrand its Twitch Prime premium service to "Prime Gaming." ...
New images of a revamped Xbox-style controller point to a heavily rumored, more affordable Xbox Series S next-gen console. ...
Some of the trends in the biggest/most active video game Discord servers are super interesting, and here's a look at what I learned from checking this out. (Plus, a bunch more info on discoverability!) ...
At GDC Summer last week, Victoria Setian, sr. producer at Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios, described a three-pronged approach to cultivating female talent, particularly within triple-A studios. ...