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Swedish broadcasting firm pays $86M for a majority stake in ESL
Swedish broadcasting firm pays $86M for a majority stake in ESL
The Modern Times Group, best known for its TV sports broadcast networks, will buy a 74 percent stake in eSports firm ESL for €78 million (~$86.3 million USD) to expand its eSports coverage.
July 1, 2015
Sponsored: Creating a simple puzzle game in Unity
Sponsored: Creating a simple puzzle game in Unity
Microsoft brings you a tutorial on how to make a simple puzzle game in Unity. Check out the in-depth walkthrough, which includes plenty of code.
July 1, 2015
Come out to GDC Europe and learn how Cities: Skylines was made
Come out to GDC Europe and learn how Cities: Skylines was made
Leading experts discuss best practices for developing mobile games for the Chinese market, and Colossal Order deconstructs its hit city-builder Cities: Skylines at GDC Europe in Cologne, Germany this August.
June 30, 2015
How a Hellraiser tie-in became Super 3D Noah's Ark
How a Hellraiser tie-in became Super 3D Noah's Ark
This excerpt from Gabe Durham's terrific book on the game Bible Adventures lays out the backstory on one of the most unusual FPS games ever made.
June 30, 2015
Building a narrative out of push notifications in Lifeline
Building a narrative out of push notifications in Lifeline
3 Minute Games set out to make a simple text adventure. They ended up hitting upon a killer app for gaming on the Apple Watch.
June 30, 2015
Australia's new age ratings program sees hundreds of games banned
Australia's new age ratings program sees hundreds of games banned
Heads up, devs: if your game has been refused classification by the International Age Ratings Coalition, it may be banned from sale in Australia on Google Play/Firefox as part of a new pilot program.
June 30, 2015
Fallout 4, Star Wars Battlefront lead Game Critics' E3 award noms
Fallout 4, Star Wars Battlefront lead Game Critics' E3 award noms
In the wake of E3 2015, its interesting to note that Bethesda's Fallout 4 and Electronic Arts' Star Wars Battlefront picked up multiple nominations for this year's Game Critics Best of E3 Awards.
June 30, 2015
Elder Scrolls Online creative chief steps down to join Gearbox
Elder Scrolls Online creative chief steps down to join Gearbox
Longtime designer Paul Sage recently stepped down as creative director of Zenimax Online Studios' Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG and returned home to Texas to take on a similar role at Gearbox.
June 30, 2015
This Week in Video Game Criticism: What's old is Shenmue again
This Week in Video Game Criticism: What's old is Shenmue again
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Johnny Kilhefner on topics ranging from reactions to Shenmue 3's Kickstarter to Tale of Tales' decision to take a break from game development.
June 29, 2015
Get a job: Red 5 is hiring an experienced Audio Programmer
Get a job: Red 5 is hiring an experienced Audio Programmer
Firefall developer Red 5 Studios is on the hunt for a senior audio programmer to join the team at the studios' Irvine, CA offices and work on designing, implementing and debugging audio systems.
June 29, 2015
Video: The physics of proper pole control in Super Pole Riders
Video: The physics of proper pole control in Super Pole Riders
At GDC 2015, Bennett Foddy talks about the problems he faced in designing the physics of the pole-vaulting and ball-kicking mechanics in his fiendish multiplayer game Super Pole Riders.
June 29, 2015
Q&A: How your games can find players, on recommendation site Product Hunt
Q&A: How your games can find players, on recommendation site Product Hunt
Gamasutra speaks to Russ Frushtick, head of the Product Hunt games category, which is currently in beta -- about the site's hopes to connect developers to players.
June 29, 2015