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Video: Wrangling the 80,000+ lines of dialogue in Saint's Row: The Third
Video: Wrangling the 80,000+ lines of dialogue in Saint's Row: The Third
Saint's Row: The Third audio lead Ariel Gross speaks at GDC 2012 about how he and the rest of the team at Volition recorded and implemented the game's dialogue -- all ~82,000 lines of it.
April 22, 2016
CCP Games teases VR frisbee combat for the Rift and Vive
CCP Games teases VR frisbee combat for the Rift and Vive
CCP Games has lifted the lid on Project Arena, a Tron-inspired VR frisbee combat sim for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
April 22, 2016
Canadian toy company acquires children's app maker, Toca Boca
Canadian toy company acquires children's app maker, Toca Boca
"We look forward to continue building the mobile app space in conjunction with Spin Master's deep expertize and leading position in toys and entertainment globally."
April 22, 2016
EVE: Valkyrie gets PSVR, Vive, and Oculus cross-platform support
EVE: Valkyrie gets PSVR, Vive, and Oculus cross-platform support
"Valkyrie from the outset was made as a VR game, and we want people irrespective of the platform they're playing on to be able to flight together and die together"
April 22, 2016
Amazon stops selling certain AAA games to non-Prime customers
Amazon stops selling certain AAA games to non-Prime customers
Retail giant Amazon is no longer selling certain video games to customers who aren’t Amazon Prime members.
April 22, 2016
Six years on, development of Tekken X Street Fighter is 'on hold'
Six years on, development of Tekken X Street Fighter is 'on hold'
Bandai Namco's Katsuhiro Harada has confirmed that the lengthy development of the crossover fighting game Tekken X Street Fighter is "on hold" for the moment.
April 22, 2016
Reminding it's more than just Minecraft, Mojang releases new free game
Reminding it's more than just Minecraft, Mojang releases new free game
Microsoft-owned Minecraft developer Mojang abruptly released a new game this week: Crown and Council, a "casual strategy game" developed solely by studio artist Henrik Pettersson.
April 22, 2016
Now's the time to submit your game for Sense of Wonder Night 2016
Now's the time to submit your game for Sense of Wonder Night 2016
Submissions are now open for Sense of Wonder Night, that annual showcase of interesting and innovative games that takes place as part of the Tokyo Game Show's indie game exhibition.
April 22, 2016
Report: Gameloft shuts down another studio, this time in Spain
Report: Gameloft shuts down another studio, this time in Spain
Gamasutra has learned that Gameloft is closing its studio in Valencia, Spain this week and laying off a number of developers who work there.
April 22, 2016
How Infocom fell to ruin under Activision's watch
How Infocom fell to ruin under Activision's watch
Video game historian Jimmy Maher investigates the fall of Infocom, which Activision paid millions for in 1986 but effectively shuttered by the end of 1989.
April 22, 2016
Sega will add modding support to Mega Drive games on Steam
Sega will add modding support to Mega Drive games on Steam
Sega Europe will release a new hub for emulated Mega Drive games on Steam next week that includes a number of enhancesments -- including support for game modding and mod-sharing via Steam Workshop.
April 22, 2016
It's not actually poop: A look at Slime Rancher's 'plort' system
It's not actually poop: A look at Slime Rancher's 'plort' system
Monomi Park's Slime Rancher is bright, bubbly, and requires players to collect the byproduct of cute slime creatures. Studio cofounder Nick Popovich chats to us about the game's resource and currency system.
April 22, 2016