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Sony considers turning to studio acquisitions as competition rises
Sony considers turning to studio acquisitions as competition rises
SIE CEO Jim Ryan says that "content is becoming more important than ever before" now that major players like Google are making moves in the game industry.
July 1, 2019
Miyamoto: Costs and dwindling appeal make new adventure games a hard sell
Miyamoto: Costs and dwindling appeal make new adventure games a hard sell
"Regarding adventure games, I have also helped develop many of them beginning with Shin Onigashima, but it’s very hard to make one in the current environment."
July 1, 2019
Chinese government revokes business license of Devotion publisher Indievent
Chinese government revokes business license of Devotion publisher Indievent
The Chinese government has revoked the business license of one of the companies behind the Taiwanese horror game Devotion.
July 1, 2019
Focus Home reports record year as Farming Simulator 19 passes 2 million sold
Focus Home reports record year as Farming Simulator 19 passes 2 million sold
Focus Home Interactive closed its 2018-2019 financial year with record revenue, a milestone it hit with no small amount of help from strong sales of both Vampyr and Farming Simulator.
July 1, 2019
Editor Roundtable: What's up with game subscription services?
Editor Roundtable: What's up with game subscription services?
The Gamasutra editorial team takes a moment to discuss what game subscription services mean for the video game business.
July 1, 2019
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July 1, 2019
Get a job: Join Disbelief as a Senior Programmer
Get a job: Join Disbelief as a Senior Programmer
Disbelief is looking for a senior programmer for a full-time position in either Cambridge, MA or Chicago, IL.
July 1, 2019
Video: Darkest Dungeon's 'camp counselor' approach to community management
Video: Darkest Dungeon's 'camp counselor' approach to community management
In this 2017 GDC talk John Lindvay explains why Darkest Dungeon dev Red Hook adopted a 'camp counselor' approach to community management, and how it helped foster strong relationships with players.
July 1, 2019
Nexon becomes majority owner of fledgling Swedish studio Embark
Nexon becomes majority owner of fledgling Swedish studio Embark
Tokyo-headquartered publisher Nexon has grabbed a majority stake in Stockholm-based studio Embark, which was established by DICE founder and EA's former chief design officer Patrick Söderlund.
July 1, 2019
Age of Empires series brings in over 1 million players each month
Age of Empires series brings in over 1 million players each month
There hasn't been a new mainline Age of Empires release in close to 15 years, but the real-time strategy franchise still has a fair bit of pulling power.
July 1, 2019
Remedy has acquired the publishing rights to Alan Wake from Microsoft
Remedy has acquired the publishing rights to Alan Wake from Microsoft
Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment has acquired the publishing rights to Alan Wake from Microsoft.
July 1, 2019
Run, Jump and Climb: Designing Fun Movement in Games
Run, Jump and Climb: Designing Fun Movement in Games
Moving a character is so common in games that players and designers often take it for granted. However, while it can be tempting to use the default movement options in a game engine, designing great movement can make simply controlling a character fun
July 1, 2019