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PSA: 2 days left to register early for GDC 2018 at a discounted rate!
PSA: 2 days left to register early for GDC 2018 at a discounted rate!
With just over 48 hours to go before early registration for Game Developers Conference 2018 ends Wednesday, January 31st at 11:59 PM Pacific, now's the time register at a discounted rate!
Jan. 29, 2018
At GDC 2018, see how Valve uses deep learning to fight cheating in CS:GO!
At GDC 2018, see how Valve uses deep learning to fight cheating in CS:GO!
Fittingly titled "Robocalypse Now: Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'", Valve's GDC 2018 talk will show you how and why deep learning AI helps stop cheating.
Jan. 29, 2018
Mixer getting in-stream tipping and game purchases
Mixer getting in-stream tipping and game purchases
Mixer, the streaming platform and Twitch competitor owned by Microsoft, is getting a couple of rather familiar features in the coming months.
Jan. 29, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: Gorogoa's Lair of Coziness
Video Game Deep Cuts: Gorogoa's Lair of Coziness
This week's Video Game Deep Cuts includes a deep dive into Gorogoa, what went wrong in the making of Lair, and the concept of 'coziness' in games.
Jan. 29, 2018
Road to Raybeem - VR Music Visualizer
Road to Raybeem - VR Music Visualizer
A story about developing and releasing my first VR software independently.
Jan. 29, 2018
Better text reveals (Unity code inside)
Better text reveals (Unity code inside)
Tutorial texts, dialogs, user interfaces...Revealing text (often known as typewriter effect) is present in most games yet is often overlooked. In this post, I share some tips on how to make it better!
Jan. 29, 2018
The Importance Pre-Release Community Building And Early Organic Marketing​ For Indies
The Importance Pre-Release Community Building And Early Organic Marketing​ For Indies
Communities, the life blood your game. They're a measure of whether what you've created is actually any good. Right? So why do so many developers wait until after launch before starting to grow theirs?
Jan. 29, 2018
Atlus asks gamers whether they’ll be interested in PC versions of its titles such as Persona 5 or Persona 6
Atlus asks gamers whether they’ll be interested in PC versions of its titles such as Persona 5 or Persona 6
Jan. 28, 2018
Epic Games assures fans that it will continue supporting Fortnite
Epic Games assures fans that it will continue supporting Fortnite
Jan. 28, 2018
Microsoft blames Valve for the lack of a Steam version for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Microsoft blames Valve for the lack of a Steam version for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Jan. 28, 2018
Mass Effect 2 is now 8 years old and here are some of the greatest mods that you can install for it
Mass Effect 2 is now 8 years old and here are some of the greatest mods that you can install for it
Jan. 28, 2018
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is coming to Steam on February 14th
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is coming to Steam on February 14th
Jan. 27, 2018