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Valve refutes Washington State accusations over CS:GO gambling
Valve refutes Washington State accusations over CS:GO gambling
Valve states that accusations from the Washington State Gambling Commission that hold the company responsible for facilitating illegal online gambling have no "factual or legal support."
Oct. 18, 2016
Dead Star removed from PSN and Steam pending online server shutdown
Dead Star removed from PSN and Steam pending online server shutdown
Armature Studio announced plans to shut down online servers for Dead Star as the cost of operation has eclipsed the income generated by the game.
Oct. 18, 2016
Predicting the UK's post-Brexit future in Football Manager 2017
Predicting the UK's post-Brexit future in Football Manager 2017
In a recent interview Miles Jacobson, studio director of Football Manager dev Sports Interactive, has spoken at length about trying to predict the unpredictable.
Oct. 18, 2016
Red Dead Redemption 2 confirmed, analyst suggests strong upside
Red Dead Redemption 2 confirmed, analyst suggests strong upside
Rockstar has confirmed that a sequel to its 2010 western sandbox Read Dead Redemption will arrive next fall, and has immediately talked up a "brand new online experience."
Oct. 18, 2016
Report: Sleeping Dogs developer United Front closes its doors
Report: Sleeping Dogs developer United Front closes its doors
United Front Games, the Canadian studio behind Sleeping Dogs, ModNation Racers, and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, has seemingly shut up shop.
Oct. 18, 2016
Get a job: Insomniac Games is hiring a Character Artist
Get a job: Insomniac Games is hiring a Character Artist
Insomniac Games is seeking a Character Artist to create models, textures, and shaders for characters, vehicles, weapons, and props in Burbank, California.
Oct. 18, 2016
Video: Is the indiepocalypse real?
Video: Is the indiepocalypse real?
Get a look at some hard data about the (impending? imminent? ongoing?) indiepocalypse that's affecting game sales worldwide.
Oct. 18, 2016
Get VR game dev tips from Ubisoft, Double Fine, CCP and more at VRDC!
Get VR game dev tips from Ubisoft, Double Fine, CCP and more at VRDC!
Come out to the first-ever Virtual Reality Developers Conference next month to get behind-the-scenes VR/AR game dev insight from leading game makers at Double Fine, Ubisoft, CCP Games, and more!
Oct. 18, 2016
Bending Unity to Carry Spherical Voxel Planets in Planet Nomads
Bending Unity to Carry Spherical Voxel Planets in Planet Nomads
Can Unity handle procedurally generated planets of Earth-like qualities with multiple biomes and advanced physics? Planet Nomads demonstrates it can. Specific technical challenges like multithreading are covered inside this post.
Oct. 18, 2016
5 tips to make your game animations better
5 tips to make your game animations better
I'm the maker of Spryke, a deeply crafted platformer about a deep sea cyberfish who discovers the joys of dry land. One of Spryke's highlights its highly detailed animation style, and I'm sharing 5 animation tips with you that I've learnt over the years.
Oct. 18, 2016
Postmortem: Phosphorus Dating
Postmortem: Phosphorus Dating
A quick postmortem of Phosphorus Dating, an awarded dating simulation game created for JS13K competition.
Oct. 18, 2016
Concealed Intent Release Postmortem
Concealed Intent Release Postmortem
Concealed Intent was released in August after a time in Steam's Early Access. Here are some stats collected on sales (vs costs), promotional keys & marketing.
Oct. 18, 2016