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Keywords acquires Gobo game studios for $33M
Keywords acquires Gobo game studios for $33M
The deal means Keywords now owns the company's Brighton-based studios, Electric Square and Studio Gobo, which are spread across three offices in the coastal town.
Aug. 20, 2018
Valve accidentally unveils Steam.tv broadcasting platform
Valve accidentally unveils Steam.tv broadcasting platform
Valve unwittingly made a behind-closed-doors test feed public on the website Steam.tv, showcasing its new broadcasting platform to the world.
Aug. 20, 2018
The Witcher creator CD Projekt has opened a new mobile studio
The Witcher creator CD Projekt has opened a new mobile studio
"We want to expand our business with innovative concepts and solutions, and the vision presented to us by the Spokko team represents an entirely novel creative angle."
Aug. 20, 2018
Amazon removes its 20 percent preorder discount on games
Amazon removes its 20 percent preorder discount on games
Two years after the perk was introduced to Amazon Prime members, Amazon has announced that it will be discontinuing its 20 percent preorder discount on physical copies of video games on August 28.
Aug. 20, 2018
Get a job: The Game Band is hiring a Platform/Build Engineer
Get a job: The Game Band is hiring a Platform/Build Engineer
LA-based The Game Band is looking for a Platform/Build Engineer to create tools and systems to advance its in-development builds toward a polished, technical release across multiple platforms.
Aug. 20, 2018
Despite millions of downloads, publishers won't sign the sequel to Velocity 2X
Despite millions of downloads, publishers won't sign the sequel to Velocity 2X
FuturLab, the studio behind 2D shoot-em-up game Velocity 2X, details the struggle of trying to find a publisher to sign a sequel despite millions of players having enjoyed the first game.
Aug. 20, 2018
Video: How Riot partners with players to positively impact the world
Video: How Riot partners with players to positively impact the world
In this GDC 2018 talk, Riot Games' Jeffrey Burrell and Tash Elliott discuss the extensive research Riot Games has done to understand the underlying social values their players have across the world.
Aug. 20, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: A PICO Double Walking Dead
Video Game Deep Cuts: A PICO Double Walking Dead
This week's highlights include articles about new Walking Dead narrative & AR games, a talk on PICO-8's playfulness, and lots more besides.
Aug. 20, 2018
Beyond Scriptable Objects: Unity Data Management with CastleDB
Beyond Scriptable Objects: Unity Data Management with CastleDB
Unity's inability to fully separate game data from code is an issue that all developers eventually run into. After juggling ScriptableObjects for a few years, I've found a better way by porting CastleDB, a structured static JSON database, to Unity.
Aug. 20, 2018
Winter Storm Draco Annotated Source
Winter Storm Draco Annotated Source
Here's the Inform 7 source text to my 2014 game "Winter Storm Draco," a text adventure about foolishly walking home through a blizzard. I've annotated the code with notes about writing in Inform 7 and my own design process.
Aug. 20, 2018
Fake Android Fortnite version circulating on the web to spread malware
Fake Android Fortnite version circulating on the web to spread malware
Beware of fake Fortnite apps on Google Play Store spreading malware and note that the game does not have any app on Play Store.
Aug. 18, 2018
Some Honest Reflections about Patreon as a Game Media Creator
Some Honest Reflections about Patreon as a Game Media Creator
Launching a crowdfunding effort, whether Kickstarter or Patreon, can be a source of anxiety. It's a mark of confidence in your work, and might be fundamental to its continuation. Still, it's also stressful and this post discusses my experiences.
Aug. 18, 2018