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Video: Lightning-fast game design lessons from the GDC 2019 Microtalks
Video: Lightning-fast game design lessons from the GDC 2019 Microtalks
At GDC 2019 expert speakers get 20 slides apiece (each of which is displayed for 16 seconds before auto-advancing) to help them share a piece of game design wisdom -- in 5 minutes 20 seconds or less!
Oct. 28, 2019
Get a job: Digital Extremes is hiring an Environment Artist
Get a job: Digital Extremes is hiring an Environment Artist
Digital Extremes is hiring an Environment Artist to contribute innovative and original ideas toward all art aspects of a game's production and development as a member of its team in London, Ontario.
Oct. 28, 2019
Microsoft relaunches Xbox All Access financing program with next-gen upgrade option
Microsoft relaunches Xbox All Access financing program with next-gen upgrade option
Microsoft has relaunched its Xbox All Access financing program and has added an option that will let users upgrade to the next Xbox console, codenamed 'Project Scarlett.'
Oct. 28, 2019
FACEIT and Google-designed 'Admin AI' bans 20,000 toxic CS:GO players in six weeks
FACEIT and Google-designed 'Admin AI' bans 20,000 toxic CS:GO players in six weeks
An artificial intelligence designed to address toxicity in competitive games has banned 20,000 players from Counter Strike: Global Offensive as part of its first live implementation.
Oct. 28, 2019
Epic is suing a Fortnite user experience tester over Chapter 2 leaks
Epic is suing a Fortnite user experience tester over Chapter 2 leaks
Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against a Fortnite user experience tester for leaking information about the game.
Oct. 28, 2019
Tales from the making of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Tales from the making of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
The developers of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast look back on the original game's development and how much has changed in their game-making careers.
Oct. 28, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Outer Worlds Of Game Addiction 2
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Outer Worlds Of Game Addiction 2
This week's highlights include a couple of pieces on the hotly awaited The Outer Worlds, and a gratifyingly complex New York Times magazine piece on the nature of game addiction - or indeed, any addiction.
Oct. 28, 2019
Idea People? | So You Wanna Be A Game Designer? (#1)
Idea People? | So You Wanna Be A Game Designer? (#1)
During my time in the industry, I had to interview and review tests of many aspiring designers. What I've noticed is that there are a lot of misconceptions potential juniors have, so I decided to create a series dedicated to these misconceptions.
Oct. 28, 2019
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout does not support mouse on the PC
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout does not support mouse on the PC
It appears that the PC version of Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout will not be that optimized for our platform. According to early reports, the game does not support mouse on the PC.
Oct. 27, 2019
This World of Warcraft Remake in Unreal Engine 4 from Quixel’s Art Lead looks gorgeous
This World of Warcraft Remake in Unreal Engine 4 from Quixel’s Art Lead looks gorgeous
Quixel’s 3D artist and Art Lead, Wiktor Ohman, has recreated the gates of Orgrimmar from World of Warcraft in Unreal Engine 4.
Oct. 27, 2019
These mods for the first Spyro game upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K
These mods for the first Spyro game upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K
These mods are for Spyro Reignited Trilogy and upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K.
Oct. 27, 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from major pop-ins and cut-scene stutters on the PC
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from major pop-ins and cut-scene stutters on the PC
It appears that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from some technical/visual issues. The game suffers from major pop-in and cutscene stutters issues.
Oct. 27, 2019