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Changyou signs deal to bring Tetris to smartphones in China
Changyou signs deal to bring Tetris to smartphones in China
Chinese online game developer Changyou has signed a deal with The Tetris Company to bring the iconic puzzler to smartphones in China.
Nov. 19, 2018
The Strong Museum debuts exhibit focusing on women in the industry
The Strong Museum debuts exhibit focusing on women in the industry
The Strong Museum opened its Women in Games exhibition earlier today as part of its National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, celebrating the accomplishments of women in the video game industry.
Nov. 19, 2018
Here are your juries for the IGF 2019 Nuovo, Visual Art, and Audio awards!
Here are your juries for the IGF 2019 Nuovo, Visual Art, and Audio awards!
A diverse assortment of developers and industry professionals make up the juries of the GDC 2019 Independent Games Festival, an they'll soon decide the finalists for next year's awards.
Nov. 19, 2018
Get a job: Join the Digital Extremes team as an Environment Artist
Get a job: Join the Digital Extremes team as an Environment Artist
Digital Extremes is seeking an Environment Arts well versed in modeling, texturing, and lighting 3D environments to join its team in London, Ontario.
Nov. 19, 2018
PUBG Corp. details the results of its 3-month 'Fix PUBG' push
PUBG Corp. details the results of its 3-month 'Fix PUBG' push
The_ PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds_ dev has shared a post rounding up the various changes made during its three-month-long Fix _PUBG _campaign.
Nov. 19, 2018
_Star Citizen _has now crowdfunded over $200 million in 6 years
_Star Citizen _has now crowdfunded over $200 million in 6 years
Star Citizen's sizable crowdfunding sum has now surpassed the $200 million mark as the game progresses through its alpha stages.
Nov. 19, 2018
Charity gaming marathon Desert Bus for Hope raises $730,000
Charity gaming marathon Desert Bus for Hope raises $730,000
After 6 days of playing the infamous Desert Bus sequence from Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors, charity streamers have once again set a fundraising record.
Nov. 19, 2018
Activision addresses why Spyro Reignited Trilogy has no subtitles
Activision addresses why Spyro Reignited Trilogy has no subtitles
Activision has released a statement regarding the lack of subtitles during cutscene sequences in Spyro Reignited Trilogy, an omission which greatly impacts accessibility for players.
Nov. 19, 2018
Video: The audio processing of NieR: Automata
Video: The audio processing of NieR: Automata
In this GDC 2018 talk, PlatinumGames' Shuji Kohata explains the spatial audio techniques used in _NieR: Automata's_ desolate landscapes and natural environments.
Nov. 19, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Grandmaster Of Fallout 76 2
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Grandmaster Of Fallout 76 2
This week's highlights include a look at the U.S. grandmaster vying for the world chess championships, a diary playing through Bethesda's oddly emergent Fallout 76, and a host of other notable pieces.
Nov. 19, 2018
Old School Musical Post Mortem / Developement
Old School Musical Post Mortem / Developement
Old School Musical is released. Yay ! It's time to go back 7 years back in time (no joke) to talk about how it started.
Nov. 19, 2018
Throw Nothing Away: Lessons from the Making of Steel Rats
Throw Nothing Away: Lessons from the Making of Steel Rats
Tate Multimedia's Michal Azarewicz writes about letting your experiences drive your design, iterating on your own passions and talents, and leaving no idea behind in the new motorbike combat racer Steel Rats.
Nov. 19, 2018