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EA cuts ties with one of sports' most recognizable athletes
EA cuts ties with one of sports' most recognizable athletes
One of the most familiar names in sports will be dropping out of EA Sports' video game portfolio, the company announced Monday.
Oct. 28, 2013
Call for blogs: Share your expertise in VR, biofeedback and more
Call for blogs: Share your expertise in VR, biofeedback and more
Today Gamasutra launches Advanced I/O Week. Read on to find out how your contributions can become part of our efforts to inform developers.
Oct. 28, 2013
5 questions for the future of virtual reality games
5 questions for the future of virtual reality games
Many design trends emerge out of a desire to fulfill a fantasy like virtual reality, but without proven forethought, they risk becoming expensive fads.
Oct. 28, 2013
Video: Game production, the League of Legends way
Video: Game production, the League of Legends way
League of Legends lead producer Travis George details his approach to video game production, noting that it's better to trust your teams than to fall into the trap of micromanagement.
Oct. 25, 2013
Some simple math for figuring out your game's audio budget
Some simple math for figuring out your game's audio budget
In this reprint from the September 2005 issue of Game Developer magazine, Alexander Brandon shares some useful formulas for determining the audio budget of your game.
Oct. 25, 2013
Activision's Blur comes to mobile through Marmalade partnership
Activision's Blur comes to mobile through Marmalade partnership
Cross-platform development tools company Marmalade today launched a new publishing division, through which it will aim to provide studios with the means to market their mobile games more easily across multiple app stores.
Oct. 25, 2013
Report: Playforge to shutter, entire staff facing layoff
Report: Playforge to shutter, entire staff facing layoff
A source close to Gamasutra has been able to confirm that Zombie Farm developer The Playforge -- acquired in 2012 by Saban Brands -- is shutting down, affecting all remaining staff.
Oct. 25, 2013
Ouya sees a future in the cloud
Ouya sees a future in the cloud
Ouya's future may be one of multiple hardware and distributed play, says CEO Julie Uhrman, indicating that the company is in talks with cloud gaming providers to diversify content on the platform.
Oct. 25, 2013
Classic games now preserved, accessible on Archive.org
Classic games now preserved, accessible on Archive.org
The Internet Archive has announced the Historical Software Archive, an in-browser collection of historically significant older software -- including many games.
Oct. 25, 2013
Sony hedges on one of its major PlayStation 4 launch features
Sony hedges on one of its major PlayStation 4 launch features
Sony has announced that one of its major features for its PlayStation 4, the low-power suspend/resume mode, will not be available at launch. The feature will be added via a post-launch system update.
Oct. 25, 2013
Gone Home was originally an Amnesia mod
Gone Home was originally an Amnesia mod
The Fullbright Company's highly-lauded debut release Gone Home was originally planned as a rather different experience, as it was prototyped in Frictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent engine.
Oct. 25, 2013
GDC Next highlights who to look for at GDC Play
GDC Next highlights who to look for at GDC Play
GDC Play is coming to Los Angeles' GDC Next, with developers from Game Mechanic Studios, Kumakore, LOOT Entertainment, and other studios showcasing their games and backend tech.
Oct. 25, 2013