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Shake-up at Sega sees up to 300 jobs cut and an office shuttered
Shake-up at Sega sees up to 300 jobs cut and an office shuttered
Japanese company Sega Sammy announced today that it plans to restructure the company in a way that will see roughly 300 jobs (or more) cut and Sega of America's San Francisco office shuttered.
Jan. 30, 2015
Road to the IGF: Kevin Regamey's Phonopath
Road to the IGF: Kevin Regamey's Phonopath
As part of our ongoing Road to the IGF interview series with nominees, Power Up Audio co-founder Kevin Regamey explains how he built the award-nominated audio puzzle game Phonopath and why.
Jan. 30, 2015
Horror in the Making: How Red Barrels outlasted Outlast
Horror in the Making: How Red Barrels outlasted Outlast
Development of Red Barrels' Outlast was as intense -- and at times as horrifying -- as the game itself. Studio co-founder Philippe Morin writes about the ups, downs, and ultimate success of the survival horror game.
Jan. 29, 2015
Successful game makers share indie biz tips at GDC 2015
Successful game makers share indie biz tips at GDC 2015
Speakers from Double Fine, Ouya, Devolver Digital, TinyBuild, Finji and more will be sharing their lessons learned as successful indie game makers during GDC 2015.
Jan. 29, 2015
Get a job: Hangar 13 seeks a Graphics and Rendering Engineer
Get a job: Hangar 13 seeks a Graphics and Rendering Engineer
2K Games' newest studio, the Novato-based Hangar 13, is hiring a seasoned graphics programmer to work on researching, developing and debugging graphics tech in its Novato, CA offices.
Jan. 29, 2015
Nintendo sells 5.7 million Amiibos and plenty of games, but it's no relief
Nintendo sells 5.7 million Amiibos and plenty of games, but it's no relief
While Nintendo's stock price has slid following its latest financial results, reports are pouring in about how well its games and new Amiibo toys are doing.
Jan. 29, 2015
Twitch heats up: In 2014, it had 100 million unique viewers per month
Twitch heats up: In 2014, it had 100 million unique viewers per month
Developers, take note: The premier video game streaming site has hit some impressive milestones, and it's more than likely that your audience is waiting for you there.
Jan. 29, 2015
Road to the IGF: Justin Smith's Desert Golfing
Road to the IGF: Justin Smith's Desert Golfing
Continuing our Road to the IGF series of interviews with nominees, we speak to Desert Golfing creator Justin Smith about his Nuovo Award-nominated surprise hit, an infinite and improbable existential cruise.
Jan. 29, 2015
Stalled Ouya just landed $10 million investment, report claims
Stalled Ouya just landed $10 million investment, report claims
The Wall Street Journal reports that anonymous sources claim Alibaba is considering integrating the Ouya platform (and its catalog of games) into its own line of set-top boxes.
Jan. 29, 2015
Nintendo turns YouTubers into partners via new affiliate program
Nintendo turns YouTubers into partners via new affiliate program
The company launched a beta version of the Nintendo Creators Program this week, and it affords developers some interesting insight into how one of the biggest names in games views YouTubers.
Jan. 29, 2015
How Crossy Road made $1 million from video ads
How Crossy Road made $1 million from video ads
After topping a million downloads and $1M in ad revenue in its first month of release, Crossy Road co-creator Andrew Sum breaks down the award-winning mobile game's unobtrusive monetization design.
Jan. 29, 2015
Video: Analyzing the phenomenon that was TwitchPlaysPokemon
Video: Analyzing the phenomenon that was TwitchPlaysPokemon
Speaking at GDC Next 2014, game researcher Alex Leavitt offers a data-rich analysis of the TwitchPlaysPokemon phenomenon and what it means for game makers.
Jan. 28, 2015