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Get advice on marketing your indie game from developer Elyot Grant at 3PM EDT
Get advice on marketing your indie game from developer Elyot Grant at 3PM EDT
We're discussing the business of succeeding on Reddit as an indie developer at 3PM EDT.
March 14, 2018
Devs can now use Google Maps API to build their own game worlds
Devs can now use Google Maps API to build their own game worlds
Developers will now be able to use Google Maps to pull data for assets like 3D renderings and landmarks to create their own game environments from.
March 14, 2018
Designing great minigames and sidequests for indie JRPG Legrand Legacy
Designing great minigames and sidequests for indie JRPG Legrand Legacy
Legrand Legacy lead designer Henry William 'Uwil' Winat chats about the value minigames and sidequests bring to games, and how to design them effectively.
March 14, 2018
Road to the IGF: Cosmic Top Secret
Road to the IGF: Cosmic Top Secret
Cosmic Top Secret tells a papercraft story of Cold War secrets and family connections, taking the player on an autobiographical journey through the stories of a developer's parents.
March 14, 2018
Jam City acquires assets and dev team of Colombian studio Brainz
Jam City acquires assets and dev team of Colombian studio Brainz
Jam City has acquired the assets of Colombian mobile game developer Brainz, including the rights to the studio's upcoming action strategy title, World War Doh.
March 14, 2018
Valve launches VR resolution auto-optimization tool for SteamVR
Valve launches VR resolution auto-optimization tool for SteamVR
Available though the Steam VR beta, the new 'runtime' feature measures the speed of a user's GPU and tells applications to render at an appropriate resolution based on its power.
March 14, 2018
3000 made redundant as Toys 'R' Us shutters UK stores
3000 made redundant as Toys 'R' Us shutters UK stores
The decision comes after administrators failed to find a new buyer for the struggling chain, which last year voluntarily filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Canada.
March 14, 2018
Opinion: Trump's video game 'summit' reminds us who the enemy is
Opinion: Trump's video game 'summit' reminds us who the enemy is
In the wake of last week's White House summit on violent video games, Gamasutra contributor Katherine Cross reflects on where the problems really lie -- and what the game industry can do about it.
March 14, 2018
Toys 'R' Us to close all of its U.S. stores, cut ~33,000 jobs
Toys 'R' Us to close all of its U.S. stores, cut ~33,000 jobs
This is a big deal for the game industry since Toys 'R' Us is one of the few remaining U.S. retail chains which devotes significant shelf space to video games, game consoles and accessories.
March 14, 2018
Learn to better fight toxicity from the new Fair Play Alliance at GDC 2018
Learn to better fight toxicity from the new Fair Play Alliance at GDC 2018
Heads up, game makers: the 2018 Game Developers Conference starts Monday, and this year organizers are excited to welcome a lineup of great talks from the folks at the Fair Play Alliance!
March 14, 2018
Hone your game design skills at the GDC 2018 Game Design Workshop
Hone your game design skills at the GDC 2018 Game Design Workshop
GDC 2018 attendees are invited to attend the two-day workshop and take part in hands-on activities, group discussion, analysis and critique of the art and science of game design!
March 14, 2018
Get a job: Magic Leap is hiring a Game Designer 2
Get a job: Magic Leap is hiring a Game Designer 2
Magic Leap is looking for an experienced game designer with a strong grasp of cure design fundamentals to join its team in Florida.
March 14, 2018