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Game publishing, the Double Fine way
Game publishing, the Double Fine way
Gamasutra speaks to Double Fine COO Justin Bailey and Ian Stocker, creator of Double Fine's first publishing project, Escape Goat 2, to find out what the studio hopes to achieve by partnering with others.
May 1, 2014
Zenimax, Oculus in legal dispute, and John Carmack's caught in the middle
Zenimax, Oculus in legal dispute, and John Carmack's caught in the middle
UPDATE Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR has led to a fight over rights to virtual reality technology -- and game programming legend John Carmack is in the middle of the dispute.
May 1, 2014
Facebook shares your data but what about WhatsApp? Do you still want to use it?
Facebook shares your data but what about WhatsApp? Do you still want to use it?
WhatsApp, one of the most popular instant messaging services, scaled its highest point recently when it handled more than 64 billion messages in 24 hour
April 30, 2014
Left 4 Dead: Survivors coming to Japanese arcades
Left 4 Dead: Survivors coming to Japanese arcades
Valve is working alongside Japanese developer Taito to bring a new installment in the Left 4 Dead series to Japanese arcades.
April 30, 2014
You can now stream AAA games through your Ouya
You can now stream AAA games through your Ouya
Ouya owners can now stream a range of triple-A games directly to their console, thanks to the launch of a new cloud gaming beta program from Playcast Media.
April 30, 2014
Unity details what to expect from its WebGL publishing support
Unity details what to expect from its WebGL publishing support
Having unveiled its WebGL publishing tech at GDC last month, Unity has now talked more about the future of publishing Unity games for the web, providing examples of what it has managed to accomplish up to this point.
April 30, 2014
Nintendo going all-out for the Mario Kart 8 launch
Nintendo going all-out for the Mario Kart 8 launch
With Nintendo Wii U sales flagging, the Japanese publisher is pulling out all the stops to make sure that the Mario Kart 8 launch boosts console sales as much as possible.
April 30, 2014
GDC Next 2014 debuts call for talks, reveals themes
GDC Next 2014 debuts call for talks, reveals themes
The future-focused GDC Next show is calling for talk submissions for both GDC Next and the featured App Developers Conference, which will be held in Los Angeles this November.
April 30, 2014
Get a job: 2K Games is hiring a lead mission designer
Get a job: 2K Games is hiring a lead mission designer
If you want to "work on the high-level vision" for a new triple-A console game at 2K's Novato, California studio as a lead mission designer, check this job post out.
April 30, 2014
Lionsgate Entertainment is getting into the games business
Lionsgate Entertainment is getting into the games business
The media conglomerate responsible for TV series like Mad Men and films like Dredd is launching a new game-focused division headed by entertainment industry veteran Peter Levin.
April 30, 2014
Facebook wooing mobile developers with FbStart
Facebook wooing mobile developers with FbStart
The folks at Facebook are angling to show support for mobile developers with FbStart, a new app development accelerator program announced today during the company's annual f8 developer conference.
April 30, 2014
Disney's flagship game gets a refresh with Disney Infinity 2.0
Disney's flagship game gets a refresh with Disney Infinity 2.0
Earlier this year Disney Interactive reported a sizable bump in revenue thanks to Disney Infinity, and now the company is leaning into its one hot product with a new line of games branded Disney Infinity 2.0.
April 30, 2014