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Gamasutra plays the new Dishonored adventure with Harvey Smith
Gamasutra plays the new Dishonored adventure with Harvey Smith
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider creative director Harvey Smith sat down to talk with us about the development of the new DLC.
Sept. 15, 2017
Humble has now raised over $100M for charity
Humble has now raised over $100M for charity
Since first setting up shop in 2010, pay-what-you-want game shop Humble Bundle has raised over $100 million for charities across the globe.
Sept. 15, 2017
How Carmen Sandiego accidentally became an educational game icon
How Carmen Sandiego accidentally became an educational game icon
“We didn’t want to call it 'educational'. We wanted to call it 'exploration'," explains programmer and Carmen Sandiego co-creator Dane Bigham.
Sept. 15, 2017
Between a rock and a 'Harada' place: The massive Tekken interview
Between a rock and a 'Harada' place: The massive Tekken interview
Bandai Namco game director Katsuhiro Harada discusses how Tekken is always arcade first, how the series made preparations for input lag, and how to please competitive and casual players simultaneously.
Sept. 15, 2017
Someone has created a VR headset for the Commodore 64
Someone has created a VR headset for the Commodore 64
A particularly industrious Commodore 64 owner, who goes by the name 64Jim64, has whipped up a truly affordable VR solution for the retro console.
Sept. 15, 2017
Bungie explains how a hate symbol ended up in Destiny 2
Bungie explains how a hate symbol ended up in Destiny 2
Bungie has opened up about its vetting process to explain how a white supremacist symbol was cleared to appear in Destiny 2.
Sept. 15, 2017
How the Tekken team has been working for a decade to knock out lag
How the Tekken team has been working for a decade to knock out lag
"10 years ago, we started to gradually change the base game," Tekken series producer/director Katsuhiro Harada tells Gamasutra. ""I think many games/genres will need to be fundamentally reevaluated."
Sept. 15, 2017
Richard Garriott remembers calling his parents to settle a fight over Ultima IV's design
Richard Garriott remembers calling his parents to settle a fight over Ultima IV's design
In a USGamer excerpt from a new book on Apple II game history, Garriott recalls how he and his brother called their parents to settle an argument over a single controversial Ultima IV encounter.
Sept. 15, 2017
Video: How game communities build eSports scenes from the ground up
Video: How game communities build eSports scenes from the ground up
At GDC 2017 qualitative sociologist T.L. Taylor digs into the history and value of eSports communities, exploring how community engagement in your game can be a form of transformative work.
Sept. 15, 2017
Get a job: WRKSHP is hiring a Sr. Game Artist
Get a job: WRKSHP is hiring a Sr. Game Artist
WRKSHP is looking for a Sr. Game Artist to create high-quality production art assets for its mobile MMO Beat Fever.
Sept. 15, 2017
Porting Cursed Castilla to Nintendo 3DS - What kind of sorcery is this?
Porting Cursed Castilla to Nintendo 3DS - What kind of sorcery is this?
When we started working in Cursed Castilla, the 3DS was the platform where we wanted the game to be played but accomplishing it wouldn't be exactly straightforward. Even so, we decided to launch it no matter what...Here is how we achieve that heroic deed.
Sept. 15, 2017
Creating a Dynamic Tile System
Creating a Dynamic Tile System
What is a dynamic tile system, what solutions exist, and why did we create our own custom solution for Fossil Hunters? I explain the thinking behind our choices and detail our unique approach.
Sept. 15, 2017