News

Get a job: Sucker Punch is hiring a Graphics Programmer
Get a job: Sucker Punch is hiring a Graphics Programmer
Sucker Punch is looking for a Graphics Programmer to design and develop new features in its graphics engine in Bellevue, Washington.
Dec. 5, 2016
Come to GDC 2017 for expert advice on getting the media to cover your game
Come to GDC 2017 for expert advice on getting the media to cover your game
In his GDC 2017 talk, ICO Partners' Thomas Reisenegger will deconstruct exactly why why some games (like No Man's Sky) get more time in the spotlight while most struggle to get noticed.
Dec. 5, 2016
To promote tech education, Canada's Prime Minister made his own game
To promote tech education, Canada's Prime Minister made his own game
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter account lit up today with a message all-too-familiar to many indie devs: Mr. Trudeau has made a video game, and he'd like everyone to play it.
Dec. 5, 2016
Russian officials allege FIFA 17 violates law against gay propaganda
Russian officials allege FIFA 17 violates law against gay propaganda
Russian MPs have reportedly asked regulators to investigate EA for an LBGTQ-inclusive FIFA 17 promo, alleging it turned the game into gay propaganda aimed at minors -- illegal under Russian law.
Dec. 5, 2016
Kojima is using Guerrilla's Decima Engine to build Death Stranding
Kojima is using Guerrilla's Decima Engine to build Death Stranding
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be using Guerrilla Games' Decima Engine as the foundation for his upcoming open-world action game, Death Stranding.
Dec. 5, 2016
The Last of Us co-director Bruce Straley stepping back for sequel
The Last of Us co-director Bruce Straley stepping back for sequel
The Last of Us co-director Neil Druckmann will be the sole lead on the recently announced follow-up, The Last of Us Part II.
Dec. 5, 2016
The Last Guardian's Ueda: 'Games became the place for me to express my art'
The Last Guardian's Ueda: 'Games became the place for me to express my art'
With Team Ico's The Last Guardian out this week, director Fumito Ueda speaks to The New Yorker about his work and about how his background as an artist influences his approach to game dev.
Dec. 5, 2016
Punch Club's guide to Pixel Art
Punch Club's guide to Pixel Art
An art-guide to Punch Club's pixel art
Dec. 5, 2016
Video Game Deep Cuts: A Majestic Dishonored Easter Egg
Video Game Deep Cuts: A Majestic Dishonored Easter Egg
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, examines Dishonored 2, the making of Majestic & GTA V's Easter Eggs.
Dec. 5, 2016
Vendor claims to sell millions of Experian and Whois accounts on Dark Web
Vendor claims to sell millions of Experian and Whois accounts on Dark Web
DoubleFlag, the hacker plus vendor who is known for selling high-profile data on the dark web marketplaces is back at it again, this time, with more data and
Dec. 3, 2016
Gone: Russian Central Bank hacked; $31 million stolen
Gone: Russian Central Bank hacked; $31 million stolen
A couple of weeks ago it was reported that some top Russian banks suffered a series of massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Now, hackers are
Dec. 3, 2016
Come chat with Tyranny director Brian Heins today at 3PM EST
Come chat with Tyranny director Brian Heins today at 3PM EST
We're asking the man who led the development of Obsidian's latest RPG Tyranny why they made a game where it's good to be bad.
Dec. 2, 2016