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Classic Mega Man design secrets that still hold up today
Classic Mega Man design secrets that still hold up today
Mega Man director Akira Kitamura shares insights into how to design action games, in a newly translated interview.
Feb. 10, 2016
Tim Schafer on the future of crowdfunding and publishing, post-Psychonauts 2
Tim Schafer on the future of crowdfunding and publishing, post-Psychonauts 2
Psychonauts 2 has been successfully crowdfunded, to the tune of nearly $4 million. 49 percent of that came from investment. Here, Double Fine's Tim Schafer talks about the future of crowdfunded games.
Feb. 10, 2016
Mobile games to drive app store revenue to $101 billion by 2020
Mobile games to drive app store revenue to $101 billion by 2020
App Annie's latest forecast report is predicting that global app store revenue will rise to $51 billion in 2016, and will have reached $101 billion by 2020.
Feb. 10, 2016
How Street Fighter II changed video games, according to game devs
How Street Fighter II changed video games, according to game devs
Designers of Street Fighter IV, Guilty Gear, Skull Girls, Yomi, and Sentris discuss how Street Fighter II was a sea change in how players could compete against each other in a game.
Feb. 10, 2016
After 25 years, Visual Basic gets its due with DICE award win
After 25 years, Visual Basic gets its due with DICE award win
Microsoft Visual Basic is to be feted at the 19th annual D.I.C.E. Awards in Las Vegas next week, where development lead Scott Ferguson will accept the Technical Impact award on Visual Basic's behalf.
Feb. 10, 2016
Writing Firewatch, and capturing the beauty of being alone
Writing Firewatch, and capturing the beauty of being alone
"People go to Wyoming because they’re captivated by the beauty and the aloneness. Growing up there creates a certain feeling inside you that you don’t really get rid of for the rest of your life."
Feb. 9, 2016
These 15 games will be playable in the Indie Megabooth Showcase at GDC 2016
These 15 games will be playable in the Indie Megabooth Showcase at GDC 2016
The Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase is coming back to GDC 2016 with a lineup of 15 interesting indie games that all conference attendees can play, including We Are Chicago and Elsinore.
Feb. 9, 2016
Come to GDC for a behind-the-scenes look at Vainglory's eSports success
Come to GDC for a behind-the-scenes look at Vainglory's eSports success
Kristian Segerstrale, COO and executive director of Super Evil Megacorp, will share some lessons learned from the development and promotion of the studio's standout mobile MOBA Vainglory at GDC 2016.
Feb. 9, 2016
Road to the IGF: Garbos, Kvale and Nyström's Progress to 100
Road to the IGF: Garbos, Kvale and Nyström's Progress to 100
"I completely stopped looking at an iPhone as a touch screen device and started looking at it as a magic little box full of possibilities."
Feb. 9, 2016
Rovio spins off books business as restructuring continues
Rovio spins off books business as restructuring continues
Rovio is attempting to shed even more weight by spinning off its books business with the creation of new affiliate company, Kaiken Publishing.
Feb. 9, 2016
Sales and profits up at Bandai Namco as video game revenue rises
Sales and profits up at Bandai Namco as video game revenue rises
Bandai Namco has posted its financials for the nine month period ending December 31, and both sales and profits are on the up.
Feb. 9, 2016
Amazon launches new, free, high-quality game engine: Lumberyard
Amazon launches new, free, high-quality game engine: Lumberyard
Built using CryEngine's tech and completely free to download and use, this new engine -- which can currently deploy products on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One -- is powered by Twitch and Amazon Web Services.
Feb. 9, 2016