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Outpost Games is seeking an animator
Outpost Games is seeking an animator
The new studio from former Dead Space 2 and FarmVille 2 creative lead Wright Bagwell is looking for an animator who "brings raw animation skills, technical know-how, and can work well with all disciplines."
June 22, 2015
Opinion: Games could be doing so much more with sex
Opinion: Games could be doing so much more with sex
Columnist Katherine Cross asks if any games are saying or doing anything interesting with sex, and explores how the medium might truly capture the sublime nature of the act.
June 22, 2015
Q&A: Republique dev Camouflaj inks global publishing deal with GungHo
Q&A: Republique dev Camouflaj inks global publishing deal with GungHo
Gamasutra speaks to GungHo president Kazuki Morishita and Camouflaj lead Ryan Payton about why the two companies have tied up -- as the Japanese titan (Puzzle & Dragons) inks its second deal with a U.S. indie.
June 22, 2015
Scientists weigh in on the effect of games on players
Scientists weigh in on the effect of games on players
In a new survey of scientists working on video game research, a slight consensus emerges: Video game play is probably good for players, but we need to understand more.
June 22, 2015
Australian Green Party secures inquiry into the country's game industry
Australian Green Party secures inquiry into the country's game industry
Politicians to look into how the company's game industry can grow again -- including whether or not tax breaks should come back.
June 22, 2015
Rift is out soon, but Oculus' Luckey says the mainstream will take longer
Rift is out soon, but Oculus' Luckey says the mainstream will take longer
Palmer Luckey sees massive mainstream potential for VR -- hence Facebook's interest -- but don't expect consumers to jump on the Rift early next year.
June 22, 2015
NYU Game Center brings on Naomi Clark, Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris
NYU Game Center brings on Naomi Clark, Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris
The acclaimed game development program headed by Frank Lantz has announced the addition of two new well-known faculty to its lineup.
June 22, 2015
Game Design Deep Dive: Action Henk's jump physics
Game Design Deep Dive: Action Henk's jump physics
Roel Ezendam, Game Coder at RageSquid: "Having control over the height of the jump is another way to create player decisions and deeper mechanics."
June 19, 2015
Get a job: Vicarious Visions seeks a character combat designer
Get a job: Vicarious Visions seeks a character combat designer
The Activision-owned studio behind more than one of the Skylanders games and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 seeks a designer who can oversee all aspect's of character combat design.
June 19, 2015
Halo composer O'Donnell forms Seattle studio with veteran devs
Halo composer O'Donnell forms Seattle studio with veteran devs
"Small" Seattle studio Highwire Games co-founded by Marty O'Donnell, Bungie designer Jaime Griesemer, and Airtight Games' Jared Noftle.
June 19, 2015
Japan's game market hits record high as consoles decline and mobile grows
Japan's game market hits record high as consoles decline and mobile grows
The mobile game market has swelled the size of the Japanese market to dizzying new heights -- but consoles continue to trend downward. That gain is thanks to mobile.
June 19, 2015
Steam Spy creator analyzes the platform, shares his data
Steam Spy creator analyzes the platform, shares his data
If you're wondering how the Steam market functions, this new data-driven overview should give you a very good working picture.
June 19, 2015