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The making of Wadjet Eye's dystopian adventure Shardlight
The making of Wadjet Eye's dystopian adventure Shardlight
Francisco Gonzalez and Ben Chandler discuss their point-and-click adventure, which is set in a bleak future that is plagued by a deadly disease.
April 8, 2016
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring an experienced UI Artist
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring an experienced UI Artist
The Walking Dead developer Telltale Games seeks a Senior UI Artist to work on games alongside the rest of the team at the company's San Rafael, CA headquarters.
April 8, 2016
Opinion: So you want to write a trans character
Opinion: So you want to write a trans character
Gamasutra contributor Katherine Cross offers a thoughtful look at how writer Amber Scott succeeded in portraying an authentic transgender character in Beamdog's Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear.
April 8, 2016
Luring players back to a game they thought was dead: Tribes: Ascend
Luring players back to a game they thought was dead: Tribes: Ascend
“This is how big of a change we’re willing to make to the game, so come back, talk about it, give us other ideas, you know?” - Tribes: Ascend creative director Sean McBride
April 8, 2016
Bit.Trip developer closes 'unsustainable' San Francisco studio
Bit.Trip developer closes 'unsustainable' San Francisco studio
U.S. studio Choice Provisions, formerly known as Gaijin Games, has been forced to close its San Francisco office to ensure its long-term future.
April 8, 2016
Oculus tops VR awareness surveys, but most players don't recognize individual brands
Oculus tops VR awareness surveys, but most players don't recognize individual brands
A new 360 Gaming Report from consumer research outfit Nielsen has found that most video game players are unaware of virtual reality brands.
April 8, 2016
Sports satellite radio channel expands to cover eSports
Sports satellite radio channel expands to cover eSports
The business of playing competitive video games professionally will soon be discussed in a daily satellite radio show that will air live on SiriusXM's Bleacher Report Radio sports channel.
April 8, 2016
Dev offers game dev scholarship funds for LGBT students in Mississippi
Dev offers game dev scholarship funds for LGBT students in Mississippi
Fun Bits offers up 2 $1,000 scholarship grants to any high school students graduating this year in Mississippi who identify as LGBT and seek to pursue a college education in art or video game design.
April 8, 2016
A personal quest to save Star Ocean, and maybe the JRPG genre
A personal quest to save Star Ocean, and maybe the JRPG genre
"Once you finish, it stays with you, in your memory -- it becomes a part of your experience. I feel that JRPGs won't change as long as that doesn't change." - Star Ocean 5 producer Shuichi Kobayashi.
April 8, 2016
Square Enix shutters Nosgoth, online game from Rocket League devs
Square Enix shutters Nosgoth, online game from Rocket League devs
The vampire vs. human online action game, which is a spin-off of the publisher's dormant Legacy of Kain franchise, is ending development and winding down soon.
April 8, 2016
Fractured Space - Analysing our Free Weekend
Fractured Space - Analysing our Free Weekend
My name is Scott and I am the Senior Data Analyst at Edge Case Games working on the early access 5v5 space combat game, Fractured Space. Recently we ran a Free Weekend on Steam and I have compiled stats/analyses on how the game performed over this period.
April 8, 2016
WORKING WITH EXISTING IP: iLOGOS 10 TOP TIPS
WORKING WITH EXISTING IP: iLOGOS 10 TOP TIPS
iLogos has been developing games based on existing IP for the past three years on behalf of several big name publishers such as EA and Rovio. Working with existing presents its own set of challenges, here’s what we’ve learnt over the past few years
April 8, 2016