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Wargaming & Disney join EA, Activision in vacating E3 show floor
Wargaming & Disney join EA, Activision in vacating E3 show floor
The trend of big game companies taking a pass on having a presence on the E3 show floor continues, as VentureBeat reports that both Disney and Wargaming will not have booths at the event this year.
March 4, 2016
Watch SteamVR devs share what they've learned about VR game design
Watch SteamVR devs share what they've learned about VR game design
Back in January devs of various VR games and experiences sat down for roundtable discussions on VR game development, and Valve has now published recordings of those roundtables to its YouTube channel.
March 4, 2016
For Sid Meier, good game design is invisible game design
For Sid Meier, good game design is invisible game design
At DICE last month Polygon caught up with Meier to conduct a nice interview about (among other things) his approach to Civilization game design and how he feels about being the name on the box.
March 4, 2016
10 months later, MAME finishes its transition to open source
10 months later, MAME finishes its transition to open source
Almost a year after the folks who maintain the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator or (MAME) said they would make the project completely open source, they've declared the transition a success.
March 4, 2016
Thimbleweed Park artist will share 8-bit art tips at GDC 2016
Thimbleweed Park artist will share 8-bit art tips at GDC 2016
Mark Ferrari has created art for everything from Lucasfilm Games' Loom to veteran adventure game designer Ron Gilbert's Thimbleweed Park, and he'll share what he's learned at GDC!
March 4, 2016
Alt.Ctrl.GDC showcase: Videogamo's Dobotone
Alt.Ctrl.GDC showcase: Videogamo's Dobotone
"Our two-button controllers totally impact game design. Narrowing the core variables allows other branches to grow in unexpected ways. Every new game idea carries a new challenge for us."
March 4, 2016
Get a job: Turbine seeks an experienced Android Engineer
Get a job: Turbine seeks an experienced Android Engineer
The studio known for Lord of the Rings Online and the Infinite Crisis MOBA is hiring a senior Android engineer to work on mobile projects at its Needham, Massachusetts office.
March 4, 2016
Video: Procedurally generating the worlds of Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Video: Procedurally generating the worlds of Sir, You Are Being Hunted
At GDC 2014, programmer Tom Betts steps up to explain how procedural methods were used to generate the sprawling environments of Big Robot's remarkable open-world game Sir, You Are Being Hunted.
March 4, 2016
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Threadsteading
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Threadsteading
"We wanted to work on a game that would involve real time control on a quilting machine. The mechanics are inspired by the Empire Builder railroad-building games and territorial control board games."
March 3, 2016
Former Halo devs on why layoffs are becoming 'part of the budget'
Former Halo devs on why layoffs are becoming 'part of the budget'
"[The studios] know it’s coming, they just don’t tell their employees until the game is in the box. And to me, that’s kind of treating people like cogs, like a resource."
March 3, 2016
Wargaming opens $10k contest for multiplayer games on PC or mobile
Wargaming opens $10k contest for multiplayer games on PC or mobile
World of Tanks developer Wargaming is calling on devs to submit their unreleased multiplayer PC or mobile games to its WG Labs Dev Contest for a chance to win $10k in prize money.
March 3, 2016
Nintendo fends off Wii Remote patent suit appeal
Nintendo fends off Wii Remote patent suit appeal
Nintendo has defended itself against a lawsuit that alleged its Wii Remote technology infringed upon patents obtained by UltimatePointer.
March 3, 2016