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See BioWare deconstruct the flight and movement of Anthem at GDC 2019
See BioWare deconstruct the flight and movement of Anthem at GDC 2019
At GDC 2019 BioWare's David Hoang & Daniel Nordlander will reveal the process they used to create some of the more exotic traversal abilities players have at their disposal in Anthem: flight and swim.
Dec. 10, 2018
Get a job: The team at Hi-Rez Studios is hiring a Lead Gameplay Programmer
Get a job: The team at Hi-Rez Studios is hiring a Lead Gameplay Programmer
Hi-Rez Studios is immediately hiring an experienced Lead Programmer to work at its studio in Alpharetta, Georgia on Paladins.
Dec. 10, 2018
John Romero plans Doom spiritual successor in the form of a free Doom Megawad
John Romero plans Doom spiritual successor in the form of a free Doom Megawad
John Romero, the co-creator of the original Doom, is releasing a spiritual successor to id Software’s classic first-person shooter in the form of Sigil, a free mod for the 1993 game.
Dec. 10, 2018
Citing support issues, Epic stops selling Infinity Blade games
Citing support issues, Epic stops selling Infinity Blade games
Epic has removed Chair Entertainment's three _Infinity Blade_ iOS games from sale on Apple's App Store, explaining that it no longer makes sense for the company to support the games.
Dec. 10, 2018
China has established an ethics committee to vet online games
China has established an ethics committee to vet online games
The committee is comprised of online gaming experts and researchers from government departments, industry institutions, and media outlets.Â
Dec. 10, 2018
The South Korean government just made boosting a criminal offense
The South Korean government just made boosting a criminal offense
Boosting is a lucrative business in South Korea, and is particularly prevalent in popular titles like Overwatch and League of Legends.
Dec. 10, 2018
The Epic Store, In Its Current State, is Not Good for Anyone.
The Epic Store, In Its Current State, is Not Good for Anyone.
Epic puts in 12% of the effort with an abysmal game launcher, few user features, but fantastic incentives for indie developers.
Dec. 10, 2018
A Team-Oriented Approval Process
A Team-Oriented Approval Process
How well the team works out creative differences is discernible in the end product. Quality suffers when the team cannot balance the input of many personalities. This can be tackled with a team-oriented approval process.
Dec. 10, 2018
How Tom Clancy's The Division Manages AI Online
How Tom Clancy's The Division Manages AI Online
In part 2 of my series on The Division, I explain how the online systems manage the AI characters in-game.
Dec. 10, 2018
Conan Unconquered is a new strategy game, coming to the PC in Q2 2019
Conan Unconquered is a new strategy game, coming to the PC in Q2 2019
Dec. 9, 2018
Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds won’t feature any microtransactions, new details + first screenshots
Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds won’t feature any microtransactions, new details + first screenshots
Dec. 9, 2018
CD Projekt RED has cancelled the UWP version of GWENT, is transferable to the GOG version
CD Projekt RED has cancelled the UWP version of GWENT, is transferable to the GOG version
Dec. 9, 2018