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Video: Learning to love procedural art while making No Man's Sky
At GDC 2015, Hello Games' Grant Duncan popped up on stage to speak frankly with fellow developers about exactly how and why the studio came to procedurally generate the worlds of No Man's Sky.
July 27, 2015
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Get a job: Retro Studios is hiring a Graphics Engineer
Nintendo-owned developer Retro Studios (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze) is looking for an engineer with some 3D graphics chops to join the team at Retro's Austin, Texas office.
July 27, 2015
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China eases restrictions on game console manufacturing
Last week China's Ministry of Culture lifted its ban on video game consoles being manufactured anywhere in the country outside the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, making life a bit easier for console makers.
July 27, 2015
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Shinra releases the devkit for its cloud gaming tech
Shinra Technologies, the cloud gaming company established by Square Enix late last year, has today made the dev toolset for its unique remote game-streaming technology available in English on Github.
July 27, 2015
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Chris Crawford advises devs: 'Don't settle for the same old crap'
23 years after he charged out of the game industry with sword held high, Chris Crawford is still trying to revolutionize game development. Now, if he has his way, the revolution will be patronized.
July 27, 2015
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More dirty coding tricks from game developers
In this timeless feature from the March 2010 issue of Game Developer Magazine, we revisit the mighty kludges and well-meaning hacks that are sometimes required to get our games out the door on time.
July 24, 2015
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Get a job: Blizzard seeks a new Diablo Art Director
Blizzard is hiring someone with significant art chops and leadership experience to serve as an Art Director on the Diablo franchise alongside the team in the company's Irvine, CA headquarters.
July 24, 2015
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Video: Your indie dev job can let you travel the world, so go do it
At GDC 2013 indie dev Colin Northway (Incredipede, Deep Under The Sky) shows you how to make and release games from anywhere and reminds fellow indies to get out and see the world.
July 24, 2015
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Valve challenges Twitch by launching new Dota 2 livestreaming tech
Last week Valve began beta testing new livestreaming features for its Dota 2 spectator platform, DotaTV, that allow viewers to keep tabs on info like player stats and match data in real time.
July 24, 2015
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Mortal Kombat X sales fuel a strong 2015 start for Warner Bros.
A handful of WB's publishing bets seem to be paying off this year, as a new report based on NPD Group data suggests the company has published 3 of the top 10 best-selling games of the year to date.
July 24, 2015
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Fool's Theory is a new Polish indie founded by an ex-Witcher dev
Former CDPR designer Jakub Rokosz is part of the founding team of ex-AAA devs behind Fool's Theory, a new indie studio in southern Poland that's begun working on a new game using Unreal Engine 4.
July 24, 2015
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Here comes a new challenge: Making Street Fighter V
How can Street Fighter evolve from a core console game into a thriving service-based eSport? Gamasutra speaks to Capcom's Matt Dahlgren about the company's next big play.
July 24, 2015