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Q&A: Making XCOM tighter and more focused with Chimera Squad
Q&A: Making XCOM tighter and more focused with Chimera Squad
_XCOM: Chimera Squad_ lead designer Mark Nauta explains some of the reasoning behind the game's big changes to XCOM's turn-based tactical combat and offers some design insights straight from Firaxis.
May 19, 2020
Video: How Ubisoft handled NPC voice design for The Division 2
Video: How Ubisoft handled NPC voice design for The Division 2
In this GDC 2020 virtual talk Ubisoft's Adam Ritchie offers insight into the effort that goes into making NPCs talk in games like Tom Clancy's The Division 2, as well as the pipeline and tools behind it.Â
May 19, 2020
Get a job: Stray Bombay Company is looking for a Senior Unreal Engineer
Get a job: Stray Bombay Company is looking for a Senior Unreal Engineer
Help define and architect innovative, best-in-class co-operative multiplayer games at scale.
May 19, 2020
Open World Level Design: The Full Vision (part 3/5)
Open World Level Design: The Full Vision (part 3/5)
At this stage, the design team has defined the role that the open world will play in the desired game experience and has chosen one or more player progression strategies. It is time to "draw" the open world itself.
May 19, 2020
Video Game Music Composer: The Interactive Music of SPYDER (Part 2)
Video Game Music Composer: The Interactive Music of SPYDER (Part 2)
Second of a 2-part series. Game composer Winifred Phillips delves into the dynamic music system for the recently-released SPYDER video game, developed by Sumo Digital for Apple Arcade. Part 2 explores the action system (including many video examples).
May 19, 2020
Developing Multitile Creatures in Roguelikes
Developing Multitile Creatures in Roguelikes
Describing technical and design issues associated with having creatures that occupy multiple cells in the grid-based world of a roguelike, with solutions.
May 19, 2020
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp downloads flourish on the back of COVID-19 and the Switch offering
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp downloads flourish on the back of COVID-19 and the Switch offering
In March, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (ACPC) saw its best month for global downloads since its launch in 2017, at 2.7 million across Apple App Store and Google Play Store - growth of 458%.
May 19, 2020
The hidden Switch demo upside & more discoverability tricks
The hidden Switch demo upside & more discoverability tricks
Why having a Switch demo may have hidden advantages, even more great trending information from SteamDB, and a host of other useful info for those looking to get their game seen.
May 19, 2020
Here is your first look at the upcoming Metal Gear Solid vs Doom mashup, Metal Gear Doom
Here is your first look at the upcoming Metal Gear Solid vs Doom mashup, Metal Gear Doom
AutumnAPM has released the first gameplay video for his upcoming Metal Gear Solid vs Doom mashup, Metal Gear Doom.
May 18, 2020
There is now a first-person Jazz Jackrabbit total conversion mod for Doom 2 that you can download
There is now a first-person Jazz Jackrabbit total conversion mod for Doom 2 that you can download
Jazz Jackrabbit Doom TC is basically a fan game based on the Jazz Jackrabbit game in the Doom Engine, and you can download it right now.
May 18, 2020
Prince of Persia 6 domain was fake, is now available for sale
Prince of Persia 6 domain was fake, is now available for sale
princeofpersia6 isn't the real domain for a new Prince of Persia game. And while Ubisoft may be working on such a game, this domain cannot be used now as evidence.
May 18, 2020
First gaming benchmarks for the Intel Core i9 10900K have been leaked online
First gaming benchmarks for the Intel Core i9 10900K have been leaked online
It appears that the first gaming benchmarks for Intel's upcoming high-end CPU, the Intel Core i9 10900K, have been leaked online.
May 18, 2020