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Video: Making the designer-writer collaboration work in game dev
Video: Making the designer-writer collaboration work in game dev
In this 2020 GDC Summer session, writer Susan O'Connor breaks down best practices that any team can use to get writers and designers moving in the same direction.
Sept. 1, 2020
Fall Guys costume auction raises $1 million for UK charity Special Effect
Fall Guys costume auction raises $1 million for UK charity Special Effect
Fall Guys developer Mediatonic has raised $1 million for UK charity Special Effect by auctioning off a custom character costume.Â
Sept. 1, 2020
Report: AT&T no longer looking to sell off Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Report: AT&T no longer looking to sell off Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment parent company AT&T is reportedly no longer looking to sell off the video game development and publishing division.
Sept. 1, 2020
Democratizing PySpark for Mobile Game Publishing
Democratizing PySpark for Mobile Game Publishing
How Zynga analytics is leveraging the Spark big data platform to support game studios and publishing operations.
Sept. 1, 2020
Keep Playing with Me - Finding Retention Influencers in Destiny
Keep Playing with Me - Finding Retention Influencers in Destiny
The era of social media gave birth to influencers, people that others tend to emulate in their choices and behaviors. However, this phenomenon also occurs in other types of social environments: games, for instance. Who are they? How can we find them?
Sept. 1, 2020
Throwing Exceptions as Expressions in Unity - The C# 7 Way
Throwing Exceptions as Expressions in Unity - The C# 7 Way
Things have evolved in C# 7, but many programmers still haven't. Today, let's talk about throwing exceptions in Unity — the C# 7 way —.
Sept. 1, 2020
Samsung reveals its 980 PRO SSD, the fastest consumer-grade PCIe 4.0 SSD, up to 1TB Capacity
Samsung reveals its 980 PRO SSD, the fastest consumer-grade PCIe 4.0 SSD, up to 1TB Capacity
It appears that Samsung has created the world's fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD, its next-generation 980 PRO SSD which comes with the PCIe Gen 4.0 interface.
Aug. 31, 2020
Horizon Zero Dawn Patch 1.03 fixes numerous crashes & snow deformation, improves Framerate Limiter
Horizon Zero Dawn Patch 1.03 fixes numerous crashes & snow deformation, improves Framerate Limiter
Guerrilla Games has released the third PC patch for Horizon Zero Dawn that fixes numerous crashes, as well as the game's bugged snow deformation effects.
Aug. 31, 2020
MARVEL'S AVENGERS Lead Combat Designer Reveals How They Were Inspired By The MCU When Designing Thor
MARVEL'S AVENGERS Lead Combat Designer Reveals How They Were Inspired By The MCU When Designing Thor
Crystal Dynamics' Vince Napoli, Lead Combat Designer for MARVEL's Avengers, has recently revealed that the team particularly drew inspiration from the Marvel Cinematic Universe when designing Thor.
Aug. 31, 2020
WONDER BOY: ASHA IN MONSTER WORLD - Official Gameplay Trailer Has Been Finally Released
WONDER BOY: ASHA IN MONSTER WORLD - Official Gameplay Trailer Has Been Finally Released
The developers at ININ Games and StudioArtDink have finally released a proper gameplay trailer for the recently announced Wonder Boy: Asha In Monster World, and fans are not really convinced.
Aug. 31, 2020
GODS & MONSTERS: Ubisoft's Upcoming Title Has Reportedly Been Renamed To IMMORTALS: FENYX RISING
GODS & MONSTERS: Ubisoft's Upcoming Title Has Reportedly Been Renamed To IMMORTALS: FENYX RISING
Immortals: Fenyx Rising would be the new name that Ubisoft has given to Gods & Monsters; an upcoming "storybook adventure" game by the creators of Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Aug. 31, 2020
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: GOLLUM Lead Designer Compares The Upcoming Title To Ubisoft's PRINCE OF PERSIA
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: GOLLUM Lead Designer Compares The Upcoming Title To Ubisoft's PRINCE OF PERSIA
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Lead Designer Martin Wilkes has recently revealed that it would be appropriate to compare the upcoming title to Ubisoft's Prince of Persia series.
Aug. 31, 2020