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Get a job: Infinity Ward seeks a single-player Gameplay Designer
Get a job: Infinity Ward seeks a single-player Gameplay Designer
The Call of Duty studio is looking for a game designer to use "a flexible C-style scripting language to realize your designs."
Dec. 18, 2015
Armello, Galak-Z and Soma join GDC 2016 Indie Summit lineup
Armello, Galak-Z and Soma join GDC 2016 Indie Summit lineup
With GDC 2016 on the horizon, organizers run down a selection of can't-miss talks from developers of Armello, Soma, Galak-Z and more at the conference's Indie Games Summit.
Dec. 18, 2015
Here are your Audio, Visual Art and Narrative juries for IGF 2016
Here are your Audio, Visual Art and Narrative juries for IGF 2016
The final three juries behind the GDC 2016 Independent Games Festival come together as a diverse lineup of developers and industry professionals sign on to decide the finalists for the March awards.
Dec. 18, 2015
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Katherine Cross' Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Katherine Cross' Top 5 Games
The year in video games has been something of an explosive blur that I cannot quite put words to.
Dec. 18, 2015
New report shows how eSports is rivaling plain ol' sports
New report shows how eSports is rivaling plain ol' sports
"Traditional sports have grown slowly through the decades, with all but the NFL guilty of plateauing in the last 20 years. eSports exhibits the traits of a classic digital success story."
Dec. 18, 2015
Giant MS Paint billboard aims to make game dev seem approachable
Giant MS Paint billboard aims to make game dev seem approachable
The barriers to game development have dropped precipitously in recent years, and the makers of Construct 2 are trying to get the word out with a giant London billboard done up in Microsoft Paint.
Dec. 18, 2015
Open Gaming Alliance hops on the eSports bandwagon
Open Gaming Alliance hops on the eSports bandwagon
The Open Gaming Alliance just publicly welcomed eSports broadcaster Azubu as its latest member and launched a new eSports Special Interest Group to support and promote the growth of games as eSports.
Dec. 18, 2015
Mobile devs pay FTC $360k to settle charges they violated kids' privacy
Mobile devs pay FTC $360k to settle charges they violated kids' privacy
Two mobile game companies are paying the Federal Trade Commission a combined $360,000 in civil penalties to settle charges their games violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA.)
Dec. 18, 2015
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Chris Kerr's Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Chris Kerr's Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's UK news writer Chris Kerr shares his personal picks from 2015, featuring one game in particular that even he can't believe made the cut.
Dec. 18, 2015
Designing zero-gravity virtual reality in Adrift
Designing zero-gravity virtual reality in Adrift
Three One Zero discuss the challenges of designing a VR experience set in a gravity-free game environment.
Dec. 18, 2015
Coleco looking to bring back cartridge-based gaming with new console
Coleco looking to bring back cartridge-based gaming with new console
Video game console manufacturer Coleco, the company behind the short-lived ColecoVision and Telstar systems that hit shelves in the 70s and 80s, is making a comeback.
Dec. 18, 2015
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Chris Baker's Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Chris Baker's Top 5 Games
The top 5 games of 2015 from Gamasutra assignment editor Chris Baker - featuring a long-winded digression on the rise of crowd play, an embarrassed Toys to Life confession, and more.
Dec. 18, 2015