News

Activision Blizzard workers say company broke federal labor law in NLRB complaint
Activision Blizzard workers say company broke federal labor law in NLRB complaint
Update: Activision Blizzard workers have accused the company of “coercive behavior” in a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
Sept. 15, 2021
Another senior HR executive exits Activision Blizzard
Another senior HR executive exits Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard head of people Claudine Naughton is departing the company, with former Disney HR exec Julie Hodges taking her place.
Sept. 15, 2021
Digital Bros has become the co-owner of nascent RPG developer Nesting Games
Digital Bros has become the co-owner of nascent RPG developer Nesting Games
Nesting's co-founders have worked on franchises including Assassin's Creed, Skylanders, and Prince of Persia.
Sept. 15, 2021
NecroDancer dev Brace Yourself is paying staff to pursue personal projects
NecroDancer dev Brace Yourself is paying staff to pursue personal projects
The studio has permanently implemented a '20 percent' project that lets staff spend work hours chasing personal goals.
Sept. 15, 2021
Tinybuild will acquihire Deadside developer Bad Pixel for up to $17.1 million
Tinybuild will acquihire Deadside developer Bad Pixel for up to $17.1 million
"We are actively looking at a number of other potential acquihires and larger scale acquisitions."
Sept. 15, 2021
New GDC Masterclass centers on Unity C# and shader data-structure programming
New GDC Masterclass centers on Unity C# and shader data-structure programming
Computer science instructor Dr. Russell Campbell is here to maximize your skills and get you ready for whatever your next project entails in this new GDC Masterclass.
Sept. 15, 2021
Horizontal Resequencing and Dynamic Transitions for Game Music Composers (From Spyder to Sackboy: GDC 2021)
Horizontal Resequencing and Dynamic Transitions for Game Music Composers (From Spyder to Sackboy: GDC 2021)
The 2nd installment of a 6-part series. Composer Winifred Phillips shares content from her GDC 2021 talk, "From Spyder to Sackboy: A Big Adventure in Interactive Music." This article explores more complex deployments of the horizontal resequencing model.
Sept. 15, 2021
Contract Killers: What developers should eliminate from their publishing agreement - Part 6
Contract Killers: What developers should eliminate from their publishing agreement - Part 6
Part 6 in a series looking at games publishing contracts, and providing devs with some quick fixes that they can use to improve the agreement with their publisher.
Sept. 15, 2021
Failures in photogrammetry
Failures in photogrammetry
Discusses the use of Agisoft Metashape software (formerly PhotoScan) for photogrammetry and visual experimentation.
Sept. 15, 2021
Game monetization, the promise of play-and-earn, and harmonizing incentives
Game monetization, the promise of play-and-earn, and harmonizing incentives
Play-and-earn is a promising new monetization model that can harmonize the incentives between developers, players and investors. Let's establish a framework for understanding that type of monetization. This is the first in a series.
Sept. 15, 2021
Horizontal resequencing and dynamic transitions for game music composers
Horizontal resequencing and dynamic transitions for game music composers
The 2nd instalment of a 6-part series. Composer Winifred Phillips shares content from her GDC 2021 talk, "From Spyder to Sackboy: A Big Adventure in Interactive Music." This article explores more complex deployments of the horizontal resequencing model.
Sept. 15, 2021
Alan Wake Remastered will not support Ray Tracing or HDR, but will support DLSS
Alan Wake Remastered will not support Ray Tracing or HDR, but will support DLSS
Remedy has confirmed that Alan Wake Remastered will not support Ray Tracing or HDR, but will support NVIDIA's DLSS tech.
Sept. 14, 2021