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Critical Reception: Epic Games/People Can Fly's Gears of War: Judgment
Critical Reception: Epic Games/People Can Fly's Gears of War: Judgment
This edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to People Can Fly's third-person action game Gears of War: Judgment, which reviewers describe as "a fun but feature-light shooter."
March 20, 2013
Road to the IGF: Arcane Kids' Zineth
Road to the IGF: Arcane Kids' Zineth
Arcane Kids' Russell Honor discusses IGF student finalist Zineth, a Jet Set Radio-like platformer which takes place in a world absorbed by a cellphone game.
March 20, 2013
Learn to appreciate games that are outside of your comfort zone
Learn to appreciate games that are outside of your comfort zone
When Patrick Miller joined Game Developer magazine, he was mainly interested in "core" games. Now his taste is much more varied. Here's how he stopped worrying and learned to love the games he didn't like.
March 20, 2013
'I think most game designers really just suck' - Richard Garriott
'I think most game designers really just suck' - Richard Garriott
"What I'm saying is, I think most game designers really just suck." - Richard "Lord British" Garriott, industry veteran and Portalarium founder, believes that the video game industry is dramatically underskilled.
March 20, 2013
App Annie now includes Amazon Appstore analytics
App Annie now includes Amazon Appstore analytics
Analytics company App Annie expanded its reach this week, with the inclusion of analytics and store statistics for the Amazon Android Appstore.
March 20, 2013
Carmageddon reboot gets another $3.5M in funding
Carmageddon reboot gets another $3.5M in funding
UK-based studio Stainless Games has secured another $3.5 million in investment on top of its previously successful Kickstarter campaign, for its upcoming Carmageddon reboot.
March 20, 2013
UK video game tax breaks delayed, 'can't come soon enough'
UK video game tax breaks delayed, 'can't come soon enough'
The long-awaited video game tax relief in the UK will come into force as part of the current Finance Bill as proposed by the government -- although it will be introduced later than expected.
March 20, 2013
Get a job: CrowdStar needs smartphone engineers in Burlingame
Get a job: CrowdStar needs smartphone engineers in Burlingame
CrowdStar is growing, and we are looking for some rockstar game engineers to join our team. As an IOS/Android game engineer you will partake in the process of creating some of the most innovative games for our demographic.
March 20, 2013
The quotable John Riccitiello
The quotable John Riccitiello
Riccitiello has always been an infinitely quotable executive, which is great fodder for journalists like us. He's always been direct, off-the-cuff and, when needed, can even hit below his competition's belt a little bit.
March 20, 2013
Steam's 'Early Access' puts your in-progress game in front of players
Steam's 'Early Access' puts your in-progress game in front of players
Steam is allowing developers to gain early feedback (and bug reports!) from its community of players through its Early Access program, which lets those interested buy a game ahead of its final release date.
March 20, 2013
This railroad sim may point to the future of game crowdfunding
This railroad sim may point to the future of game crowdfunding
A railroading sim called Train Fever was just crowdfunded for 250,000 euros ($323,000). What's the big deal? The "donators" are actually treated as investors, who will receive half of the total revenues.
March 20, 2013
Road to the IGF: The Fullbright Company's Gone Home
Road to the IGF: The Fullbright Company's Gone Home
Our Road to the IGF interview series talks to The Fullbright Company's Steve Gaynor about Gone Home, a first person exploration game that's earned an Excellence in Narrative nomination.
March 20, 2013