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Video: Skill, matchmaking, and ranking systems design
Video: Skill, matchmaking, and ranking systems design
Activision's Josh Menke speaks at GDC 2016 to discuss how skill can be properly used for matchmaking, and suggests best practices for ranking systems.
Dec. 4, 2017
Google Doodle celebrates 50 years of kids coding
Google Doodle celebrates 50 years of kids coding
Google Doodle features the first kid-focused coding doodle in collaboration with Google Blockly and MIT Scratch. The visual block programming languages are used to teach computer science concepts to kids.
Dec. 4, 2017
Sony launches in-home PlayStation VR trial program
Sony launches in-home PlayStation VR trial program
Virtual reality can be a hard sell for players unfamiliar with the tech, but Sony has launched a new promotion that could help land its PlayStation VR headset in the homes of more players.
Dec. 4, 2017
Epic Games lawsuit over Fortnite cheats ends in settlement
Epic Games lawsuit over Fortnite cheats ends in settlement
The first of the duo of lawsuits brought against alleged Fortnite cheaters by Epic Games has been resolved.
Dec. 4, 2017
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp apparently started life as a town planner
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp apparently started life as a town planner
Unseen 64 contributor Liam Robertson has published a video suggesting the earliest iterations of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp were wildly different to the finished product.
Dec. 4, 2017
Ex-King staffers net $2.2M to form new multiplayer-focused mobile studio
Ex-King staffers net $2.2M to form new multiplayer-focused mobile studio
A group of former King employees have raised $2.2 million to fund the creation of new multiplayer-focused mobile studio, Strange Quest.
Dec. 4, 2017
Get a job: Tonk Tonk Games is hiring a Unity Developer
Get a job: Tonk Tonk Games is hiring a Unity Developer
LA-based Tonk Tonk Games is looking for a Unity developer to join it on the development of a mobile game.
Dec. 4, 2017
These are your juries for the IGF 2018 Design, Audio, and Student awards!
These are your juries for the IGF 2018 Design, Audio, and Student awards!
A diverse array of lauded developers and industry professionals make up the juries of the GDC 2018 Independent Games Festival, who will decide the finalists for next year's awards.
Dec. 4, 2017
GDC 2018 will host a Classic Game Postmortem of The Bard's Tale!
GDC 2018 will host a Classic Game Postmortem of The Bard's Tale!
Co-creator Dr. Michael Cranford will be at GDC 2018 in San Francisco next March to present a postmortem look at the making of The Bard's Tale I & II!
Dec. 4, 2017
Creators of Star Control accuse Stardock of publishing games without permission
Creators of Star Control accuse Stardock of publishing games without permission
The creators of Star Control accuse software development company Stardock of publishing earlier games without their permission.
Dec. 4, 2017
Reynald's Expedition: Designing A Hero
Reynald's Expedition: Designing A Hero
In this article, we share the creative process we went through when creating Reynald, our first game's main character and eager archeologist!
Dec. 4, 2017
Game Industry Blockchain Technologies Should Be Humble to Survive
Game Industry Blockchain Technologies Should Be Humble to Survive
Among the many blockchain solutions proposed for the gaming industry, the most popular have been those that create marketplaces for in-game purchases used in free-to-play models.These model however, excludes the role of game developers and publishers.
Dec. 4, 2017