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How The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game subverted genre for laughs
How The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game subverted genre for laughs
The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game developer Grace Bruxner discusses the process behind writing jokes for games without feeling stiff.
March 19, 2019
Balancing the old with the new in Monster Prom's fandom-friendly DLC
Balancing the old with the new in Monster Prom's fandom-friendly DLC
For Monster Prom: Second Term, Beautiful Glitch had the challenge of creating more content for a narrative game without breaking the lore of the first, all while keeping a thirsty fandom thriving.
March 18, 2019
The Chinese Room makes key hires, hoping to double in size by end of 2019
The Chinese Room makes key hires, hoping to double in size by end of 2019
The Brighton-based studio was acquired by Sumo Digital last August, and has ramped up its recruitment efforts in the months since with a view to working on new original projects.Â
March 18, 2019
Former EA and THQ exec Danny Bilson to helm USC Games program
Former EA and THQ exec Danny Bilson to helm USC Games program
Veteran game and entertainment exec Danny Bilson has been named the new director of USC Games, succeeding celebrated game designer Tracy Fullerton.
March 18, 2019
Chet Faliszek and Kimberly Voll form co-op game studio Stray Bombay
Chet Faliszek and Kimberly Voll form co-op game studio Stray Bombay
"Players are smart, they are social. But games often don’t reflect that and we think that can change. So we’re forming a new studio in Seattle that is itself co-operative."
March 18, 2019
Rohrer: Make fewer consumable games, more 'unique situation generators'
Rohrer: Make fewer consumable games, more 'unique situation generators'
Worried about an indiepocalypse? Veteran indie Jason Rohrer spoke at GDC today about how his own sales data suggests indies can minimize risk by making long-lived 'unique situation generator' games.
March 18, 2019
Unity partners with Havok to roll out new physics systems
Unity partners with Havok to roll out new physics systems
Unity has partnered with Microsoft-owned Havok to update its game engine with two new physics systems: one new default option and a 'high-end' option backed by Havok's proprietary physics engine.
March 18, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Flappy Division Bell Is RingingÂ
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Flappy Division Bell Is RingingÂ
This week's highlights include a look at Flappy Bird's effect on the indie game scene, The Division 2's politics (or lack there-of), info on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite & Days Gone, & more.
March 18, 2019
SimBad malware on Play Store infected millions of Android devices
SimBad malware on Play Store infected millions of Android devices
Dubbed SimBad by researchers; the malware disguises itself as ads to avoid suspicion and hides behind SDK. Learn what else this malware does.
March 15, 2019
Counter-Strike 1.6 game client 0-day exploited to spread Belonard trojan
Counter-Strike 1.6 game client 0-day exploited to spread Belonard trojan
An attacker is exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Counter-Strike 1.6 game specifically to distribute Belonard Trojan. Learn how:
March 15, 2019
Don't miss all the cool stuff happening next week on the new GDC Main Stage!
Don't miss all the cool stuff happening next week on the new GDC Main Stage!
Media Molecule, Hello Games' Sean Murray, and industry veteran Laralyn McWilliams will be part of this inspiring GDC Main Stage event (which will also be livestreamed!) next Wednesday at 12:30 PM PDT!
March 15, 2019
The Animation Exchange is hosting a day of dev talks on Twitch
The Animation Exchange is hosting a day of dev talks on Twitch
The Animation Exchange is returning to Twitch for a third year to offer a free talks on different animation technology and techniques.
March 15, 2019