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A PC game for consoles: Remaking Divinity: Original Sin
A PC game for consoles: Remaking Divinity: Original Sin
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke explains the challenges of bringing PC RPG Divinity: Original Sin to Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and has sound advice for studios looking to target the console market.
Nov. 18, 2015
Nintendo designers are uploading Mario Maker levels under fake names
Nintendo designers are uploading Mario Maker levels under fake names
Nintendo's latest Super Mario Maker update has a new hub to showcase "Official Maker" levels, some of which are designed by Nintendo employees, uploaded under pseudonyms like "Bowser" and "Parakeet."
Nov. 18, 2015
Why Bethesda is uniquely capable of making games like Fallout 4
Why Bethesda is uniquely capable of making games like Fallout 4
Over at Wired, veteran dev Zak McClendon examines what it is about Bethesda's approach to game development that makes the studio uniquely capable of producing expansive, enthralling, bug-ridden games.
Nov. 18, 2015
By early next year, Google Play devs must label apps with ads as 'ad-supported'
By early next year, Google Play devs must label apps with ads as 'ad-supported'
If your game makes its money from advertisements, Android players will be aware of that starting early next year -- and you'll have to make a change to your app's listing by January 2016.
Nov. 18, 2015
ISIS May Have Used Sony PS4 to Plan Paris Attacks
ISIS May Have Used Sony PS4 to Plan Paris Attacks
French authorities after the Paris attacks are busy trying to find the source using which the whole massacre was planned. Last Friday, Paris went under seven
Nov. 17, 2015
Postmortem: The making of Valve's Half-Life 2 (2004)
Postmortem: The making of Valve's Half-Life 2 (2004)
Half-Life 2 was released 11 years ago today. This postmortem from Game Developer magazine outlines Valve's decentralized design process.
Nov. 17, 2015
Game Design Deep Dive: Power-ups in Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Game Design Deep Dive: Power-ups in Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
"If there’s one takeaway from this piece, it’s that every decision we made was massively influenced by playtesting. I can’t stress enough how important this was for ending up with clear, understandable game systems."
Nov. 17, 2015
Attend GDC 2016 and learn to avoid common game dev cognitive biases
Attend GDC 2016 and learn to avoid common game dev cognitive biases
With GDC 2016 on the horizon, organizers are pleased to debut talks from game industry vet Don Daglow and Double Stallion cofounder Daniel Menard on how to make better F2P games while avoiding cognitive biases in your studio.
Nov. 17, 2015
Get a job: Finnish mobile studio Next Games seeks a Game Designer
Get a job: Finnish mobile studio Next Games seeks a Game Designer
Helsinki-based mobile game startup Next Games is looking to bring on an experienced game designer to take a senior role at the company, which is currently working on a game using The Walking Dead IP.
Nov. 17, 2015
Video: 50 common game camera mistakes -- and how to fix them
Video: 50 common game camera mistakes -- and how to fix them
Thatgamecompany's John Nesky speaks passionately at GDC 2014 about the importance of good camera design in games, and what he learned about how to make a great camera in his time working on Journey.
Nov. 17, 2015
56% of global mobile game revenue is being generated in Asia
56% of global mobile game revenue is being generated in Asia
According to video game research outfit EEDAR, the mobile game market will have generated over $25 billion in revenue by the end of 2015, with over half of that coming out of the Asia Pacific region.
Nov. 17, 2015
Dev in hot water with college cops over decade-old Columbine Massacre RPG
Dev in hot water with college cops over decade-old Columbine Massacre RPG
Super Columbine Massacre RPG! dev Danny Ledonne has been banned from Adams State University for, among other things, having "created a post-Columbine video game."
Nov. 17, 2015