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Designing the stealth, economy, and encounters of Horizon Zero Dawn
Designing the stealth, economy, and encounters of Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn designer Eric Boltjes shares some of the lessons learned making an open-world game filled with machines meant to act like living creatures.
May 2, 2018
Nintendo's new president wants to turn mobile into $900M business
Nintendo's new president wants to turn mobile into $900M business
Nintendo's incoming president Shuntaro Furukawa wants to raise the value of the company's smartphone business to $910 million with the release of one huge blockbuster.
May 2, 2018
Sony brings PS2 titles to PS Now streaming service
Sony brings PS2 titles to PS Now streaming service
Sony has added a batch of PlayStation 2 classics to its PlayStation Now streaming service, meaning the platform's growing library now spans three console generations.
May 2, 2018
Nintendo credits its mobile push for rise in Switch sales in Asia, Middle East
Nintendo credits its mobile push for rise in Switch sales in Asia, Middle East
Nintendo's decision to bring some of its brands to mobile devices seems to be playing off by helping the company sell Switch consoles in regions outside of the Americas, Europe, and Japan.
May 2, 2018
Flashpoint is archiving Flash games before they disappear forever
Flashpoint is archiving Flash games before they disappear forever
Ben Latimore writes about his quest to save Flash games before they disappear.
May 2, 2018
With new leadership incoming, Nintendo aims to keep collaboration front and center
With new leadership incoming, Nintendo aims to keep collaboration front and center
"Mr. Kimishima has shown through his own actions what it means to manage a company collectively rather than relying on the efforts of a single person," says incoming president Shuntaro Furukawa.
May 2, 2018
Get a job: Skydance Interactive is hiring a Gameplay Engineer
Get a job: Skydance Interactive is hiring a Gameplay Engineer
Skydance is looking for a dev to maintain and extend major game subsystems, create and optimize gameplay elements, and more as a member of its Marina del Rey-based team.
May 2, 2018
Using Source Control with RPG Maker VX Ace
Using Source Control with RPG Maker VX Ace
It's possible to use source control systems like Mercurial or Git to track your RPG Maker VX Ace project, but there are a couple of "gotchas" you need to avoid.
May 2, 2018
Fallout North Star is a new total conversion mod for Fallout 4, adding new quests, environments and more
Fallout North Star is a new total conversion mod for Fallout 4, adding new quests, environments and more
May 1, 2018
Capcom will present an action adventure game at E3 2018
Capcom will present an action adventure game at E3 2018
May 1, 2018
Far Cry 5 update 1.5 goes live later today, full release notes unveiled
Far Cry 5 update 1.5 goes live later today, full release notes unveiled
May 1, 2018
Unreal Redux is a fan remake of the classic Unreal in Unreal Engine 1
Unreal Redux is a fan remake of the classic Unreal in Unreal Engine 1
May 1, 2018