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3rd Eye Studios nabs $1M investment for VR development
3rd Eye Studios nabs $1M investment for VR development
The Finnish game developer says that the funds will help support work on its 3rd Eye Core development toolset as well as its own game development projects.
Oct. 10, 2017
Divinity: Original Sin 2 dev explores how open game dev can help (and hurt) progress
Divinity: Original Sin 2 dev explores how open game dev can help (and hurt) progress
“Because it puts a lot of pressure on you, that's for sure,” explains Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke. "But you also can't make diamonds without pressure, right?”
Oct. 10, 2017
How GLaDOS solved one of Portal's biggest problems
How GLaDOS solved one of Portal's biggest problems
"In any game's development, there are too many decisions to count, and many of them will ruin the game if made incorrectly. One decision that ended up being very important was the one behind GLaDOS."
Oct. 10, 2017
Hellblade dev marking World Mental Health Day by donating game sales to charity
Hellblade dev marking World Mental Health Day by donating game sales to charity
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice developer Ninja Theory is marking World Mental Health Day by donating all proceeds from sales of the game to mental health charity, Rethink.
Oct. 10, 2017
How Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone coped with a four year dev cycle
How Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone coped with a four year dev cycle
"I never really participated in any game jams or anything, I just set a huge goal and then adopting a mindset of never giving up until it's created."
Oct. 10, 2017
Oculus releases Rift dev kit schematics under open-source license
Oculus releases Rift dev kit schematics under open-source license
Oculus is hosting its Oculus Connect dev conference this week, and to warm up the company today released the technical specs for its second Rift dev kit under an open-source license.
Oct. 10, 2017
Tekken 7 surpasses 2M copies sold on consoles, 3 months after launch
Tekken 7 surpasses 2M copies sold on consoles, 3 months after launch
It's a notable milestone, one that Tekken 7 has reached much faster than competitor Street Fighter V, which launched on consoles last year and (as of June 30th) had sold roughly 1.7 million copies.
Oct. 10, 2017
'Yeesh, let's not try and do that again': Valve dev reflects on The Orange Box
'Yeesh, let's not try and do that again': Valve dev reflects on The Orange Box
"It ended up furthering our belief that we needed to get to a place where we could do whatever we wanted with our games," Valve's Robin Walker tells RPS in a chat about the decade-old Orange Box.
Oct. 10, 2017
Get a job: Avalanche Software is hiring a Sr. Environment Artist
Get a job: Avalanche Software is hiring a Sr. Environment Artist
Avalanche Software is looking for a talented Sr. Environment Artist with 3D modeling and texture painting experience to join it on a new triple-A project.
Oct. 10, 2017
Video: How to cut the tether and make games from anywhere
Video: How to cut the tether and make games from anywhere
At GDC 2017, remote dev Jon Jones details what skills and disciplines are necessary to transition from a full-time office worker into someone that works from home, a coffee shop, or the road.
Oct. 10, 2017
Open-World RPGs and the Hinterlands Problem
Open-World RPGs and the Hinterlands Problem
An analysis of common pitfalls in contemporary open-world RPGs that lead to narrative inconsistency and player dissatisfaction.
Oct. 10, 2017
[AI Design]: Why characters in Ebony Spire: Heresy behave the way they do
[AI Design]: Why characters in Ebony Spire: Heresy behave the way they do
How I designed the AI in my dungeon crawler. The article looks at a way to implement two different approaches: a need driven system and a ratio based decision making system!
Oct. 10, 2017