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How Supergiant hopes to avoid the sophomore slump with Transistor
How Supergiant hopes to avoid the sophomore slump with Transistor
Gamasutra sits down with Supergiant Games' creative director Greg Kasavin to learn more about the development of Transistor and what it feels like to release the follow-up to Bastion.
May 2, 2014
Sony downgrades forecasts as it dumps PC business
Sony downgrades forecasts as it dumps PC business
While the PS4 is exceeding sales expectations for Sony, the company's large-scale restructuring to its PC business isn't working out so well, as Sony downgraded its full-year fiscal forecast today.
May 1, 2014
Defiance is the latest MMO to make the free-to-play switch
Defiance is the latest MMO to make the free-to-play switch
Defiance, the MMO shooter from Trion Worlds that launched in 2013 alongside a TV show of the same name, is going free-to-play next month.
May 1, 2014
Stealth Inc studio bringing sequel exclusively to Wii U
Stealth Inc studio bringing sequel exclusively to Wii U
British developer Curve Studios pitched quite the curveball today, announcing that Stealth Inc 2, a sequel to its previous stealth platformer, is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Wii U.
May 1, 2014
Kamcord's mobile game recording tools attract $7.1M in funding
Kamcord's mobile game recording tools attract $7.1M in funding
The market for mobile game video recording solutions is heating up. While Twitch entered the space earlier this year and Everyplay launched on Android this year, Kamcord has showed its own hand -- $7.1 million in funding.
May 1, 2014
A basic history of BASIC on its 50th birthday
A basic history of BASIC on its 50th birthday
This classic Game Developer magazine feature celebrates the anniversary of the BASIC language by asking its creators about its inception, history, and influence on the game industry.
May 1, 2014
DayZ sales remain strong, surpass 2 million in 4 months
DayZ sales remain strong, surpass 2 million in 4 months
Despite being an Early Access game that prominently advertises its unfinished state, DayZ has consistently remained among the top ten highest-selling games on Steam since its release last December.
May 1, 2014
Evolve community manager out of a job after Twitter remark
Evolve community manager out of a job after Twitter remark
UPDATE Turtle Rock Studios employee Josh Olin appears to have left the company today due to a controversial statement he published to his personal Twitter account yesterday.
May 1, 2014
EVE: Valkyrie drops Unity in favor of Unreal Engine 4
EVE: Valkyrie drops Unity in favor of Unreal Engine 4
CCP Games announced that its upcoming virtual reality space dogfighting game EVE: Valkyrie has been completely redesigned to run on Unreal Engine 4. Until now, the game had been running on Unity.
May 1, 2014
Game publishing, the Double Fine way
Game publishing, the Double Fine way
Gamasutra speaks to Double Fine COO Justin Bailey and Ian Stocker, creator of Double Fine's first publishing project, Escape Goat 2, to find out what the studio hopes to achieve by partnering with others.
May 1, 2014
Zenimax, Oculus in legal dispute, and John Carmack's caught in the middle
Zenimax, Oculus in legal dispute, and John Carmack's caught in the middle
UPDATE Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR has led to a fight over rights to virtual reality technology -- and game programming legend John Carmack is in the middle of the dispute.
May 1, 2014
Facebook shares your data but what about WhatsApp? Do you still want to use it?
Facebook shares your data but what about WhatsApp? Do you still want to use it?
WhatsApp, one of the most popular instant messaging services, scaled its highest point recently when it handled more than 64 billion messages in 24 hour
April 30, 2014