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Over 900 demos are featured in Steam's week-long Summer Game Festival
Over 900 demos are featured in Steam's week-long Summer Game Festival
Valve put out an open call for game demos to be featured in its third digital Game Festival, and hundreds of game developers rose to the occasion.
June 17, 2020
Pokemon takes another stab at free-to-play with Pokemon Cafe Mix
Pokemon takes another stab at free-to-play with Pokemon Cafe Mix
Pokemon is releasing another free-to-play mobile and Switch game into the world, this time a puzzler called _Pokemon Cafe Mix. _
June 17, 2020
Watch EA's Jim Vessella discuss the remastering of Command & Conquer
Watch EA's Jim Vessella discuss the remastering of Command & Conquer
Watch the lead producer of Command & Conquer Remastered discuss the development of this restoration effort.
June 17, 2020
Humble's huge 'Fight for Racial Justice' charity bundle has already raised over $1.3M
Humble's huge 'Fight for Racial Justice' charity bundle has already raised over $1.3M
Humble has launched a massive 'Fight for Racial Justice' charity bundle to help support organizations fighting for racial equality.
June 17, 2020
Pokemon Snap is being revived on the Nintendo Switch
Pokemon Snap is being revived on the Nintendo Switch
The much-loved Pokemon Snap franchise is making a comeback after collecting dust for over 20 years.
June 17, 2020
Today's your last day to get an early registration discount for GDC Summer
Today's your last day to get an early registration discount for GDC Summer
Early registration for August's all-digital GDC Summer event ends today (June 17th) at 11:59 PM PT, so conference organizers encourage prospective attendees to register now at a discounted rate!
June 17, 2020
Get a job: Join HB Studios as a Senior Producer
Get a job: Join HB Studios as a Senior Producer
We have an opportunity for a Senior Producer to join our team of developers, creators and fans, who are passionate about the art and process involved in video game development.
June 17, 2020
Video: The distributed art direction of What Remains of Edith Finch
Video: The distributed art direction of What Remains of Edith Finch
In this 2018 GDC session, Giant Sparrow's Chelsea Hash describes the cumulative process of organizing a team of competing visions to create the art direction for What Remains of Edith Finch.
June 17, 2020
Game Composers and the Importance of Themes: The Hook in Game Music (Pt. 1)
Game Composers and the Importance of Themes: The Hook in Game Music (Pt. 1)
The first installment of a five-part article series based on game composer Winifred Phillips' presentation during the GDC 2020 online conference. Session was entitled "From Assassin's Creed to The Dark Eye: The Importance of Themes."
June 17, 2020
Endure and Survive: the AI of The Last of Us
Endure and Survive: the AI of The Last of Us
With The Last of Us part 2 approaching release, let's dig into the AI design and development of the Hunters, the Infected and Ellie.
June 17, 2020
Intel announces a new security feature, ‘Control-Flow Enforcement’ Tech to mitigate common Malware threats
Intel announces a new security feature, ‘Control-Flow Enforcement’ Tech to mitigate common Malware threats
June 16, 2020
Major Mass Effect and Star Wars mods released for ArmA 3
Major Mass Effect and Star Wars mods released for ArmA 3
The Opposition Team has released two major mods for ArmA 3. The first one is a Mass Effect total conversion mod, whereas the second is a Star Wars mod.
June 16, 2020