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Watch Paint Dry
Watch Paint Dry
How I got a game on the Steam Store without anyone from Valve ever looking at it.
March 29, 2016
Video: Designing morally difficult characters
Video: Designing morally difficult characters
Designing a morally questionable character doesn't have to railroad your players into moustache-twirling villainy: done right, it can present a truly meaningful study in compromise and complicity.
March 28, 2016
Here's what they're saying about the Oculus Rift
Here's what they're saying about the Oculus Rift
The final version of the company's long-promised, much-feted VR headset has shipped to the very first consumers, and the press has got their hands on it too. Here's a roundup of praise, complaints, and insights.
March 28, 2016
How one studio is building game AI to replicate a human storyteller
How one studio is building game AI to replicate a human storyteller
"The intention behind Toska is that it provides for a computer game experience what a good human DM provides on a tabletop experience," says Evodant of its "procedural AI narrative engine." Could it?
March 28, 2016
From interactive fiction to quitting PlayStation: GDC podcast in review
From interactive fiction to quitting PlayStation: GDC podcast in review
During GDC 2016 earlier this month, Gamasutra and video game radio show One Life Left teamed up for the official GDC podcast. We had dozens of guests, some of whom we’ll be highlighting all week.
March 28, 2016
The secrets of Oculus Rift's design: 'If it seems broken,' it's broken
The secrets of Oculus Rift's design: 'If it seems broken,' it's broken
"“It should be easier to use a Rift than to make an email address. People are willing to deal with a download or a progress bar; what they mind is when there’s a problem they can’t figure out."
March 28, 2016
Study combs through 155 Gamasutra postmortems for what went right and wrong
Study combs through 155 Gamasutra postmortems for what went right and wrong
A scholarly review of 155 Gamasutra postmortems -- produced by academics from the Rochester Institute of Technology in conjunction with Microsoft Research -- gets to the heart of game development.
March 28, 2016
Here's how the Rift deals with games sold outside the Oculus Store
Here's how the Rift deals with games sold outside the Oculus Store
If you think that it makes sense that users can't easily run games bought outside of Oculus' marketplace, then you'll like this policy. Otherwise... you may join devs like Epic founder Tim Sweeney, who criticized the move.
March 28, 2016
Get a job: Be a Senior Concept Artist for Disney Interactive
Get a job: Be a Senior Concept Artist for Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive is seeking a Senior Concept Artist with extensive console game experience to work on new titles in its Glendale, California studio.
March 28, 2016
SNES Super Mario World turned into Flappy Bird, by code injection
SNES Super Mario World turned into Flappy Bird, by code injection
Code injection into Super Mario World has become a favorite of the speedrunning and Mario-hacking community -- and a player has, by hand, turned the game into Flappy Bird.
March 28, 2016
Sponsored: Learn about latest in VR, AR and more at NAB Show in Las Vegas
Sponsored: Learn about latest in VR, AR and more at NAB Show in Las Vegas
Come to the 2016 NAB Show in Las Vegas next month to see the latest in virtual reality games and entertainment and learn from experts in emerging technology fields. Click through for a free exhibits code!
March 28, 2016
Sony is bringing PlayStation Games to your Android and iOS devices
Sony is bringing PlayStation Games to your Android and iOS devices
When it comes to HackRead it's more about PlayStation or Xbox online service getting DDoSed but now there's a good news for PlayStation fans. Sony has
March 25, 2016