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Rovio acquires Eve: War of Ascension dev PlayRaven
Rovio acquires Eve: War of Ascension dev PlayRaven
PlayRaven is focused on creating strategy games for mobile, and has recently been collaborating with CCP Games on the upcoming free-to-play mobile MMO, Eve: War of Ascension.Â
Nov. 30, 2018
Valve creates new rev share tiers to give big sellers a break
Valve creates new rev share tiers to give big sellers a break
In addition, Valve claims to be updating (among other things) its confidentiality guidelines so that developers can now share sales data at their own discretion.
Nov. 30, 2018
EVE Online dev halts production on Project Nova
EVE Online dev halts production on Project Nova
Production on Project Nova has been halted, according to EVE Online developer CCP Games.
Nov. 30, 2018
Reminder: 2019 GDC Film Festival submissions close next Friday!
Reminder: 2019 GDC Film Festival submissions close next Friday!
Just a quick reminder that submissions for the 2019 GDC Film Festival are still open -- but only until next Friday, December 7th!
Nov. 30, 2018
PSA: Today is your last day to submit to Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2019!
PSA: Today is your last day to submit to Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2019!
Organizers welcome any and all one-of-a-kind game peripherals, contraptions, and novelties which enhance game experiences and challenge our expectations -- but you must submit today!
Nov. 30, 2018
Stardew Valley dev announces decision to self-publish
Stardew Valley dev announces decision to self-publish
Starting December 14, Stardew Valley developer Eric Barone (known as ConcernedApe) will be self-publishing the indie title on PC, XBOX, PS4, and PSVITA.
Nov. 30, 2018
Get a job: Sucker Punch seeks a Senior Lighting Artist
Get a job: Sucker Punch seeks a Senior Lighting Artist
Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch Productions is looking for a Senior Lighting artist with a minimum 5 years of experience and a solid understanding of current run-time rendering technologies.
Nov. 30, 2018
Former Sierra On-Line dev posts original source codes to eBay
Former Sierra On-Line dev posts original source codes to eBay
Former Sierra On-Line developer and creator of the Leisure Suit Larry games Al Lowe is listing the original source code for games he worked on to eBay, with more to follow.
Nov. 30, 2018
The experience of porting X-Morph: Defense to Nintendo Switch
The experience of porting X-Morph: Defense to Nintendo Switch
Working under limitations can be tiresome, but will make you find solutions you have never thought of. We believe porting X-Morph: Defense has made us into better developers and we would do it again without hesitation.
Nov. 30, 2018
Four design lessons which were really obvious to everyone but me 2
Four design lessons which were really obvious to everyone but me 2
Game designer and theorist Keith Burgun talks about a few design lessons which seemed to be obvious to everyone but him, and why and how that happened.
Nov. 30, 2018
Obsidian will reveal its new game next week at the Video Games Award 2018, won’t feature micro-transactions
Obsidian will reveal its new game next week at the Video Games Award 2018, won’t feature micro-transactions
Nov. 29, 2018
Cyan to publish ZED in Spring 2019, new trailer released
Cyan to publish ZED in Spring 2019, new trailer released
Nov. 29, 2018