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Get a job: West Health seeks a Unity Developer
Get a job: West Health seeks a Unity Developer
Want to help develop games and other applications that will be used to treat people diagnosed with autism? Apply to serve as a Unity developer in West Health's San Diego, CA office.
June 2, 2014
Video: Why Romero, Spector and other AAA legends became educators
Video: Why Romero, Spector and other AAA legends became educators
Brenda and John Romero, Richard Lemarchand, and Warren Spector shared their thoughts on the trials and triumphs of moving from game design to education during GDC 2014.
June 2, 2014
Apple moves to help parents put the kibosh on kids' iOS spending
Apple moves to help parents put the kibosh on kids' iOS spending
Apple has announced a new Family Sharing feature for the upcoming iOS 8 that will make it easier for parents to stop their children from racking up massive bills via in-app transactions.
June 2, 2014
Industry vets are helping NYU Game Center grads sell their games
Industry vets are helping NYU Game Center grads sell their games
NYU Game Center is launching an incubator program to give select Game Design MFA graduates resources and advice from industry veterans on turning their projects into commercial games.
June 2, 2014
2K Marin has been put in charge of BioShock's future
2K Marin has been put in charge of BioShock's future
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has shed some light on the future of several franchises the publisher currently has under its belt, including hints at what we can expect from the BioShock and Red Dead series.
May 30, 2014
Nintendo reveals GameCube controller adaptor for Wii U
Nintendo reveals GameCube controller adaptor for Wii U
Nintendo revealed a GameCube controller adaptor for the Wii U console this week, allowing for GameCube controllers to be used with the Wii U -- specifically for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Wii U installment.
May 30, 2014
As paid games are crowded out on mobile, one dev heads back to PC
As paid games are crowded out on mobile, one dev heads back to PC
"The paid market on mobile is shrinking. EPOCH and EPOCH 2 have been very successful on iOS, but the rate at which the paid market is shrinking means we have to look for other revenue streams."
May 30, 2014
GameMaker: Studio devs can now publish for PS4 and Vita
GameMaker: Studio devs can now publish for PS4 and Vita
YoYo Games today announced the launch of GameMaker: Studio version 1.3, a free update that includes lots of new features, including the possibility of exporting your GameMaker project to PlayStation 4 or PS Vita.
May 30, 2014
Video: What 3 years of hardcore iteration on Antichamber looks like
Video: What 3 years of hardcore iteration on Antichamber looks like
Indie developer Alexander Bruce breaks down his iterative approach to polishing Antichamber and shares what he learned from it during a postmortem talk at GDC 2014.
May 30, 2014
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics seeks a Lead Graphics Engineer
Get a job: Crystal Dynamics seeks a Lead Graphics Engineer
The developer of Tomb Raider is looking to hire a lead graphics engineer to work directly with the rendering team at Crystal Dynamics' Redwood City, CA office.
May 30, 2014
Rise of Nations' mystery buyer was...Microsoft
Rise of Nations' mystery buyer was...Microsoft
When 38 Studios went bankrupt its rights to Rise of Nations were sold to an undisclosed party, and now the game is being rereleased on Steam by an unexpected publisher: Microsoft Studios.
May 30, 2014
Mythic co-founder pays tribute to his shuttered studio
Mythic co-founder pays tribute to his shuttered studio
Electronic Arts announced that it was shutting down Mythic Entertainment earlier this week, and today Eurogamer published a paean to the studio written by Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs.
May 30, 2014