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Watch 5 examples of good game design from 2015
Watch 5 examples of good game design from 2015
Mark Brown, host of the YouTube channel Game Maker’s Toolkit, posted a worthwhile video this week highlighting a handful of interesting game designs that emerged in 2015.
Dec. 16, 2015
Get a job: Tesla Motors seeks a Game Artist with Unreal skills
Get a job: Tesla Motors seeks a Game Artist with Unreal skills
If you're handy with 3D graphics and design in Unreal Engine, electric car maker Tesla Motors wants someone with your skills to help design and optimize 3D visualizations at its Hawthorne, CA offices.
Dec. 16, 2015
Unity's new data compression team aims to put the squeeze on your assets
Unity's new data compression team aims to put the squeeze on your assets
If you're a Unity developer you might appreciate Unity principal engineer Rich Geldreich's recent blog post detailing how the company's new data compression team aims to slim down your game's assets.
Dec. 16, 2015
Japanese mobile game giant Colopl opens $50M fund for VR developers
Japanese mobile game giant Colopl opens $50M fund for VR developers
The new Colopl VR Fund is a fresh avenue for VR game developers to seek financial support, and it's another indicator of how much money is being poured into the nascent VR/AR markets.
Dec. 16, 2015
Kojima Productions reborn as independent studio working on new PS4 exclusive
Kojima Productions reborn as independent studio working on new PS4 exclusive
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed that PlayStation is collaborating with Kojima's newly-formed independent studio, Kojima Productions, on the development of a new PS4-exclusive game.
Dec. 16, 2015
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Alex Wawro's Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Alex Wawro's Top 5 Games
From Bloodborne to Her Story, Gamasutra editor Alex Wawro continues our end-of-the-year series by sharing his thoughts on some of his favorite games of 2015. Brace for opinions.
Dec. 16, 2015
CastAR offers refunds to Kickstarter backers still owed hardware
CastAR offers refunds to Kickstarter backers still owed hardware
CastAR Kickstarter backers who pledged enough to merit receiving a CastAR developer headset can instead get a refund and the consumer version of CastAR at no charge in 2017.
Dec. 16, 2015
Researcher Claims To Jailbreak PS4, Posts FS Dump, PIDs Online
Researcher Claims To Jailbreak PS4, Posts FS Dump, PIDs Online
Sony’s Play Station 4 is one of the world’s most popular and most selling gaming consoles with more than 10 million users. In a recent press release, Sony
Dec. 15, 2015
Get a job: Hi-Rez Studios seeks an experienced Character Rigger
Get a job: Hi-Rez Studios seeks an experienced Character Rigger
The studio responsible for Tribes: Ascend and Smite needs an experienced character rigger to take a senior position at Hi-Rez Studios' Alpharetta, Georgia HQ and work on their new project.
Dec. 15, 2015
Hear how Bloodborne's music was made at GDC 2016
Hear how Bloodborne's music was made at GDC 2016
With GDC 2016 coming up, organizers are excited to announce new talks for the show that will take you behind the music of Bloodborne and inside the chart-topping success of Dots.
Dec. 15, 2015
2,489 days after launch, Noby Noby Boy has finally been completed
2,489 days after launch, Noby Noby Boy has finally been completed
Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi's strange, stretching, solar system spanning, exploration game Noby Noby Boy has finally been completed.
Dec. 15, 2015
Report: Cut loose from Konami, Kojima is starting his own studio
Report: Cut loose from Konami, Kojima is starting his own studio
There's a brief report published (in Japanese) on the Nikkei website this week that claims Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has officially left Konami and is working to establish his own studio.
Dec. 15, 2015