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Robot Tales: A Brief History of 60 Seconds!
A short story of how the dark comedy atomic adventure 60 Seconds!, the debut title of Robot Gentleman, came to be.
May 26, 2016
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Designing Levels for Crashing
Some thoughts and lessons about how Koukoi Games have approached level design for their 3D arena styled non-stop runner game Crashing Season.
May 26, 2016
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Production company lays plans to adapt Mirror's Edge for TV
Production company Endemol Shine Studios has purchased the TV rights to EA's Mirror's Edge games.
May 25, 2016
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Pac-12 athletic conference to host collegiate eSports tournaments
The Pac-12 Athletic Conference announces it will introduce collegiate eSports tournaments alongside traditional athletic events.
May 25, 2016
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How Klang shows another way to do music-inspired game design
Think music-based design just has to be about guitar heroes and dancing revolutions? Indie platformer Klang has a few tricks to show how music can influence your game.
May 25, 2016
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Results from the Game Design Challenge: The Pen is Mightier than the Fist
Our sister site, aimed at students and beginning developers, has a challenge every three weeks. Check out the most recent challenge winners and their innovative pitches!
May 25, 2016
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Mojang's Crown and Council: From hobby project to Steam release
"This is something I wanted to experiment with," says Pettersson. "Could you do a Risk-like game where the player has to develop a sense of odds and relationships without those being explicitly stated?"
May 25, 2016
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Come out to GDC Europe and learn how to revive your aging F2P game
At GDC Europe, longtime Wooga lead Sophie Vo will show you how to take an old dog of a mobile free-to-play game, teach it some great new tricks and give it a fresh lease on life.
May 25, 2016
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Get a job: Disruptor Beam is hiring a UI/UX Designer
Boston-based Disruptor Beam is looking to bring on an experienced UI/UX designer to contribute to various design efforts alongside the developers and designers at the studios's HQ in Framingham, MA.
May 25, 2016
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Failbetter co-founder Alexis Kennedy leaving studio after 7 years
"We’ve built something that’s changed the world, ever so slightly. But it’s been seven years in one place, and I’m too busy running the company to do enough of the creative work I love."
May 25, 2016
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Inaugural IndieCade Europe conference heading to Paris this November
"The conference is complemented by workshops covering a range of topics, from introductions to popular digital gamemaking tools to hands-on game design lessons."
May 25, 2016
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Microsoft could lay off 1,850 to streamline smartphone business
The restructure will cost approximately $950 million, with around $200 million expected to be dished out in the form of severance payments.
May 25, 2016