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Mapping out the subtle social cues throughout Hitman's level design
Mapping out the subtle social cues throughout Hitman's level design
“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.”
March 19, 2019
Unity partnering with Tencent to help its devs make waves in China
Unity partnering with Tencent to help its devs make waves in China
Unity has partnered with Tencent to support Tencent Cloud, and hopes the move will give its developers a better shot at penetrating the lucrative Chinese games market.
March 19, 2019
Watch Google's highly anticipated GDC 2019 keynote right here
Watch Google's highly anticipated GDC 2019 keynote right here
Google has been teasing a massive game-related announcement all week, and the big reveal is taking place in a matter of minutes at GDC 2019. Watch it live right here.
March 19, 2019
The Culling: Origins' servers are being switched off in May
The Culling: Origins' servers are being switched off in May
"Even with thousands of active daily users, the revenue was only a fraction of what our dev team required to continue daily operations."
March 19, 2019
3 indie leaders share tips on keeping your small studio afloat without a hit
3 indie leaders share tips on keeping your small studio afloat without a hit
Today at GDC three captains of indie-stry (Anemone Hug's Chris Langmuir, Temple Gate's Theresa Duringer, and Kitfox's Tanya x. Short) shared real talk about how to keep your small indie studio alive.
March 19, 2019
'Care more about your streamers' advises Magic: The Gathering Arena dev
'Care more about your streamers' advises Magic: The Gathering Arena dev
“When you have happy streamers...you will get so much more than you could ever imagine," said Wizards of the Coast's Michelle Sutterfield today in a GDC talk on Wizards' community-building efforts.
March 19, 2019
Games for Change debuts new accelerator program for 'social impact' games
Games for Change debuts new accelerator program for 'social impact' games
New York-base nonprofit Games for Change announced today that it's partnered with financial backers to launch the Games for Change Accelerator to support devs making things with 'social impact'.
March 19, 2019
How indie devs can form their own worker cooperative
How indie devs can form their own worker cooperative
Given the current state of the games industry, there needs to be alternative ways to run indie and midsize studios. Worker cooperatives could be the solution.
March 19, 2019
'No console required': Google unveils streaming game platform, 'Stadia'
'No console required': Google unveils streaming game platform, 'Stadia'
At GDC 2019 this morning, Google detailed its long-awaited streaming game platform, dubbed Stadia.
March 19, 2019
Google unveils first-party game studio led by Jade Raymond
Google unveils first-party game studio led by Jade Raymond
As Google took the wraps off its streaming game platform Stadia, the company also announced Stadia Games and Entertainment -- a new game studio headed up by industry vet Jade Raymond.
March 19, 2019
Report: Snapchat's rumored game platform to be announced in April
Report: Snapchat's rumored game platform to be announced in April
More information has cropped up about the game platform Snapchat parent company Snap Inc has reportedly had in the works for some time.
March 19, 2019
Pokemon Go's PvP was designed to appeal to players new and old--and it worked
Pokemon Go's PvP was designed to appeal to players new and old--and it worked
"Pokemon Go's always been about real-world social connections. We looked to this as a way to compliment our gameplay of players walking around and catching Pokemon together."
March 19, 2019