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Heads up, VR devs: Oculus has released its Avatar SDK and Explore API to the world
Heads up, VR devs: Oculus has released its Avatar SDK and Explore API to the world
Speakers at Oculus Connect took some time today to detail what goodies VR developers can expect from the company in the near future.
Oct. 11, 2017
Loot boxes don't count as gambling in the ESRB's books
Loot boxes don't count as gambling in the ESRB's books
The ESRB has weighed in on the recent conversation surrounding loot boxes to say that, as far as it is concerned, loot boxes do not count as gambling.
Oct. 11, 2017
Oculus + Touch price permanently dropped to $399
Oculus + Touch price permanently dropped to $399
Originally debuted for close to $800, the Oculus + Touch bundle has once again had its price reduced.
Oct. 11, 2017
Finji chief reminds devs to divorce self-worth from financial success
Finji chief reminds devs to divorce self-worth from financial success
"We measure personal failure personally," Finji CEO Rebekah Saltsman explained in a chat with fellow indie devs about failure. "Financial failure is completely divorced from our own self worth."
Oct. 11, 2017
Star Control II devs unite for a 'passion project' sequel
Star Control II devs unite for a 'passion project' sequel
Toys for Bob cofounders Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III announced this week that they've begun working (in their personal time) on a sequel to the 1992 space adventure game Star Control II.
Oct. 11, 2017
Check out this deep dive into the source code for Aladdin on Genesis
Check out this deep dive into the source code for Aladdin on Genesis
The Video Game History Foundation has published the first product of its Writing Fund: a deep dive into source code for the Genesis game Aladdin, written by game dev Rich Whitehouse.
Oct. 11, 2017
Video: Learning from trance and meditation to make better games
Video: Learning from trance and meditation to make better games
At GDC 2017, indie game designer Robin Arnott dug into the value of trance states, and offered fellow devs insight into how to induce such experiences by studying the many causes and types of trance.
Oct. 11, 2017
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Director of Sound Design
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Director of Sound Design
Sony PlayStation is hiring a Director of Sound Design for its California-based studio.
Oct. 11, 2017
Demystifying earned media: how does indie game PR really work?
Demystifying earned media: how does indie game PR really work?
Public relations can seem like a strange and arcane art sometimes. So how do the most successful indie games build momentum and hype via public relations? Game If You Are director Lewis Denby gives an in-depth walkthrough of the process.
Oct. 11, 2017
Scaling Dedicated Game Servers with Kubernetes: Part 3 – Scaling Up Nodes
Scaling Dedicated Game Servers with Kubernetes: Part 3 – Scaling Up Nodes
Third part of a series on managing and scaling Dedicated Game Servers with open source projects Kubernetes and Docker. In this post we look at using game server CPU information to increase the nodes in our Kubernetes cluster as our player base increases.
Oct. 11, 2017
Translating a Game 1/3 : The Process
Translating a Game 1/3 : The Process
Get a high level overview of what it takes to get your game translated in part 1 of 3 with increasing levels of detail. Part 1 is about planning and preparing for the localization process and its phases.
Oct. 11, 2017
When Strangers Become Friends and Make an Impact Together!
When Strangers Become Friends and Make an Impact Together!
Lori P. shares her four tips for great teamwork.
Oct. 10, 2017