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Physical Design of The Machinery
A look at the physical design rules we use for C/C++ code at Our Machinery.
April 19, 2017
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Get a job: Vicarious Visions is hiring a Lighting Artist
Vicarious Visions is looking for a Lighting Artist to join its Albany, New York-based team and light levels, characters, and in-game cinematics for the Destiny series.
April 18, 2017
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Video: Lessons learned retrofitting Evolve for accessibility
At GDC 2017, Gaikai's Tara Voelker breaks down what Turtle Rock learned when it took steps to make the asymmetrical multiplayer shooter more accessible to more players post-launch.
April 18, 2017
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New Facebook game initiatives aim to win back devs and reshape strategy
With web-based social games years past their prime, Facebook has been looking for realistic ways to reshape its games business and rebuild interest -- and trust -- with game developers.
April 18, 2017
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Blizzard gives StarCraft a new patch and a new price: free
Nearly twenty years after Blizzard released its space-y RTS StarCraft, the studio has issued a patch for it (and its expansion pack Brood War) and made it freely available as one of its classic games.
April 18, 2017
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The NES Classic Edition has been discontinued worldwide
The NES Classic Edition has been discontinued worldwide, with Nintendo telling Eurogamer that manufacturing has stopped altogether.
April 18, 2017
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Netmarble setting aside $4.4 billion for post-IPO shopping spree
South Korean mobile game giant Netmarble plans to set aside $4.4 billion to fund more acquisitions following next month's IPO.
April 18, 2017
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Twitch introducing two new subscription tiers
UPDATE: Twitch has confirmed an upcoming, opt-in beta will introduce $9.99 and $24.99 per month subscription options in an effort to help streamers earn a steady income through the platform.
April 18, 2017
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Last Of Us lighting artist offers devs a tip: set the mood with a single light
While it sounds oversimplified, if you can get a strong base for that end result as much as possible, it goes a long way," Naughty Dog lighting artist Gabe Betancourt tells 80 Level. "Less is more."
April 18, 2017
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Mobile Art Testing Guide
A basic guide to setting up Mobile Marketing Art Testing: from deciding if you should run a test to figuring out what to do with the results. Including examples from some of Kongregate’s own art testing.
April 18, 2017
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7 Reasons Why You Can't Stop Playing Clash Royale
I've quit and uninstalled Clash Royale more times than I can count. But I've also installed it more times than I've deleted it. This post analyzes in details the elements addictive designs that keep us hooked to this masterpiece.
April 18, 2017
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Navigating the Space of Game Design
Designing a game spawns an endless set of ideas - ideas that need to be sorted. In order to do this, you need a method of evaluating them. The following discusses five different gameplay models - ways of thinking about game design.
April 18, 2017