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Video: Raw Data devs share lessons learned from Early Access
Video: Raw Data devs share lessons learned from Early Access
At GDC 2017, Survios' Chris Hewish and Mike McTyre take the stage and break down the technological and artistic challenges they faced during development of the popular VR shooter Raw Data.
May 2, 2017
Faithfully updating the art of a classic in Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Faithfully updating the art of a classic in Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
The graphics in the newly rereleased Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap map perfectly to 1989's original Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. “I wanted to make the game as I saw it as a kid on my screen," says artist Ben Fiquet.
May 2, 2017
The Strong nets bounty of game dev artifacts from IF pioneer Scott Adams
The Strong nets bounty of game dev artifacts from IF pioneer Scott Adams
Pioneering game developer Scott Adams has been making games for over 40 years, and now he's donated a sizable collection of games and game development materials to The Strong Museum of Play in NY.
May 2, 2017
Games drive strong earnings for Angry Birds maker Rovio
Games drive strong earnings for Angry Birds maker Rovio
The folks at Rovio Entertainment reported their earnings for the first quarter of the company's fiscal year this week, and the numbers look good -- thanks primarily to the company's game business.
May 2, 2017
How TumbleSeed grew out of an '80s arcade game: Ice Cold Beer
How TumbleSeed grew out of an '80s arcade game: Ice Cold Beer
"We've got to be true to the source material, out of love and respect for this awesome game that not a lot of people know about," TumbleSeed dev Greg Wohlwend tells The Verge in a new interview.
May 2, 2017
Hearthstone gains 20M players in a year, surpassing 70M to date
Hearthstone gains 20M players in a year, surpassing 70M to date
Blizzard's cross-platform collectible card game Hearthstone has surpassed 70 million registered players, up about 20 million from where it was a year ago.
May 2, 2017
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe becomes fastest-selling title in franchise history
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe becomes fastest-selling title in franchise history
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has become the fastest-selling title in the long-running racing series after selling over 459,000 copies in the U.S. on launch day.
May 2, 2017
Amazon shutting down Underground 'actually free' game marketplace
Amazon shutting down Underground 'actually free' game marketplace
Amazon has announced plans to wind down its Amazon Underground 'actually free' mobile marketplace less than two years after it launched.
May 2, 2017
Half-Life scribe and VR guru Chet Faliszek leaves Valve
Half-Life scribe and VR guru Chet Faliszek leaves Valve
Valve has witnessed another big name departure, with long-serving writer and VR ambassador Chet Faliszek leaving the company after 12 years.
May 2, 2017
Historians react to Call of Duty WWII
Historians react to Call of Duty WWII
Historians Bob Whitaker and John Harney discuss the reveal of Call of Duty WWII and the recent games they've been playing. Topics include history, public memory, and Irish accents in Nioh.
May 2, 2017
Scaling Dedicated Game Servers with Kubernetes: Part 1 – Containerising and Deploying
Scaling Dedicated Game Servers with Kubernetes: Part 1 – Containerising and Deploying
First part in a series covering how developers can leverage the power of open source infrastructure and software orchestration, specifically Docker and Kubernetes, to manage and scale game servers over large clusters of machines.
May 2, 2017
Unity Editor Scripting (A kick-starter guide) - Part 1
Unity Editor Scripting (A kick-starter guide) - Part 1
If you are a Unity developer, there are a number of reasons why you want to create tools and utilities for your game. Unity alone or any 3rd-party tool doesn’t fulfill your requirements. In this case, editor scripting saves the day.
May 2, 2017