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Facebook releases engagement-focused Games SDK
Facebook releases engagement-focused Games SDK
Facebook has released its new Games SDK that aims to let developers build Facebook-based sharing functionality into projects with the goal of boosting community engagement.
March 19, 2018
Google Play is launching download-free instant games
Google Play is launching download-free instant games
Google Play Instant is currently in closed beta. The company hopes that the friction-free download option will bolster the power of social shares and marketing campaigns.
March 19, 2018
Building a partnership between writers and narrative designers
Building a partnership between writers and narrative designers
Telltale Games' Eric Stirpe and Molly Maloney discuss the difference between narrative design and writing for games.
March 19, 2018
Scope Creep: A useful, treacherous tool, says Heat Signature dev
Scope Creep: A useful, treacherous tool, says Heat Signature dev
"Scope creep is a bad, dirty term, yet it’s also been my fundamental development technique," joked Tom Francis, developer behind the games Heat Signature and Gunpoint.
March 19, 2018
Appreciating the magic (and power) of hidden game mechanics
Appreciating the magic (and power) of hidden game mechanics
At GDC 2018 game designer Jennifer Scheurle breaks down how some of the biggest games "trick" players, showcasing how being a good game maker sometimes requires taking advantage of human perception.
March 19, 2018
Amazon debuts GameOn, a new cross-platform competitive game platform
Amazon debuts GameOn, a new cross-platform competitive game platform
As the Game Developers Conference kicks off today Amazon unveiled GameOn, a new platform aimed at helping devs implement cross-platform (mobile, console, PC) competitive multiplayer in their games.
March 19, 2018
Vive Pro to retail for $799, standard Vive gets $100 price drop
Vive Pro to retail for $799, standard Vive gets $100 price drop
The premium headset was unveiled back in January, and uses duel-OLED displays to deliver a resolution of 2880 x 1600 combined, compared to the standard Vive's 2160 x 1200 offering.
March 19, 2018
Klang nets $5M to support the development of its AI-driven MMO, Seed
Klang nets $5M to support the development of its AI-driven MMO, Seed
Berlin-based studio Klang has secured $5 million in funding to continue the development of its AI-driven massively multiplayer online (MMO) offering, Seed.
March 19, 2018
Epic gifts over $12M worth of Paragon assets to Unreal Engine devs
Epic gifts over $12M worth of Paragon assets to Unreal Engine devs
Epic is giving Unreal Engine 4 devs access to over $12 million worth of assets from its soon-to-be shuttered online shooter, Paragon.
March 19, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Exoplanets Of Trust
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Exoplanets Of Trust
This week's longform writing/video highlights include helping gamers find undiscovered exoplanets, research about 'the trust spectrum' from Raph Koster, and lots more.
March 19, 2018
Working with Pixel Art Sprites in Unity: Importing Assets
Working with Pixel Art Sprites in Unity: Importing Assets
A how-to series about importing, animating, and placing 2D sprites in Unity while using the actual Unity editor as little as possible. First up is the complicated world of importing assets into your Unity project.
March 19, 2018
Against "Accessibility"
Against "Accessibility"
In which our hero argues against classical notions of video game accessibility.
March 19, 2018