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Will this asset creation method from Halo 5 help improve your next game?
Will this asset creation method from Halo 5 help improve your next game?
If you're a triple-A graphics programmer looking for new tools to help your development team, Ben Laidlaw might have the answer for you at GDC 2017.
Jan. 11, 2017
Jam City co-founder reflects on monetization lessons learned from MySpace
Jam City co-founder reflects on monetization lessons learned from MySpace
Chris DeWolfe, co-founder of both Jam City and MySpace, shares how his experiences with the former social media giant informed the decisions he made with Jam City's free-to-play games.
Jan. 11, 2017
For Suda 51, story and gameplay share a symbiotic relationship
For Suda 51, story and gameplay share a symbiotic relationship
Goichi "Suda51" Suda shares how The Silver Case is a perfect example of his design process to create the story of a game first and let its gameplay emerge naturally from that.
Jan. 11, 2017
To help players train, Riot adds debug-esque 'Practice Tool' to League
To help players train, Riot adds debug-esque 'Practice Tool' to League
Riot Games is gearing up to add a new "Practice Tool" to League of Legends, a single-player mode that affords players remarkable game state editing tools they can use to quickly practice strategies.
Jan. 11, 2017
Games for Change wants to spotlight migration through game design
Games for Change wants to spotlight migration through game design
Games for Change has joined forces with the Migration Policy Institute to host a $10,000 migrant game design challenge to inspire the creation of a game that connects existing and migrating communities.
Jan. 11, 2017
Learn how Blizzard designed Overwatch's Oasis map
Learn how Blizzard designed Overwatch's Oasis map
"The philosophy that we used on all three of the points in Oasis is that we'd have an arena inside an arena."
Jan. 11, 2017
Glu restructure could result in over 100 layoffs, loss of two studios
Glu restructure could result in over 100 layoffs, loss of two studios
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood maker Glu Mobile has posted details of a restructuring plan that could result in over 100 layoffs and the shuttering of two studios.
Jan. 11, 2017
Get a job: Nexon M is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer, Big Data
Get a job: Nexon M is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer, Big Data
Nexon M is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain various ETL processes, database standards, and data warehouse infrastructure in Emeryville, California.
Jan. 11, 2017
Video: Drawing on the untapped potential of roguelikes
Video: Drawing on the untapped potential of roguelikes
At GDC 2015, Riot Games' Tom Cadwell discusses what game makers can learn from studying the roguelike approach to designing for mastery -- and how they can use those lessons in their own work.
Jan. 11, 2017
Apply now for the Amplifying New Voices program ahead of GDC 2017!
Apply now for the Amplifying New Voices program ahead of GDC 2017!
Organizers of the Game Developers Conference want to remind everyone that the deadline to apply (or nominate someone else) for the Amplifying New Voices bootcamp at GDC 2017 is next week!
Jan. 11, 2017
Shut Up & Sit Down is back at GDC 2017 with a board game bonanza
Shut Up & Sit Down is back at GDC 2017 with a board game bonanza
Hunted and gathered by the minds behind Shut Up & Sit Down, this exhibit will once again offer GDC attendees a calm oasis where you can relax and play some of the best tabletop games of 2016.
Jan. 11, 2017
All Systems No: Come to GDC 2017 and learn from Brigador's troubled launch
All Systems No: Come to GDC 2017 and learn from Brigador's troubled launch
At GDC 2017, Stellar Jockey's Hugh Monahan aims to break down all the details of what he calls the well-reviewed Brigador's "doomed release" in an easy hour.
Jan. 11, 2017