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Unity Pro now free to all PlayStation developers
Unity Pro now free to all PlayStation developers
Game engine maker Unity said this morning it would be making the full Unity Pro suite free to all licensed PlayStation developers.
Sept. 17, 2014
Reminder: 24 hours left to early register for GDC Next 2014
Reminder: 24 hours left to early register for GDC Next 2014
With just over a day left until early registration for GDC Next featuring ADC ends on September 18, conference organizers are encouraging anyone interested in attending to register now at the discounted rate.
Sept. 17, 2014
Video: Solving the challenges of porting Fez to PlayStation
Video: Solving the challenges of porting Fez to PlayStation
Speaking at GDC Europe 2014, Blitworks cofounder Miguel Angel Horna revealed with great detail his team's process for bringing Polytron's puzzle game to the Sony PlayStation platforms.
Sept. 17, 2014
IGF China 2014 reveals Main Competition and Student finalists
IGF China 2014 reveals Main Competition and Student finalists
The Independent Games Festival China has revealed the Main Competition and Student finalist games for its 2014 award ceremony, which celebrates leading indie games from throughout the Pan-Pacific area.
Sept. 17, 2014
Get a job: Nix Hydra is hiring an Art Director
Get a job: Nix Hydra is hiring an Art Director
The team that built Egg Baby is looking to bring an experienced artist on board to oversee all aspects of art design and production in Nix Hydra's Los Angeles, CA studio.
Sept. 17, 2014
Ludum Dare organizer ponders the game jam's future
Ludum Dare organizer ponders the game jam's future
As the latest results of popular game jam Ludum Dare are revealed, the organizer of the jam has admitted that the movement has simply become too big for him to handle as a side-project anymore.
Sept. 16, 2014
Swedish studio Image & Form thinks big with SteamWorld Heist
Swedish studio Image & Form thinks big with SteamWorld Heist
Back in April, I was feeling lucky. I emailed Brjann Sigurgeirsson at SteamWorld Dig studio Image & Form, with the subject line "Fishing for info." This particular line caught a bit one.
Sept. 16, 2014
Social games giant Wooga opens new office in Japan
Social games giant Wooga opens new office in Japan
German social game company Wooga has opened its first overseas office, as it looks to strengthen its local partnerships in Japan.
Sept. 16, 2014
ESRB says video game rating checks are highest they've ever been
ESRB says video game rating checks are highest they've ever been
On the twentieth anniversary of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, the organization says that checks of underage video game purchases are the highest they've ever been.
Sept. 16, 2014
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS sold 1 million in its opening Japanese weekend
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS sold 1 million in its opening Japanese weekend
The latest Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan over the weekend -- and Nintendo says that the game has already sold more than 1 million copies.
Sept. 16, 2014
Disney is bringing in external studios to help build Infinity 2.0 content
Disney is bringing in external studios to help build Infinity 2.0 content
With the popularity of Avalanche Software's Disney Infinity exploding, Disney is looking to work with numerous external development teams to build new content for the game.
Sept. 16, 2014
Game jams aside, itch.io's doing brisk business distributing games
Game jams aside, itch.io's doing brisk business distributing games
The popular site, perhaps best known as a free portal to host game jams, is beefing up its free indie marketplace offerings -- and has broken down its stats in incredible detail.
Sept. 16, 2014