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EVM in games development
This article is to demystify the Earned Value Management and explain how it can be adapted for the Video Games development to become an effective tool and help your team to control the development.
April 18, 2017
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How Blizzard rebuilds Overwatch characters for Heroes of the Storm
As Genji leaps into the fray in Heroes of the Storm, we chat with game director Alan Dabiri about the challenges behind importing new characters from other Blizzard games.
April 17, 2017
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Sony is cutting online support for Kill Strain and 5 other games this summer
Sony has laid plans to permanently shut down online features for a handful of games, including one PlayStation 4 title that released less than a year ago.
April 17, 2017
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The ESA Foundation is offering grants for game dev programs that benefit kids
The ESA Foundation is looking to fund game development projects and programs that have a positive impact on the lives of children between the ages of 7 and 18.
April 17, 2017
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Tencent takes aim at Steam with its upcoming distribution service WeGame
Update Riot Games owner Tencent has announced plans to expand its Tencent Games Platform outside of China as a global game distribution service called WeGame.
April 17, 2017
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New doc sheds light on how Guerrilla built the world of Horizon: Zero Dawn
Over the weekend, Dutch broadcaster VPRO published a 45-minute documentary to YouTube about Dutch studio Guerrilla Games and its work on the remarkably successful open-world game Horizon: Zero Dawn.
April 17, 2017
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Have a peek inside the AI code of Street Fighter II
Earlier this year a developer who is reverse-engineering Street Fighter II: The World Warrior published something fellow devs may get a kick out of: a detailed breakdown of how the game's AI works.
April 17, 2017
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Watch devs analyze what works about Breath of the Wild's design
Game Informer hosts Campo Santo's Jake Rodkin, 17-Bit's Jake Kazdal, ArenaNet's Aaron Linde & Ghost Story Games' Ken Levine to discuss (in depth!) the design of Nintendo's new Zelda.
April 17, 2017
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Gears of War and Forza devs weigh in on making games for Scorpio
What can game developers expect out of Project Scorpio, Microsoft's upcoming Xbox revamp? Leads from Forza house Turn 10 Studios and Gears dev The Coalition share their advice.
April 17, 2017
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Hearthstone's Zero Dawn Shodown
This week's VGDC highlights include the making of a Hearthstone card, a couple of neat Horizon: Zero Dawn video pieces, and behind the scenes on seminal 2D fighting game Samurai Shodown.
April 17, 2017
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Improvisational Game Design
The article describes an example of total improvisation during the development of The Franz Kafka Videogame.
April 17, 2017
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Nintendo Offers $20K to Hack the Switch
Ostensibly, the idea is to prevent piracy. But the focus on security is also a bit of a blow to the “homebrew” community.
April 14, 2017