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Tencent awarded $2.9M in case against dev of alleged League of Legends clone
Tencent awarded $2.9M in case against dev of alleged League of Legends clone
A Chinese court ruled that Tencent was owed roughly $2.9 million following a lawsuit filed against Mobile Legends developer Moonton.
July 18, 2018
French game designer Muriel Tramis awarded Legion of Honor
French game designer Muriel Tramis awarded Legion of Honor
French game designer Muriel Tramis has been awarded the Legion of Honor, the highest order of merit available to civilians and military personnel in France.
July 18, 2018
Pokemon Go developer Niantic acquires Seismic Games
Pokemon Go developer Niantic acquires Seismic Games
Seismic is comprised of industry veterans from studios like Activision and Pandemic, and has worked on mobile and VR titles like Marvel: Strike Force and Blade Runner Revelations.
July 18, 2018
Devs weigh in on the best ways to write and design characters
Devs weigh in on the best ways to write and design characters
Game devs Chris Avellone, Obsidian's Carrie Patel, and Guerrilla's Dan Calvert chat with Gamasutra about how they and their teams write and design characters -- from start to finish.
July 18, 2018
Video: How to thrive and grow as an indie studio
Video: How to thrive and grow as an indie studio
In this 2018 GDC session, Weather Factory's Alexis Kennedy discusses the lessons learned while building Failbetter Games, and how those lessons were taken into account when founding a second studio.
July 18, 2018
Credit card thieves reportedly using Clash of Clans to launder money
Credit card thieves reportedly using Clash of Clans to launder money
Credit card thieves are allegedly using the mobile games Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Marvel Contest of Champions to launder hundreds and thousands of dollars via account selling.
July 18, 2018
Fortnite has collected $1 billion from in-game purchases
Fortnite has collected $1 billion from in-game purchases
Epic Games’ Fortnite has earned over $1 billion so far from in-game purchases alone according to a report published by market research firm Superdata.
July 18, 2018
Get a job: Slime Rancher dev Monomi Park is hiring a 3D Environment Artist
Get a job: Slime Rancher dev Monomi Park is hiring a 3D Environment Artist
San Mateo-based Monomi Park is looking for a 3D Environment Artist well-versed in 3D modeling, texturing, shader creation to contribute to the development of Slime Rancher and its future titles.
July 18, 2018
Encouraging collaboration among players in Sea of Thieves
Encouraging collaboration among players in Sea of Thieves
In a recent interview with The Guardian, lead designer on Sea of Thieves Mike Chapman discusses the evolution of how players went from competing against each other to collaborating.
July 18, 2018
How to take 7 years to ship a beta
How to take 7 years to ship a beta
How can you take 7 years to make your game? Here are some important tips and tricks for taking your sweet time.
July 18, 2018
The Warning of the World of Warcraft Effect
The Warning of the World of Warcraft Effect
Today's post looks at the phenomenon dubbed the "War of Warcraft Effect," and the warning that comes with trying to chase after another game's design.
July 18, 2018
Working with UE4 on Linux using Qt Creator
Working with UE4 on Linux using Qt Creator
Covers setting up Unreal to work with Qt Creator. Epic has a helpful guide to this here: https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-us/Platforms/Linux/BeginnerLinuxDeveloper/SettingUpQtCreator but it's a little bit lacking.
July 18, 2018