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The secret of the Dark Souls dev: 'keeping game creation fresh'
The secret of the Dark Souls dev: 'keeping game creation fresh'
There may be no more Dark Souls games after the third, and that's because series lead Hidetaka Miyazaki needs to create new things.
Nov. 20, 2015
Survey: As kids play more mobile games, parents worry about IAP pressure
Survey: As kids play more mobile games, parents worry about IAP pressure
A wide-ranging survey of kids' media consumption habits published this week by U.K. agency Ofcom suggests kids are moving away from consoles to play games on mobile devices, and
Nov. 20, 2015
Ten years later, Robbie Bach revisits Xbox 360's game dev legacy
Ten years later, Robbie Bach revisits Xbox 360's game dev legacy
Ten years after launching Xbox 360 and five years after walking away from the company, former Xbox chief Robbie Bach remembers lessons learned and the ups and downs of launching Xbox Live Indie Games.
Nov. 20, 2015
How Japanese fighting game devs balance accessibility against complexity
How Japanese fighting game devs balance accessibility against complexity
Fighting game designers from Arc System Works, Atlus and French-Bread engage in a roundtable over on 4Gamer about things like character height or attack speed when balancing their games.
Nov. 20, 2015
Virtual reality horror could force PEGI to change ratings system
Virtual reality horror could force PEGI to change ratings system
European video game content ratings body PEGI has admitted the arrival of virtual reality could force it to rethink its ratings system.
Nov. 19, 2015
Watch Oculus Connect 2 talks, including this one on the company's own demos
Watch Oculus Connect 2 talks, including this one on the company's own demos
Oculus has posted a wide swath of presentations from its September developer event on YouTube -- offering a variety of lessons for VR developers in the process.
Nov. 19, 2015
Now you can tinker with Nvidia's new VR game dev toolset
Now you can tinker with Nvidia's new VR game dev toolset
Graphics tech firm Nvidia has rolled out its GameWorks VR software development kits to registered developers this week after a period of alpha testing by folks at Valve, Oculus VR and Epic Games.
Nov. 19, 2015
YouTube steps in to help legally defend select videos against DMCA takedowns
YouTube steps in to help legally defend select videos against DMCA takedowns
YouTube is making a show of support for videos on its platform that make fair use of copyrighted material by pledging to back select creators against what it perceives to be unfair DMCA takedowns.
Nov. 19, 2015
Sponsored: Take a quick game dev survey, receive an Amazon gift card!
Sponsored: Take a quick game dev survey, receive an Amazon gift card!
Take a minute to fill out this game developer survey to receive a $10 Amazon gift card, while supplies last. It’s as simple as that!
Nov. 19, 2015
Learn new ways to craft epic boss battle AI at GDC 2016
Learn new ways to craft epic boss battle AI at GDC 2016
GDC officials highlight a fresh pair of great GDC 2016 talks from the designers of hit free-to-play shooter Warframe and the CEO of F2P analytics firm Ninja Metrics.
Nov. 18, 2015
Video: Creating the over-the-top enemies & AI of Sunset Overdrive
Video: Creating the over-the-top enemies & AI of Sunset Overdrive
At GDC 2015, Insomniac Games' Adam Noonchester deconstructs the enemy AI design of Sunset Overdrive and the two scrapped cities that Insomniac built before arriving at the game's iconic Sunset City setting.
Nov. 18, 2015
CryEngine VR tech demo, Back to Dinosaur Island, now free on Steam
CryEngine VR tech demo, Back to Dinosaur Island, now free on Steam
Crysis developer Crytek has made its _Back to Dinosaur Island _ virtual reality tech demo available for free on Steam.
Nov. 18, 2015