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New U.S. crowdfunding rules will allow for more investment
New U.S. crowdfunding rules will allow for more investment
The Securities and Exchange Commission has drafted a (huge) new document outlining crowdfunding regulations -- rules that will allow everday people to invest.
Nov. 2, 2015
Blizzard secures Overwatch trademark after legal wrangling
Blizzard secures Overwatch trademark after legal wrangling
A company called Innovis already owned the trademark to "Overwatch," and after a deal to share it went south, Blizzard has claimed the rights to the name.
Nov. 2, 2015
Classic Postmortem: Konami's Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004)
Classic Postmortem: Konami's Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004)
In this Game Developer Magazine postmortem, Akihiro Imamura and Akira Yamaoka describe the making of their claustrophobic 2004 horror classic in grisly detail.
Oct. 31, 2015
Game Design Deep Dive: Undertale's action-based RPG battles
Game Design Deep Dive: Undertale's action-based RPG battles
Undertale developer Toby Fox shares the thinking that went into the much-praised and highly unusual battle system in his popular indie RPG.
Oct. 30, 2015
Get a job: Sega Networks is hiring an experienced Game Engineer
Get a job: Sega Networks is hiring an experienced Game Engineer
Sega Networks seeks an experienced mobile game engineer serve alongside the team at its Three Rings studio in San Francisco, CA as they continue to develop multiple titles.
Oct. 30, 2015
PewDiePie blames YouTube Red on the rising tide of ad blockers
PewDiePie blames YouTube Red on the rising tide of ad blockers
As YouTube rolls out its ad-free YouTube Red service, PewDiePie sheds some light on its possible genesis by pointing out nearly half of his audience uses third-party software to block YouTube ads.
Oct. 30, 2015
Report: Casino game players pay nearly twice as fast on mobile vs. web
Report: Casino game players pay nearly twice as fast on mobile vs. web
As game companies like Atari and Zynga shift to focus on social casino games, a new report suggests players of such games vastly prefer to play them on mobile devices, rather than in browsers.
Oct. 30, 2015
Valve devs test experimental lag-killing VSync feature in Dota 2
Valve devs test experimental lag-killing VSync feature in Dota 2
Valve engineers have introduced an interesting experimental Dota 2 feature designed to cut down on VSync lag, which may have outsized consequences for the way the game is played.
Oct. 30, 2015
Konami sees profits nearly double as Phantom Pain ships 5 million
Konami sees profits nearly double as Phantom Pain ships 5 million
Konami's reportedly earned a good chunk of change in the past six months thanks to its stable of F2P mobile earners and Kojima's last Metal Gear, which shipped 5M copies in the past two months.
Oct. 30, 2015
Astroneer's ex-AAA devs explore a strange new world of indie life
Astroneer's ex-AAA devs explore a strange new world of indie life
Three former Halo devs share lessons they've learned from transitioning to indie life, and how those learnings have shaped the way they design and market their sandbox space game Astroneer.
Oct. 30, 2015
There are over 1,600 studios and publishers in the U.S., says the ESA
There are over 1,600 studios and publishers in the U.S., says the ESA
And there are over 400 colleges and universities offering game development programs, too -- as the industry spreads across the entire country.
Oct. 30, 2015
3D middleware firm Umbra nets $3.4 million investment
3D middleware firm Umbra nets $3.4 million investment
The Finnish 3D graphics tech company has pulled in millions, and plans to invest in new technology to make "massive 3D data sets" more accessible.
Oct. 30, 2015