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Former Techland, IO Interactive, and CD Projekt Red devs open new studio
Former Techland, IO Interactive, and CD Projekt Red devs open new studio
Strange New Things, a new studio created and led by former Techland COO Pawel Zawodny, has officially opened its doors today.
Jan. 18, 2017
Former Harmonix COO named PlayStation's new VP of dev relations
Former Harmonix COO named PlayStation's new VP of dev relations
Former Harmonix COO Florian Hunziker has been named PlayStation's new vice president of publisher and developer relations.
Jan. 18, 2017
Guitar Hero Live devs join up with Ubisoft to form new studio
Guitar Hero Live devs join up with Ubisoft to form new studio
Guitar Hero Live dev FreeStyleGames will be rebranded as Ubisoft Leamington after the team upped sticks to join the Assassin's Creed creator.
Jan. 18, 2017
Breakout Ninja dev highlights the waning appeal of ad-removal IAPs
Breakout Ninja dev highlights the waning appeal of ad-removal IAPs
New data released by Breakout Ninja developer Part Time Monkey shows just how hard it is to turn ad-removal in-app purchases into a meaningful source of income.
Jan. 18, 2017
Report: Internet-breaking DDoS worm traced to chief of Minecraft-focused DDoS guard firm
Report: Internet-breaking DDoS worm traced to chief of Minecraft-focused DDoS guard firm
Security expert Brian Krebs reports the author of the "Internet-breaking" Mirai DDoS botnet malware -- and indeed, the business of conducting DDoS attacks in general -- is intertwined with Minecraft.
Jan. 18, 2017
Music and sound effects in King Lucas
Music and sound effects in King Lucas
Elío Ferrán talks on the creative process to reach the final version of the music for King Lucas and the foley recording of the sound effects.
Jan. 18, 2017
Political Animals Sales Statistics
Political Animals Sales Statistics
I share the sales figures for our turn-based strategy game Political Animals.
Jan. 18, 2017
How to do Early Access the Right Way
How to do Early Access the Right Way
Steam Early Access has been a tool at the disposal of game developers for over four years now, but "early access" serves a red-flag for many players. This article explores how Hive Jump did Early Access the right way, and how your game can too.
Jan. 18, 2017
Antegods Art Update: Procedural Plants
Antegods Art Update: Procedural Plants
How to generate cool plant patterns in Unity3D with Substance Designer by Antegods' Lead Artist Tom Rutjens.
Jan. 18, 2017
Media coverage analysis – Nintendo Switch January event
Media coverage analysis – Nintendo Switch January event
A look into the coverage of the Nintendo Switch event.
Jan. 18, 2017
Pokemon Go was 2016's most downloaded game but not the top earner
Pokemon Go was 2016's most downloaded game but not the top earner
A yearly retrospective of the mobile games market from App Annie shares data about the total downloads and revenue earned by top mobile games and companies in 2016.
Jan. 17, 2017
Zuckerberg testifies against claims that Oculus stole IP from Zenimax
Zuckerberg testifies against claims that Oculus stole IP from Zenimax
“We are highly confident that Oculus products are built on Oculus technology,” testified Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the legal battle between Zenimax and Oculus over stolen IP continues.
Jan. 17, 2017