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Valiant Hearts is the next Ubi-Art powered game
Valiant Hearts is the next Ubi-Art powered game
Ubisoft today revealed the latest game that will utilize the company's impressive Ubi-Art Framework tech, that has up to this point been reserved for the Rayman series.
Sept. 10, 2013
What's Next? Spector: 'Design innovation is where the future lies'
What's Next? Spector: 'Design innovation is where the future lies'
Ahead of future-focused GDC Next, GDC interviewed industry veteran Warren Spector about game dev education, multi-act careers in the game industry, personal influences, and the future of games.
Sept. 10, 2013
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is looking for puzzle level designers
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is looking for puzzle level designers
"The ideal Puzzle Level Designer will have expertise in crafting challenging and innovative action-adventure style puzzles and gameplay that make sense within the context of the level and the overall narrative of the project."
Sept. 10, 2013
Apple iPhone 5S's 64-bit chip opens up new possibilities for developers
Apple iPhone 5S's 64-bit chip opens up new possibilities for developers
Apple announced this morning it is rolling out a 64-bit "desktop-class" chip for its upcoming line of smartphones, the iPhone 5S. The chip, called the A7, will accommodate both 32-bit and 64-bit apps.
Sept. 10, 2013
Kojima: 'No plans' at present to license FOX Engine
Kojima: 'No plans' at present to license FOX Engine
In 2011 during the first public demo of the FOX Engine, Hideo Kojima announced that the engine would one day be licensed to schools and indies. Those plans are now off the table, he tells Gamasutra.
Sept. 10, 2013
Her Interactive CEO moves on
Her Interactive CEO moves on
Her Interactive chief creative strategy officer (and former CEO) Megan Gaiser has announced she is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities as an independent consultant.
Sept. 10, 2013
ADC 2013 adds Evernote design, Jason Mark app critique sessions
ADC 2013 adds Evernote design, Jason Mark app critique sessions
The GDC Next co-located event has announced new design talks, with the Evernote team on effective first impressions and Gravity Switch's co-founder Jason Mark's live critique of ADC attendee apps.
Sept. 10, 2013
GDC Next 2013 adds Xbox One Kinect talk, Riot eSports, ex-Bungie indie panels
GDC Next 2013 adds Xbox One Kinect talk, Riot eSports, ex-Bungie indie panels
Newly confirmed GDC Next 2013 talks for L.A. this November include Microsoft on the Xbox One's enhanced Kinect, plus panels on eSports and going from AAA to indie.
Sept. 9, 2013
Watch the intriguing '3-Sweep' 3D modeling technique in action
Watch the intriguing '3-Sweep' 3D modeling technique in action
A group of computer science professors is working on a new interactive 3D modelling technique, which can easily read information from various photos, and turn the objects into 3D models in just seconds.
Sept. 9, 2013
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Gamescom to a Jewish identity in games
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Gamescom to a Jewish identity in games
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including harassment at Gamescom and locating a "Jewish identity" in games.
Sept. 9, 2013
EA, Zynga bigwig starts new free-to-play studio
EA, Zynga bigwig starts new free-to-play studio
Tokyo-based free-to-play leader Nexon has announced a new partnership with recently founded American studio Shiver Entertainment, which is headed up by former Zynga and EA executive John Schappert.
Sept. 9, 2013
Hinterland: a new studio by veterans of Relic, BioWare and more
Hinterland: a new studio by veterans of Relic, BioWare and more
Hinterland, a new Canadian independent studio headed up by a strong roster of industry veterans from Relic and more, gears itself toward "story-driven gameplay [with] an element of social awareness."
Sept. 9, 2013