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Minecraft production director Daniel Kaplan joins Coffee Stain Publishing
Minecraft production director Daniel Kaplan joins Coffee Stain Publishing
Coffee Stain Publishing has brought Mojang's former production director, producer, and business developer Daniel Kaplan into the fold.
July 27, 2017
The New Colossus: Building Wolfenstein II atop a million small decisions
The New Colossus: Building Wolfenstein II atop a million small decisions
MachineGames creative director Jens Matthies chats about the process of making the new Wolfenstein games, coming full circle from starting as a Quake modder, and the importance of gardening.
July 27, 2017
EA CEO: We can and will do VR, but 'AR is more interesting'
EA CEO: We can and will do VR, but 'AR is more interesting'
"People seem to have come to terms with the fact that VR...is going to take a couple of years, at least, to kind of get to a point where it is truly a mass-market consumer opportunity," says EA's CEO.
July 27, 2017
EA earnings on the rise as digital sales continue to eclipse physical
EA earnings on the rise as digital sales continue to eclipse physical
Electronic Arts' most recent earnings results paint a picture of rising fortunes, with both revenues and profits on the rise as digital continue to eclipse physical in terms of how EA games are sold.
July 27, 2017
Delisted from Steam, a dev asks: what counts as 'pornographic'?
Delisted from Steam, a dev asks: what counts as 'pornographic'?
"Steam told me that they will re-enable the game once the pornography has been removed," says a House Party dev. "They didn’t specify anything in particular or define what they consider pornographic."
July 27, 2017
HTC is creating a standalone VR headset for the Chinese market
HTC is creating a standalone VR headset for the Chinese market
The device will offer wireless functionality, and won't rely on the use of a PC or smartphone connection to operate.
July 27, 2017
No More Robots takes aim at data-driven games publishing
No More Robots takes aim at data-driven games publishing
Mike Rose, previously of tinyBuild and Gamasutra, has cut the ribbon on a new publishing operation and detailed the first game signed to the label.
July 27, 2017
Blizzard sets minimum salary for Overwatch League players at $50k
Blizzard sets minimum salary for Overwatch League players at $50k
Housing, health insurance, and a retirement savings plan are some of the benefits Blizzard is offering to players in hopes of strengthening its athletics-inspired Overwatch League.
July 27, 2017
Get a job: Be an AI Software Engineer at Visual Concepts
Get a job: Be an AI Software Engineer at Visual Concepts
Visual Concepts is looking to hire software engineers with experience in game-play systems including AI behavior trees and animation control logic for its team in Los Angeles, CA.
July 27, 2017
Danganronpa V3 rejected by South Korean game rating board
Danganronpa V3 rejected by South Korean game rating board
The board cited a law that bars games with certain themes from releasing in the country if there is reasonable belief such games could inspire criminal behavior.
July 27, 2017
How to make games – Making the transition from business apps and web development into gaming
How to make games – Making the transition from business apps and web development into gaming
Over the years I've known many business app developers who wanted to make the transition to game development. This article outlines some of the mistakes I've seen and ways to avoid them when making your own jump into becoming a game programmer.
July 27, 2017
Should you play bad games?
Should you play bad games?
Industry of game developing are growing really fast, and with mobile market growing even faster we meet practices and mechanics that are copied from each other, we see same games again and again in different forms. How can we break this chain?
July 27, 2017