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Chat with the developer of RPG 'operating system' Kingsway at 3PM EDT
Chat with the developer of RPG 'operating system' Kingsway at 3PM EDT
We're streaming the RPG "operating system" Kingsway today at 3PM EDT and talking with developer Andrew Morrish.
July 21, 2017
Kingsway's developer explains how to make the most out of your user interface
Kingsway's developer explains how to make the most out of your user interface
We talked to the designer of the role-playing 'operating system' Kingsway about indie life and developing a UI-focused game.
July 21, 2017
The absurdity and optimism of Everything Is Going To Be OK
The absurdity and optimism of Everything Is Going To Be OK
Nathalie Lawhead's indie title Everything is going to be OK explores dark, horrible life events through a lens of relentless optimism and humor, facing down soul-crushing horror with absurd cheer.
July 21, 2017
AR game restrictions ruled unconstitutional by district judge
AR game restrictions ruled unconstitutional by district judge
A Wisconsin ordinance decreeing that augmented reality developers must get special permits if their apps encourage play in county parks has been ruled unconstitutional by a district judge.
July 21, 2017
Blizzard's senior audio director Russell Brower departs studio
Blizzard's senior audio director Russell Brower departs studio
After joining the World of Warcraft creator over a decade ago, Brower has worked on almost every single Blizzard release since The Burning Crusade expansion, including recent hits like Hearthstone and Diablo III.
July 21, 2017
How Destiny 2's clan system is shaped by Super Bowl rings
How Destiny 2's clan system is shaped by Super Bowl rings
Game designer and Destiny 2 social lead M.E. Chung explains to the Financial Post how Bungie studies sports and team culture for inspiration in designing Destiny's new community & clan systems.
July 21, 2017
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Sr. Animation Programmer 2
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Sr. Animation Programmer 2
Sony PlayStation is looking for an animation programmer to help develop next-generation animation systems for an in-progress title at its Bend, Oregon Studio.
July 21, 2017
Towards Better Gamepad Text Input
Towards Better Gamepad Text Input
The on-screen keyboard for consoles has barely changed in thirty years. Learn the history of gamepad text input, from the NES to the PS4. Then I'll describe how I iterated towards something better for my local co-op language-learning action game.
July 21, 2017
Planes of vulnerability in Commander Keen 5
Planes of vulnerability in Commander Keen 5
In this essay Pieter Smal discusses the planes of vulnerability in id Software's ultimate platformer.
July 21, 2017
Why we will never show ads in our mobile games
Why we will never show ads in our mobile games
Despite the mobile market being challenging and full of uncertainty, we are comfortable staying far away from one of the most popular ways to make money in it.
July 21, 2017
Player motivation, part 1: Biological foundation of emotions
Player motivation, part 1: Biological foundation of emotions
This article serves only one purpose, explain in a simple way on how our memory works and how it’s affected by hormones and neurotransmitters. Why? To explain why and how psychological models works.
July 21, 2017
How Fire Emblem Heroes Made $100M from 10M Installs
How Fire Emblem Heroes Made $100M from 10M Installs
Fire Emblem Heroes has been Nintendo's most successful self-developed mobile game. But what makes it successful?
July 21, 2017