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Valve acquires Firewatch creator Campo Santo
Valve acquires Firewatch creator Campo Santo
"We had a series of long conversations with the people at Valve, and everyone shared the satisfaction we take in working with people whose talents dwarf our own."
April 23, 2018
Barlog: God of War's 'single shot' camera trick was a tough sell for devs
Barlog: God of War's 'single shot' camera trick was a tough sell for devs
"40 percent of the team came to me after the game was done, and they played it, and they finally...said, ‘oh I get it now'," God of War lead Cory Barlog recently recounted to Polygon.
April 23, 2018
Sponsored: How Shopify enables game developers to monetize with merch
Sponsored: How Shopify enables game developers to monetize with merch
If you're not selling merchandise from right inside your game, you may be leaving money on the table. Corey Pollock explains how Shopify can help game devs take advantage of the rapidly-growing merchandising segment.
April 23, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: Rise Of The Ambient Parent Jam
Video Game Deep Cuts: Rise Of The Ambient Parent Jam
This week's highlights include a piece on Zelda & ambient video games, the role of parents in games like God Of War, and a NBA Jam making-of video.
April 23, 2018
Atari VCS: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Atari VCS: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
This is an excerpt from '21 Unexpected Games to Love For The Atari VCS', available in the current game eBook Storybundle. E.T. gets a lot of crap, but it is possible to enjoy, and it's arguably better than Warshaw's previous hit Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
April 23, 2018
How to stand out in the crowd
How to stand out in the crowd
We will explore the traits that make a game stand out in in a saturated market
April 23, 2018
PAX East 2018: Designing a Convention Booth
PAX East 2018: Designing a Convention Booth
This post is a cross-post from our own website blog. Link: http://www.simplemachine.co/pax-east-2018-recap/ In this post we go over what went into planning our booth for PAX East Including what to order, how to lay stuff out, how to sell merch, etc.
April 23, 2018
Valve has acquired the developers of Firewatch, Campo Santo
Valve has acquired the developers of Firewatch, Campo Santo
April 22, 2018
Stormdivers is a new multiplayer-focused game from the creators of Nex Machina & Resogun
Stormdivers is a new multiplayer-focused game from the creators of Nex Machina & Resogun
April 22, 2018
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA – First beta patch available, contains shader optimizations
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA – First beta patch available, contains shader optimizations
April 22, 2018
Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6 is now available for download
Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6 is now available for download
April 21, 2018
Star Citizen surpasses two million players, version 3.3.0 planned for a Q3 2018 release
Star Citizen surpasses two million players, version 3.3.0 planned for a Q3 2018 release
April 21, 2018