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Forging a new reality: Bungie on Destiny's art direction
Forging a new reality: Bungie on Destiny's art direction
Senior environment artist Jason Sussman takes us on a tour of how Bungie creates worlds that are both "hopeful" and "inspiring" as well as fun and functional.
Aug. 26, 2014
Get a job: Cloud Imperium Games seeks a Technical Animator
Get a job: Cloud Imperium Games seeks a Technical Animator
One of the studios working on Chris Roberts' crowdfunded space sim Star Citizen needs a technical animator to work alongside the rest of the Cloud Imperium team in Santa Monica, CA.
Aug. 26, 2014
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Ageism to the Downfall of Neopets
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Ageism to the Downfall of Neopets
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Mark Filipowich on topics ranging from the economic downturn of Neopets to ageism in the game industry.
Aug. 25, 2014
The dominance of 'free' App Store games, as seen in one handy chart
The dominance of 'free' App Store games, as seen in one handy chart
Marketing firm AppLift takes Apple App Store data reported by Pocketgamer and expands it into a handful of graphs that might help mobile developers chart the currents of the modern iOS marketplace.
Aug. 25, 2014
GameFly is getting out of the digital distribution game
GameFly is getting out of the digital distribution game
GameFly seems to be dropping its digital distribution business, as it has quietly sold off its GameFly Digital storefront to a Taiwanese company that sells cheap retro game emulators.
Aug. 25, 2014
Why make a game a week?: Learning game development in public
Why make a game a week?: Learning game development in public
Adriel Wallick has been making a game a week for some 38 weeks, and shares what she's learned in the liberating exercise -- and how a willingness to be vulnerable can help improve one's design practice.
Aug. 25, 2014
Big challenges: The whys behind Kabam's Chinese deal
Big challenges: The whys behind Kabam's Chinese deal
Last month, the free-to-play mobile mid-core studio announced a huge investment by China's Alibaba -- necessary for growth, COO Kent Wakeford says in a new interview.
Aug. 25, 2014
Microsoft researching game streaming technologies
Microsoft researching game streaming technologies
Microsoft Research has published a new paper with promising technologies for improving the feel of streamed games -- and has been testing them on Doom 3.
Aug. 25, 2014
PlayStation Network attacked over the weekend
PlayStation Network attacked over the weekend
Sony confirmed that its PlayStation Network was the subject of a distributed denial of service attack over the weekend.
Aug. 25, 2014
Get a job: Retro Studios is hiring an AI Engineer
Get a job: Retro Studios is hiring an AI Engineer
Nintendo-owned developer Retro Studios (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze) is looking to hire an AI engineer to work with the team in Retro's Austin, TX office.
Aug. 25, 2014
Video: Building the AI for Hearthstone
Video: Building the AI for Hearthstone
In one of the more popular GDC Vault videos of 2014, former Blizzard engineer Brian Schwab took the stage at GDC 2014's AI Summit to deliver a frank talk on the AI design of Hearthstone.
Aug. 25, 2014
Amazon to acquire Twitch in a $970 million cash deal
Amazon to acquire Twitch in a $970 million cash deal
UPDATE Twitch confirms the $970 million deal, writing that the acquisition is expected to close in the back half of this year.
Aug. 25, 2014