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Six Years after Moneyball
Six Years after Moneyball
The events that inspired the movie Moneyball changed business forever. But to save time, the real punchline was left out of the movie. Businesses rushed to copy the movie but during the bromance they set themselves up for failure.
July 25, 2017
The 2018 Independent Games Festival submissions are now open!
The 2018 Independent Games Festival submissions are now open!
Hey devs! Submissions are now open for the 2018 Independent Games Festival, the signature competition for indie games, to be held for its 20th year during GDC 2018 in San Francisco next March.
July 24, 2017
Roblox set to pay in-game devs over $30M in 2017
Roblox set to pay in-game devs over $30M in 2017
Developers creating content for the game-within-a-game platform Roblox could see payouts totaling $30 million before year end.
July 24, 2017
Kingsway dev says Tamagotchi and his gym helped save him from burnout
Kingsway dev says Tamagotchi and his gym helped save him from burnout
Working out, napping, and digital pets are some of game development�s best-kept secrets.
July 24, 2017
Starpoint Gemini Warlords is a 'community-developed' indie game
Starpoint Gemini Warlords is a 'community-developed' indie game
Croatian indie studio Little Green Men incorporated a great deal of community feedback into its tactical space simulator Starpoint Gemini Warlords.
July 24, 2017
Dying Light is still pulling in 500,000 weekly players
Dying Light is still pulling in 500,000 weekly players
Techland's parkour-fuelled zombie thriller Dying Light is still pulling in 500,000 players a week, despite launching in January 2015.
July 24, 2017
Arms producer Kosuke Yabuki outlines Nintendo's prototyping process
Arms producer Kosuke Yabuki outlines Nintendo's prototyping process
"Within Nintendo, individual people or teams have their ideas, and also we kind of choose the prototypes that are best suited to a team's skills to work on them."
July 24, 2017
PS3 games are a big deal inside the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
PS3 games are a big deal inside the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
"We're constantly trying to increase the amount of games that we have," an officer at Guantanamo Bay tells Waypoint in a new feature on the camp's game library and how inmates make use of it.
July 24, 2017
'Sometimes life isn't fair': Mario Kart director defends Blue Shell game design
'Sometimes life isn't fair': Mario Kart director defends Blue Shell game design
"When we've experimented without the Blue Shell, actually it feels like something's missing. Like there's something not quite enough in the game," Mario Kart director Kosuke Yabuki explains to Eurogamer.
July 24, 2017
Sponsored: Evolving the tech behind God of War
Sponsored: Evolving the tech behind God of War
As Santa Monica Studio takes God of War in a bold new direction, the studio shares key technological highlights that make this possible on PlayStation -- and maybe you can help.
July 24, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: Castlevania Go-es To Arms
Video Game Deep Cuts: Castlevania Go-es To Arms
This week's longform articles & videos of the week include the making of the Castlevania Netflix series, hardcore Pokemon Go players, and an in-depth Arms interview.
July 24, 2017
Impostor Syndrome: I’m not really qualified to write this article
Impostor Syndrome: I’m not really qualified to write this article
Ever felt like you're a fraud? Like you're faking it? That all of you're successes are attributed to luck and not hard work? Me too! This article explores my dealings with Impostor Syndrome and suggestions on how to combat it.
July 24, 2017