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UK broadcaster Channel 4 tries its hand as a mobile game publisher
UK broadcaster Channel 4 tries its hand as a mobile game publisher
United Kingdom TV broadcaster Channel 4 is slated to publish a few games from European indies this year under the aegis of its new All 4 Games mobile game publishing division.
Jan. 14, 2016
Road to the IGF: Hanako Games' Black Closet
Road to the IGF: Hanako Games' Black Closet
Gamasutra kicks off its 2016 Road to the IGF series of interviews with IGF award-nominated devs by chatting with Georgina Bensley about her remarkable schoolgirl noir mystery game Black Closet.
Jan. 14, 2016
Call of Duty is the U.S.' best-selling (retail) game for 2015
Call of Duty is the U.S.' best-selling (retail) game for 2015
Despite rumors of a slowdown, the franchise still manages to dominate the retail video game space in the U.S. Once you blop, you just can't stop.
Jan. 14, 2016
Japan's top-selling retail games of 2015: Nintendo rules, Monster Hunter still savage
Japan's top-selling retail games of 2015: Nintendo rules, Monster Hunter still savage
Famitsu has published the top 100 best-selling games in Japan for 2015, and Capcom's perennially popular franchise perches atop the list, but Nintendo sold the most games.
Jan. 14, 2016
Check out this lineup of exciting interactive spaces at GDC 2016
Check out this lineup of exciting interactive spaces at GDC 2016
Don't miss some of the highlights of the Game Developers Conference 2016 show floors this year, including a tabletop game showcase, the Indie MEGABOOTH and the alt.ctrl.GDC alternative controller exhibit.
Jan. 13, 2016
GDC 2016: Spend a day studying fundamentals of video game storytelling
GDC 2016: Spend a day studying fundamentals of video game storytelling
GDC 2016 organizers run down the highlights of the cutting-edge Storytelling Fundamentals In A Day tutorial taking place at the start of the March conference.
Jan. 13, 2016
Get a job: The Workshop seeks an experienced 3D Environment Artist
Get a job: The Workshop seeks an experienced 3D Environment Artist
Marina del Rey-based studio The Workshop seeks an artist with game industry experience (read: shipped games) to join its ranks and work in a senior role on creating a wide variety of 3D game content.
Jan. 13, 2016
Square Enix aids anti-bullying charity with Life Is Strange-themed effort
Square Enix aids anti-bullying charity with Life Is Strange-themed effort
Life Is Strange publisher Square Enix launched an anti-bullying charity campaign themed around the game, promising to donate an unspecified amount to PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center..
Jan. 13, 2016
GameStop ekes out growth for holiday 2015
GameStop ekes out growth for holiday 2015
Sales of hardware and current-gen games are up, but overall, game sales are down -- and big boosts in the biz come from outside of the game space.
Jan. 13, 2016
YouTube mega-star PewDiePie starts his own video network
YouTube mega-star PewDiePie starts his own video network
The Let's Play mega-star has his own video network, now, and has brought along other notable YouTubers for the ride -- and he has big plans for the future.
Jan. 13, 2016
3 lessons on procedural storytelling from Moon Hunters
3 lessons on procedural storytelling from Moon Hunters
'Roguelikes are about many truths, about a pluralistic view of the world,” says Short. 'There's not a single truth of what the game is, and what the intended experience is.'
Jan. 12, 2016
Get a job: Kabam is hiring a Graphics Engineer
Get a job: Kabam is hiring a Graphics Engineer
San Francisco-based mobile developer Kabam seeks a graphics engineer to join the team working on mobile games at Kabam's Los Angeles office.
Jan. 12, 2016