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Video: How to get the best performance out of voice actors
Video: How to get the best performance out of voice actors
At GDC 2014, expert DB Cooper shares advice gleaned from years as a voice actor & director -- including playful techniques for developing characters and tricks to help keep your voice actor on track.
June 19, 2017
Get a job: Impulse Gear is looking for a Sr. Engine Programmer
Get a job: Impulse Gear is looking for a Sr. Engine Programmer
Impulse Gear is looking for a Sr. Engine Programmer to design new engine features and more for its next VR title.
June 19, 2017
Developer Q&A: The blessing and the curse of early buzz for Rime
Developer Q&A: The blessing and the curse of early buzz for Rime
"People compared it to Wind Waker and ICO. This is a small indie title made by 18 people. When you're compared to blockbuster masterpieces, you consider what you did wrong in terms of expectations."
June 19, 2017
FTC aims to block DraftKings, FanDuel merger over monopolization concerns
FTC aims to block DraftKings, FanDuel merger over monopolization concerns
Without FTC intervention, the merger would result in one firm that controls over 90 percent of the U.S. fantasy sports market.
June 19, 2017
Take-Two shuts down a trio of Grand Theft Auto Online cheat providers
Take-Two shuts down a trio of Grand Theft Auto Online cheat providers
Following a conversation with the Grand Theft Auto V publisher, three GTA Online cheat providers have ceased operations and laid plans to donate past proceeds to charity.
June 19, 2017
Fuze to release a Switch game that teaches players to make Switch games
Fuze to release a Switch game that teaches players to make Switch games
UK coding education firm Fuze is planning to release a game next year for Nintendo's Switch console that will teach players how to make games for the Switch, using Fuze's custom language and toolset.
June 19, 2017
How the Streets of Rage composer got funding for his studio: he asked his mom
How the Streets of Rage composer got funding for his studio: he asked his mom
Heads up, devs: There's a really nice feature up on Polygon today about Yuzo Koshiro, the well-known Japanese game composer who's also been quietly making games his entire adult life.
June 19, 2017
Atari re-entering hardware business with mysterious 'Ataribox'
Atari re-entering hardware business with mysterious 'Ataribox'
The company, which last released a games console in 1993, unveiled a short teaser for the Ataribox on YouTube earlier this month.
June 19, 2017
Capcom and Bandai Namco sign cross-licensing deal to improve online play
Capcom and Bandai Namco sign cross-licensing deal to improve online play
Capcom claimed the deal will "improve the user experience while accelerating the production of titles and reducing development costs for both parties."
June 19, 2017
Learn about the surprising inspirations behind Plants vs. Zombies
Learn about the surprising inspirations behind Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies creator George Fan appeared on the Idle Thumbs podcast to explain how he dreamed up a real-time strategy title that pits the shambling undead against feisty flora.
June 19, 2017
Obituary: Madden developer Jonathan Sullivan
Obituary: Madden developer Jonathan Sullivan
A local paper reports that Jonathan Sullivan, a developer at EA Tiburon who served on the gameplay team of the Madden franchise, was shot and killed this weekend. He was 27.
June 19, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: Those Hidden Coin-Operated E3 Boys
Video Game Deep Cuts: Those Hidden Coin-Operated E3 Boys
This week's longform article highlights include behind-the-scenes on Hidden Folks, an interview about the Coin-Operated Americans book, interviews from E3, and much more.
June 19, 2017