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Surviving a viral outbreak, DayZ style
Surviving a viral outbreak, DayZ style
The giant success of DayZ, with its two million players, was completely unexpected. Dean Hall discusses the ways in which he was not prepared for the massive viral success of his Arma 2 mod.
Sept. 15, 2013
Getting to market fast, the lean development way
Getting to market fast, the lean development way
Lean development concepts have been moving through startups in Silicon Valley for some time, but haven't made much headway in game development. Katherine de Leon of GSN outlines why that should change.
Sept. 15, 2013
Playing your employees: a game design problem
Playing your employees: a game design problem
Crytek executive producer Joshua Howard thinks that, for those having trouble with team management, there's a direct analog between game design and different management styles.
Sept. 15, 2013
Cultivate a garden: The dangers of individual ownership
Cultivate a garden: The dangers of individual ownership
Nathan Martz, former tech director of Double Fine, outlines how shared ownership can help to minimize risk and conflict between team members during the development of a game.
Sept. 14, 2013
Criterion now consists of just 17 people
Criterion now consists of just 17 people
Criterion creative director Alex Ward revealed today that the studio is undergoing a dramatic workforce reduction, the bulk of its employees being shifted to another studio.
Sept. 13, 2013
PayPal policy change to reduce crowdfunding headaches
PayPal policy change to reduce crowdfunding headaches
In the wake of outcry over frozen account funds from crowdfunding campaigns, PayPal has announced it will be revisiting its risk management policies to better take into account alternative funding.
Sept. 13, 2013
Get a job: Monolith Productions is hiring a lead mission designer
Get a job: Monolith Productions is hiring a lead mission designer
"Monolith Productions seeks a Lead Mission Designer who will be responsible for working with the development team, with a focus on the design, implementation, and scripting of Missions."
Sept. 13, 2013
3D Realms drops Gearbox lawsuit, apologizes for 'misunderstanding'
3D Realms drops Gearbox lawsuit, apologizes for 'misunderstanding'
3D Realms has withdrawn its recent lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever co-developer Gearbox. "We regret the misunderstanding that instigated our lawsuit," says 3D Realms CEO Scott Miller.
Sept. 13, 2013
Massachusetts college creates $2.8M video game incubator
Massachusetts college creates $2.8M video game incubator
Becker College in Massachusetts and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration are working together to help build a business assistance center for game and tech developers in the state.
Sept. 13, 2013
Payday dev Overkill proving a good acquisition for Starbreeze
Payday dev Overkill proving a good acquisition for Starbreeze
It's looking like Starbreeze Studios' purchase of fellow Swedish company Overkill Software is paying off, as the latter's latest release Payday 2 has sold more than 1.58 million units.
Sept. 13, 2013
Video: How reviewing games for 9 years helped design Gunpoint
Video: How reviewing games for 9 years helped design Gunpoint
Veteran games reviewer Tom Francis expounds upon several lessons learned in his career, and how he implemented those lessons in his hacking puzzle platformer Gunpoint.
Sept. 13, 2013
ADC adds Tumblr talk on bad dev habits, Mixpanel analytics talk
ADC adds Tumblr talk on bad dev habits, Mixpanel analytics talk
ADC announces new talks for its LA-based November event, with Tumblr's mobile engineering manager reviewing 10 years of bad dev habits, and Mixpanel on how and who to use to leverage mobile analytics.
Sept. 13, 2013