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Americans Resigned to ID Theft, But Taking Steps
Americans Resigned to ID Theft, But Taking Steps
Many Americans are taking steps to change their behavior in order to be more protected.
April 3, 2018
Art Design Deep Dive: Giving back colors to cryptic worlds in Dead Cells
Art Design Deep Dive: Giving back colors to cryptic worlds in Dead Cells
"Despite featuring zombies and developing a game where the foreboding sense of danger never leaves you, we choose not to mimic the artistic direction of similar titles." - Gwenaël Massé, artist on Dead Cells.
April 3, 2018
HTC launching $1,100 starter kit to trim $150 off Vive Pro buy-in
HTC launching $1,100 starter kit to trim $150 off Vive Pro buy-in
HTC is adding a new purchasing option for those looking to pick up a Vive Pro that bundles the headset and required accessories like controllers and base stations together for $1,100.
April 3, 2018
Venture capital fund Makers Fund invests in Bossa Studios, TinyBuild, and more
Venture capital fund Makers Fund invests in Bossa Studios, TinyBuild, and more
The venture capital firm Makers Fund has invested in a number of notable companies through the game development world, ranging from esports companies to game developers and publishers.
April 3, 2018
Why West of Loathing's devs priced their $20 game at just $10
Why West of Loathing's devs priced their $20 game at just $10
“I think it’s in line with other games that cost 20 bucks, but there was no way to convince someone of that if they hadn’t played it yet.”
April 3, 2018
Get a job: Housemarque is looking for a Sr. Game Designer
Get a job: Housemarque is looking for a Sr. Game Designer
Housemarque is looking for a Sr. Game Designer to focus on designing, tweaking, and optimizing the player experience for an unannounced triple-A project.
April 3, 2018
Video: Yoko Taro and Platinum Games' postmortem of Nier: Automata
Video: Yoko Taro and Platinum Games' postmortem of Nier: Automata
At GDC 2018, Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro and Platinum Games' Takahisa Taura took to the stage to talk a bit about how (and why) they worked together to design the game.
April 3, 2018
Where C# Meets CSS: Tech Tricks From An AR Lyrics Experiment
Where C# Meets CSS: Tech Tricks From An AR Lyrics Experiment
One woman's hacky approach to making beautiful, 3D, animated handwriting in augmented reality.
April 3, 2018
Encapsulated scene architecture for large teams in Unity
Encapsulated scene architecture for large teams in Unity
An example of architecture that enables a large team to work on the same scene without conflicting or overlapping work, allowing parallel development of different parts of the scene without interference between team members.
April 3, 2018
Efficient Development
Efficient Development
I often get asked how I develop games so fast with high quality. Usually I shrug my shoulders and give an "I don't know" answer because it's half the truth, and I don't want to sound like a know-it-all fool. I'll try to put it in words.
April 3, 2018
A Game Dev Story, Part 3 (Growing Pains)
A Game Dev Story, Part 3 (Growing Pains)
A look back at my time working for 343 Industries and some related growing pains.
April 3, 2018
Brands Tackle Global Challenges in the Magnitude of Billions
Brands Tackle Global Challenges in the Magnitude of Billions
See how leading companies are integrating their commercial and social impact strategies.
April 2, 2018