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Payday developer Starbreeze to open virtual reality arcade in L.A.
Payday developer Starbreeze to open virtual reality arcade in L.A.
Payday 2 developer Starbreeze will establish a virtual reality arcade in Los Angeles in a bid to bring premium VR experiences to the masses.
Jan. 25, 2016
Five Nights at Freddy's creator apologizes for releasing unfinished game
Five Nights at Freddy's creator apologizes for releasing unfinished game
Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) creator Scott Cawthon has issued an apology to fans following the release of the latest addition to his horror franchise, RPG spin-off Five Nights at Freddy's World.
Jan. 25, 2016
Q&A: Jon Ingold on Sorcery! and crafting interactive fiction
Q&A: Jon Ingold on Sorcery! and crafting interactive fiction
'The end of the Sorcery! epic is our focus for the moment; it's a bittersweet feeling to be coming to the end of the series after nearly 1.5 million words.'
Jan. 25, 2016
Report: Global eSports revenue grew over 67% to hit $325M in 2015
Report: Global eSports revenue grew over 67% to hit $325M in 2015
Market research firm Newzoo reports roughly $325 million was generated by eSports worldwide last year, and it predicts that number will rise 43 percent to hit $463 million by the end of this year.
Jan. 25, 2016
Games festival director spends 48 hours in VR, doesn't puke
Games festival director spends 48 hours in VR, doesn't puke
Earlier this month German game industry figure Thorsten Wiedemann donned pink pajamas and an HTC Vive headset to spend 48 hours sequestered in virtual reality. Reports suggest he did not puke.
Jan. 25, 2016
Undertale, Witcher 3 and Bloodborne among SXSW Gaming award noms
Undertale, Witcher 3 and Bloodborne among SXSW Gaming award noms
This will be the third year that SXSW Gaming Awards will be distributed, and the awards are varied (and numerous enough) to potentially honor a broad swath of game developers.
Jan. 25, 2016
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is dabbling in game dev
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is dabbling in game dev
At a time when 'everyone plays games, and anyone can make a game,' is a common rallying cry, it's notable that 83-year-old two-time U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has helped develop a game.
Jan. 25, 2016
New ideas from studying the past: A chat with Street Fighter producer Ono
New ideas from studying the past: A chat with Street Fighter producer Ono
Street Fighter V's development motto translates as "developing new ideas based on study of the past," and series producer Yoshinori Ono explains just what that means for the franchise -- and the industry.
Jan. 25, 2016
Five Nights at Freddy's World removed from Steam by developer
Five Nights at Freddy's World removed from Steam by developer
Scott Cawthon decides to yank the game, asks Steam to change its refund policy for his game in particular, and offer future versions for free.
Jan. 25, 2016
Road to the Student IGF: Chambara by Team OK Games
Road to the Student IGF: Chambara by Team OK Games
This impressive student game uses its limited color palette to create a striking aesthetic...and to create a unique local multiplayer combat experience.
Jan. 25, 2016
Road to the IGF: Northway Games' and Radial Games' Fantastic Contraption
Road to the IGF: Northway Games' and Radial Games' Fantastic Contraption
The team at Northway Games discuss the creation of creating a bizarre yet utterly intuitive gizmo creation game that takes full advantage of the VR capabilities of the HTC Vive.
Jan. 22, 2016
EA fails to trademark Unravel in the U.S.
EA fails to trademark Unravel in the U.S.
EA has failed to trademark the name of its upcoming 2D platformer, Unravel, in the U.S. because of a "likelihood of confusion" with a children's board game.
Jan. 22, 2016