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I'd Ship It: Ladykiller in a Bind's use of BDSM
I'd Ship It: Ladykiller in a Bind's use of BDSM
The title of Christine Love's Ladykiller in a Bind helpfully serves as the game’s comical premise, sex is front and center, particularly the much-derided but little understood subculture of BDSM.
Oct. 13, 2016
MTG buys 31 percent stake in InnoGames to tap into online games market
MTG buys 31 percent stake in InnoGames to tap into online games market
Swedish entertainment group MTG, owner of eSports companies Dreamhack and ESL, has picked up a 35 percent stake in InnoGames as it looks to enter the online gaming market.
Oct. 13, 2016
CCP clamping down on EVE gambling sites with freemium switch in sight
CCP clamping down on EVE gambling sites with freemium switch in sight
With the launch of EVE Online: Ascension and a new era of freemium space exploration in sight, EVE creator CCP Games is looking to clamp down on the buying and selling of in-game goods.
Oct. 13, 2016
UK retailer GAME sees steep profits drop as console sales fall 30%
UK retailer GAME sees steep profits drop as console sales fall 30%
UK-based video game retailer GAME reported its full-year earnings this week, and while some numbers went up while others went down, perhaps the most notable figure saw the steepest decline: profits.
Oct. 13, 2016
Devs show off Valve's new VR controller prototype
Devs show off Valve's new VR controller prototype
Valve had a prototype VR controller capable of some degree of finger-tracking out for demo at its Dev Days event this week, and some attendees were kind enough to record themselves playing with it.
Oct. 13, 2016
Thumper dev: 'VR works best as a simulation of reality, not film'
Thumper dev: 'VR works best as a simulation of reality, not film'
"I think many developers are accustomed to simulating film effects in games," Drool's Brian Gibson tells Gamasutra. "[In VR], those traditional film effects only pull you out of the sense of immersion."
Oct. 13, 2016
New CognitiveVR tool lets devs see heatmaps of player behavior in VR
New CognitiveVR tool lets devs see heatmaps of player behavior in VR
This week VR tech firm CognitiveVR debuted SceneExplorer, a tool designed to help VR developers analyze the way people move through and play their VR games or experiences via real-time heatmaps.
Oct. 13, 2016
Steam Dev Days: Steam Controller
Steam Dev Days: Steam Controller
An update on the newest improvements and features for the Steam Controller.
Oct. 13, 2016
A high performance lighting system for 2D games
A high performance lighting system for 2D games
Learn how Alexander Birke built a 2D lighting system capable of rendering hundreds of arbitrarily shaped lights, fast enough to run on mobile and handhelds, in this tech dive into his newly released game Laser Disco Defenders.
Oct. 13, 2016
Eco is a Minecraft-like with an environmental, educational twist
Eco is a Minecraft-like with an environmental, educational twist
While it shares Minecraft's basic gameplay loop of harvest/gather/plan/build, Eco is designed to teach kids to collaborate and solve problems while being mindful of protecting the environment.
Oct. 12, 2016
Learn about the latest AR and VR innovations at VRDC 2016!
Learn about the latest AR and VR innovations at VRDC 2016!
VRDC is all about exploring and discussing the latest in VR/AR game and experience design, so today organizers want to quickly run down a sample of the talks you'll find on the conference's Innovation track.
Oct. 12, 2016
GDC 2017 debuts talks on the state of VR and the design of League of Legends
GDC 2017 debuts talks on the state of VR and the design of League of Legends
Now that registration is open for GDC 2017, conference organizers would like to let you know about some of the expert talks on the art and business of game design that are taking place at the big conference next year.
Oct. 12, 2016