News

UK retailer Game to relist on London Stock Exchange next week
UK retailer Game to relist on London Stock Exchange next week
UK retailer Game is about to relist on the London Stock Exchange, despite the fact that it nearly went under just two years ago.
June 6, 2014
Nintendo Europe lays off 130 in headquarters relocation
Nintendo Europe lays off 130 in headquarters relocation
Nintendo today announced that it plans to shut down its European headquarters in Großostheim, Germany, laying off around 130 people in the process.
June 6, 2014
Interactive fiction engine Versu back with creators, games coming soon
Interactive fiction engine Versu back with creators, games coming soon
Emily Short tells Gamasutra that the interactive fiction tool she worked on while at Linden Lab is back in her hands, and Versu game Blood & Laurels is out soon.
June 6, 2014
'E3 begins next week. What do you, as a developer, get out of E3?'
'E3 begins next week. What do you, as a developer, get out of E3?'
E3 is a fact of life. You can debate whether it deserves to exist, but maybe it's more worthwhile to consider: What do game developers get out of it?
June 6, 2014
What separates CryEngine from its competition?
What separates CryEngine from its competition?
Crytek's Carl Jones explains the company's attitude toward engine development and toward the new user base it's gotten thanks to the accessibility of its new $9.90-a-month subscription.
June 6, 2014
Game reruns: How RockYou's 'life beyond the megahit' strategy works
Game reruns: How RockYou's 'life beyond the megahit' strategy works
RockYou CEO Lisa Marino talks about the company's strategy for rescuing social games -- so far, from Playdom and Digital Chocolate -- that are past their prime, and running them profitably.
June 6, 2014
The makers of Anomaly are launching their own publishing label
The makers of Anomaly are launching their own publishing label
Polish developer 11 Bit Studios is publishing Flow Combine's indie strategy game Spacecom via 11 Bit Launchpad, the studio's newly publishing label.
June 6, 2014
Sacked Halo composer taking Bungie to court over unpaid benefits
Sacked Halo composer taking Bungie to court over unpaid benefits
Composer Marty O'Donnell was fired by Bungie back in April after more than a decade of service. Now, he's taking them to court over the company's alleged failure to pay him benefits owed.
June 6, 2014
Two Bioshock vets go indie to build a darkly comic game about development
Two Bioshock vets go indie to build a darkly comic game about development
Irrational expats Jordan Thomas and Stephen Alexander have announced their indie studio Question's debut project: The Magic Circle, a first-person game about life inside a game in development.
June 6, 2014
The 'world's largest game collection' on the auction block
The 'world's largest game collection' on the auction block
Owner of online game shop Good Deal Games auctions off a collection of over 11,000 games -- verified by Guinness to be largest.
June 6, 2014
The Witness: Modeling epiphany
The Witness: Modeling epiphany
Leigh Alexander catches up with Jon Blow about The Witness, and asks the enigmatic designer some questions she has always been afraid to ask him.
June 6, 2014
Get a job: Goblinworks is hiring a Visual FX Artist
Get a job: Goblinworks is hiring a Visual FX Artist
Tabletop RPG fans with MMO game dev experience, take note: Goblinworks needs an artist to join the team working on a Pathfinder MMORPG in the studio's Redmond, WA office.
June 6, 2014