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At VRDC Fall 2017, see how the Rick & Morty VR experience was made!
At VRDC Fall 2017, see how the Rick & Morty VR experience was made!
Owlchemy Labs' Alex Schwartz and Devin Reimer will break down the successes, failures, and lessons learned during the development of the game, which was recently published by Adult Swim.
Aug. 7, 2017
Devs, submit your best pitches for a GDC 2018 Visual Arts talk!
Devs, submit your best pitches for a GDC 2018 Visual Arts talk!
Artists, take note: GDC officials seek great submissions of intriguing, cutting-edge Visual Arts talks for the GDC 2018 Main Conference, from now through August 17th.
Aug. 7, 2017
Rising digital sales offsets physical decline at Square Enix
Rising digital sales offsets physical decline at Square Enix
Profits and sales are up across the board at Square Enix, according to the Final Fantasy developer's financials for the three months ended June 30
Aug. 7, 2017
New Skyrim mod uses AI to make NPCs more autonomous
New Skyrim mod uses AI to make NPCs more autonomous
Computer science researchers at North Carolina State University and Universidade de Lisboa have created a tool for Skyrim that makes NPCs more autonomous and reactive.
Aug. 7, 2017
Unreal Engine 4.17 debuts with experimental support for Apple's ARKit
Unreal Engine 4.17 debuts with experimental support for Apple's ARKit
Hey devs, remember that AR game demo at WWDC this year? Epic updated its Unreal Engine to 4.17 today, and nestled in the list of additions is experimental support for Apple's new ARKit tech.
Aug. 7, 2017
Devs reflect on 8 years spent making an episodic game meant to take 12 months
Devs reflect on 8 years spent making an episodic game meant to take 12 months
"Who cares how long things take?" The Dream Machine co-dev Anders Gustafsson says to Waypoint, reflecting on the game's origins. "Let's just get this party started and solve all problems as we go!"
Aug. 7, 2017
'We had no idea that people would like this game': Justin Ma reflects on FTL
'We had no idea that people would like this game': Justin Ma reflects on FTL
'It was just something that we ourselves wanted to play,' the FTL co-creator said. 'Which I think is a great reason for its success, but also the cause of a lot of the bad elements of design.'
Aug. 7, 2017
In-Depth Look at the AI Behind Age of Rivals, A Strategy Card Game
In-Depth Look at the AI Behind Age of Rivals, A Strategy Card Game
An in-depth look at how the AI makes decisions in Age of Rivals, a strategy card game. Our AI is considered to be pretty strong, so this could be useful to anyone approaching the challenge of building a competitive AI opponent for a strategy game.
Aug. 7, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Twin-Stick Tacoma Pyre
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Twin-Stick Tacoma Pyre
This week's longform article/video highlights include the making of Fullbright's Tacoma and Supergiant's Pyre, as well as a guide to the essential twin-stick shooters & more.
Aug. 7, 2017
Ready player two! Co op is a new big thing?
Ready player two! Co op is a new big thing?
Co op will be a new, must have thing, for a mid core audience. Hardcore audience already occupied with pure competitive and team competitive games, and it’s really hard to compete on that market, so next step is tackling a mid core audience.
Aug. 7, 2017
Drop the Beat: All Walls Must Fall’s Procedural Music Mixer
Drop the Beat: All Walls Must Fall’s Procedural Music Mixer
Everything happens on the beat in All Walls Must Fall, which uses a custom, procedural music mixer to play the soundtrack of the nightclubs of Berlin 2089. Ben Prunty's track Synaesthetic is deconstructed to explain the process behind the game's music.
Aug. 7, 2017
The User Interface of Lasting Legacy
The User Interface of Lasting Legacy
The latest video for Lasting Legacy, our genealogy meets Magic the Gathering game, shows some of the improvements to the user interface we made to the game in the past few weeks. Here you can read about some of the stuff I forgot to mention in the video.
Aug. 7, 2017