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Microsoft offering free game to new U.S. Xbox One buyers
Microsoft offering free game to new U.S. Xbox One buyers
For a week this September, U.S. buyers are being enticed into picking up Xbox One consoles by a free game.
Sept. 4, 2014
Tomb Raider scribe Rhianna Pratchett on the writer's struggle
Tomb Raider scribe Rhianna Pratchett on the writer's struggle
"You've always got the voices in your head that worry that you're not good enough, you're a fraud, you're just making it up as you go along, which is really what writing is anyway."
Sept. 4, 2014
Shadow of the Colossus riding to the movies once again
Shadow of the Colossus riding to the movies once again
Film adaptation of critical darling from Ico creator Ueda is once again under development at Sony as a major film -- the first news on the project since 2009.
Sept. 4, 2014
Epic seeds Unreal Engine 4 by offering it free to schools
Epic seeds Unreal Engine 4 by offering it free to schools
Gamasutra caught up with Unreal Engine 4 GM Ray Davis to learn more about how the program works, what developers can expect to get out of it and what Epic hopes to gain.
Sept. 4, 2014
The collision of collaboration, curation in Sunset Overdrive
The collision of collaboration, curation in Sunset Overdrive
Insomniac Games' stylish Xbox One shooter Sunset Overdrive changed significantly between conception and realization. Game director Drew Murray explains.
Sept. 4, 2014
A path forward for the UK game industry
A path forward for the UK game industry
UK games industry trade body Ukie launched its new Policy Manifesto this week, a set of action points that the organization hopes will encourage the UK government to look into furthering the games industry.
Sept. 3, 2014
Game Design Deep Dive: Movement in Road Not Taken
Game Design Deep Dive: Movement in Road Not Taken
Spry Fox co-founder Daniel Cook writes about how and why they made a very specific game design decision in Road Not Taken, as part of a new Gamasutra series.
Sept. 3, 2014
Samsung enters the virtual reality race with the Gear VR
Samsung enters the virtual reality race with the Gear VR
As part of its Unpacked conference, Samsung today revealed the Samsung Gear VR -- a new virtual reality headset that utilizes the newly-announced Galaxy Note 4.
Sept. 3, 2014
A new digital distribution challenger enters the ring
A new digital distribution challenger enters the ring
A British social network centered on video games has launched its own e-commerce platform in a partnership with Sony DADC Genba, as it looks to find a place in the competitive digital games market.
Sept. 3, 2014
EA hires former Starbucks exec as its new marketing boss
EA hires former Starbucks exec as its new marketing boss
Electronic Arts has hired a former Starbucks marketing boss as its new chief marketing officer, with the aim to push the company's digital integrated marketing strategies.
Sept. 3, 2014
City of Heroes is gone, but independent devs in talks to bring it back
City of Heroes is gone, but independent devs in talks to bring it back
A team of developers who are working on a spiritual sequel to the ill-fated MMO City of Heroes have been talking to publish NCsoft about the possibility of utilizing the City of Heroes IP.
Sept. 3, 2014
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a UI Artist
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a UI Artist
The studio responsible for The Walking Dead adventure games is looking to hire an experienced UI artist to work alongside the team in Telltale's San Rafael, CA headquarters.
Sept. 3, 2014