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Here's the lineup of playable games at Day of the Devs during GDC 2017!
Here's the lineup of playable games at Day of the Devs during GDC 2017!
From Nidhogg 2 to Pyre to Knights and Bikes, here are ten great games that will be playable (often alongside their devs, who are fully chatable) in the Day of the Devs space at GDC 2017!
Jan. 25, 2017
Road to the IGF: David O'Reilly's Everything
Road to the IGF: David O'Reilly's Everything
In Everything, you can become a car, driving idly around a city. You can stop and become one of the buildings you pass by, ot its cinder blocks or pylons. If you can see it, you can become it.
Jan. 25, 2017
Why games are a key focus in UNESCO's efforts to promote world peace
Why games are a key focus in UNESCO's efforts to promote world peace
It's difficult to have empathy if you can't put yourself into somebody else's perspective," researcher Paul Darvasi tells Polygon. "Video games allow you to assume perspectives in an embodied form."
Jan. 25, 2017
HTC opens applications for Tracker dev kits
HTC opens applications for Tracker dev kits
Virtual reality devs can apply to get their hands on HTC's Vive Tracker, a small button-like devices that clips on to real world objects so they can be tracked in VR.
Jan. 25, 2017
Epic Games launches $500,000 year-long game dev contest
Epic Games launches $500,000 year-long game dev contest
Epic Games has joined forces with charity foundation Wellcome Trust to launch Developing Beyond, a year-long game dev competition worth $500,000.
Jan. 25, 2017
Classic FM launching UK's first game music radio show
Classic FM launching UK's first game music radio show
UK radio station Classic FM plans to launch the country's first radio series dedicated to symphonic video game music.
Jan. 25, 2017
The Steam Controller Configurator's Untapped Power
The Steam Controller Configurator's Untapped Power
Did you know you that Playstation and XBox controllers are now also "Steam Controllers?" It's all thanks to the Steam Controller Configurator.
Jan. 25, 2017
[DevLog] HÄŌS - Minimalist Psychedelic Meditative Action
[DevLog] HÄŌS - Minimalist Psychedelic Meditative Action
In 48 hours, my team of 3 members created what I consider a super balanced combination of trippy art game and mechanical action. This surprised us. Once we started adding SFX and "juice" it came together so well that we knew we'd hit something special.
Jan. 25, 2017
Former Harmonix programmer Roger Hanna Morash passes away
Former Harmonix programmer Roger Hanna Morash passes away
Game programmer Roger Hanna Morash (Amplitude, Rock Band 3, Shard) and his wife Valerie have passed away at the respective ages of 35 and 32.
Jan. 24, 2017
Goodgame Studios in Germany laying off 200 employees
Goodgame Studios in Germany laying off 200 employees
UPDATE According to an anonymous source Goodgame Studios will begin laying off employees (some of whom came to work at the studio from overseas) tomorrow.
Jan. 24, 2017
Localizing Yakuza 0 was about balancing clarity and authenticity
Localizing Yakuza 0 was about balancing clarity and authenticity
Localization producer Scott Strichart explains how he tackled heading up the localization of Yakuza 0 and what he and his team consider when adapting a game for a Western audience.
Jan. 24, 2017
Disney Infinity dev revived and re-opened by Warner Bros.
Disney Infinity dev revived and re-opened by Warner Bros.
Avalanche Software, the development studio best known for creating the Disney Infinity toys-to-life games, has been brought back to life after being shut down by Disney last year.
Jan. 24, 2017