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Hello Games charts new course with huge No Man's Sky update
Hello Games has pulled back the curtain on a huge No Man's Sky update, which brings base building, freighters, and farming to the procedurally generated space sim.
Nov. 28, 2016
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Mini-documentary sheds light on Japan's Game Preservation Society
"Our mission is to restore a number of games we consider important," Game Preservation Society frontman Joseph Redon says in a new mini-doc. "but also to leave behind an archive for future research."
Nov. 28, 2016
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How Thumper got its turns on track
"In the beginning I was pretty down on perfect turns," Thumper dev Brian Gibson tells RPS in a new turn-focused chat. "Over time it grew on me and I realized that it does make the game better."
Nov. 28, 2016
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Obituary: Veteran game artist Stephen Hornback
Hornback, who passed away Saturday at the age of 62, is best known for his work at Apogee Software/3D Realms on everything from Duke Nukem II to Rise of the Triad to Shadow Warrior.
Nov. 28, 2016
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Sponsored: How Telltale Games handles version control
The type of version control system a studio uses is often a religious issue when it comes to software dev tools. Telltale Games has found much success in using a new VCS: Plastic SCM.
Nov. 28, 2016
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Zelda in Shenzhen Westworld
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, examines classic Zelda, contemporary Shenzhen I/O, & Westworld's VR experiment.
Nov. 28, 2016
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It's what's inside that matters: on the generation of procedural organs
For my PROCJAM entry this year, I did a demon dissection game and yes, it's as weird as it sounds. It's one of the prototypes for my current project, Bestiarium. In this post, I discuss some rather mundane techniques required for doing such a weird game.
Nov. 28, 2016
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How Many Mechanics Should a Game Have?
First off, I acknowledge that this is the wrong question to ask. The better question is: "How can I determine how many mechanics my game should have?" This essay gives my own opinion on that question.
Nov. 28, 2016
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Disastr_Blastr Post-Postmortem
From the wasteland of Greenlight to the nirvana of Steam release—a year in the life of an indie arcade shooter about a block that shoots blocks at other blocks in a world made of blocks. Experience abstract minimalist destruction in Disastr_Blastr!
Nov. 28, 2016
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Honey Rose post-mortem, and the rules of engagement
Honey Rose was released on September 29th, 2016. What happened since then?
Nov. 28, 2016
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Q&A: Ocelot Society on building Event[0] around an AI chatbot
"The game was supposed to be survival horror. We iterated on it, and after playtesting, it became apparent that we should just focus on our core chatbot mechanic and build everything else around that."
Nov. 25, 2016
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See Naughty Dog deconstruct Uncharted 4's physics animation at GDC 2017
At GDC 2017 next year, Naughty Dog technical animator Michal Mach will reveal how its remarkable physics-driven animation systems came together. Don't miss it!
Nov. 25, 2016