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Apple forbids devs from requiring a controller for Apple TV games
Apple forbids devs from requiring a controller for Apple TV games
Head's up, prospective tvOS game devs: Apple's upcoming game-ready Apple TV third-party controllers, but the developer documentation now states that you can't build games that require them.
Sept. 15, 2015
PlayStation 4 getting price drop in Japan
PlayStation 4 getting price drop in Japan
During its recent Tokyo Game Show press conference, Sony announced that the price of the PlayStation 4 will drop from ¥39,980 ($333) to ¥34,980 ($291) in Japan on October 1.
Sept. 15, 2015
Sony's Project Morpheus has a new name
Sony's Project Morpheus has a new name
Sony's virtual reality head-mounted display has been given a new name, with the company revealing that Project Morpheus will now simply be known as PlayStation VR.
Sept. 15, 2015
'PewDiePie effect' on game sales alive and well with NecroDancer
'PewDiePie effect' on game sales alive and well with NecroDancer
A recent Twitter exchange between Steam Spy's Sergey Galyonkin and Crypt of the NecroDancer creator, Ryan Clark, offered an insight into how YouTuber coverage can affect game sales.
Sept. 15, 2015
How Allison Road designs its scares around VR
How Allison Road designs its scares around VR
The new horror game from the first time developer Lilith Ltd. is the first to be designed from the ground up for VR. They impart what they've learned about designing horror for HMDs.
Sept. 15, 2015
Video: Make games more efficiently by being accountable to your audience
Video: Make games more efficiently by being accountable to your audience
"Put yourself in a consistent position of having performance pressure to a trusted audience; that anxiety can be leveraged as a tool to shape your design process and make you more efficient."
Sept. 15, 2015
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From stealth games to Shigeru Miyamoto
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From stealth games to Shigeru Miyamoto
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Eric Swain on topics ranging from the queer masculinity of stealth games to a level design chat with Shigeru Miyamoto.
Sept. 14, 2015
Seth Killian's 3 principles for bringing fighting games online
Seth Killian's 3 principles for bringing fighting games online
How do you take the fighting game genre--which was designed for lag-free local multiplayer--and make it work online? You have to fiddle with several of the fundamentals, according to Seth Killian
Sept. 14, 2015
Video: How Bohemia nabs cheaters in DayZ
Video: How Bohemia nabs cheaters in DayZ
Bohemia Interactive's Eugen Harton speaks at GDC Europe 2015 about some of the many ways DayZ players try to cheat the system, and how Bohemia effectively counters them.
Sept. 14, 2015
Analysts react to Nintendo's new president
Analysts react to Nintendo's new president
Analysts weigh in on Nintendo's appointment of former general director Tatsumi Kimishima to be their new president, replacing the irreplaceable Satoru Iwata
Sept. 14, 2015
Get a job: Arkane Studios is hiring a Senior AI Engineer
Get a job: Arkane Studios is hiring a Senior AI Engineer
Dishonored 2 developer Arkane Studios, is looking to hire an experienced programmer to join its ranks as Senior AI Engineer alongside the development team at Arkane's Austin, TX studio.
Sept. 14, 2015
The long shadow of Super Mario Bros.
The long shadow of Super Mario Bros.
Nathan Altice (author of "I Am Error") considers the development of the original game, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of its original release on September 13, 2015, and today's Super Mario Maker.
Sept. 11, 2015