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Tropico publisher Kalypso acquires rights to Commandos series
Tropico publisher Kalypso acquires rights to Commandos series
As well as owning the entire Commando brand, the German publisher has also picked up the distribution rights to every entry in the series.
July 13, 2018
Colonial Marines modder finds big AI fix by changing one letter of code
Colonial Marines modder finds big AI fix by changing one letter of code
Word is spreading on ResetEra today about how an experienced modder of Gearbox's 2013 bomb Aliens: Colonial Marines found a way to significantly improve the game's AI by changing one letter of code.
July 13, 2018
Book Excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at building Ultima Online
Book Excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at building Ultima Online
In these excerpts from Wes Locher's new book 'Braving Britannia', veteran game devs Chris Mayer (now lead on Fallout 76) and Raph Koster remember building one of the early virtual worlds.
July 13, 2018
Video: How devs can apply the 5 domains of play to develop empathy
Video: How devs can apply the 5 domains of play to develop empathy
In this GDC 2018 talk, Ubisoft's Jason VandenBerghe takes a crack at refining his five domains of play theory to better account for the realities of game design.
July 13, 2018
Ubisoft Berlin granted $1.84M in subsidies from city senate for expansion
Ubisoft Berlin granted $1.84M in subsidies from city senate for expansion
Ubisoft Berlin is granted a subsidy of $1.84 million for expansion from the Berlin Senate, with the funds being used to grow operations and generate new jobs in the city.
July 13, 2018
Inkle Studios announces 'ink jam', encourages devs to learn ink
Inkle Studios announces 'ink jam', encourages devs to learn ink
Inkle Studios announces its first ever ink jam, a game jam running for games written using its open source scripting language ink.
July 13, 2018
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is looking for a Head of Global Account Management
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is looking for a Head of Global Account Management
This position will oversee all global account management teams across the world, with representation in Sony's SIEA, SIEE and SIEJA offices.
July 13, 2018
Social features have cut down on toxic behavior in Overwatch
Social features have cut down on toxic behavior in Overwatch
Blizzard's global insights group has just finished putting together some statistics surrounding the new social features added to Overwatch a few weeks ago, including LFG and endorsements.
July 13, 2018
Vampyr has sold 450K copies worldwide in its first month on all platforms
Vampyr has sold 450K copies worldwide in its first month on all platforms
July 12, 2018
Kalypso Media has bought the rights of Commandos, working on a brand new game
Kalypso Media has bought the rights of Commandos, working on a brand new game
July 12, 2018
Fortnite Season 5 has been launched, full release notes revealed, new cinematic trailer released
Fortnite Season 5 has been launched, full release notes revealed, new cinematic trailer released
July 12, 2018
BloodGDX, Blood port to Java’s libgdx framework with OpenGL support, now supports classic multiplayer
BloodGDX, Blood port to Java’s libgdx framework with OpenGL support, now supports classic multiplayer
July 12, 2018