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We're talking to Outcast: Second Contact's Franck Sauer at 3:30PM EST
We're talking to Outcast: Second Contact's Franck Sauer at 3:30PM EST
We're talking to an original developer who worked to revive the long-dormant Outcast franchise today at 3:30PM EST on Twitch.
Nov. 14, 2017
Xbox One owners can now send games as digital gifts
Xbox One owners can now send games as digital gifts
Microsoft has introduced digital gift-giving on its flagship console, just ahead of the holiday season.
Nov. 14, 2017
AbleGamers is offering sponsorships to three Train Jam-curious developers
AbleGamers is offering sponsorships to three Train Jam-curious developers
The AbleGamers Foundation is partnering up with Train Jam to help three game developers with disabilities attend both the mobile game jam event and, following the trip, GDC.
Nov. 14, 2017
Nominees revealed for The Game Awards 2017
Nominees revealed for The Game Awards 2017
The nominees for the fourth annual Game Awards have been revealed, and there are plenty of big-hitters up for multiple prizes.
Nov. 14, 2017
GameMaker Studio 2 gets new low-cost 'Creators Edition'
GameMaker Studio 2 gets new low-cost 'Creators Edition'
Unlike the free trial version, the new "Creator Edition" gives devs full access to the entire GameMaker toolset, letting them hone their skills without any limitations.
Nov. 14, 2017
Film Victoria pledges $140K to create more opportunities for women in games
Film Victoria pledges $140K to create more opportunities for women in games
Australian government agency Film Victoria is dishing out $140,000 in grants to help create more opportunities for women in games.
Nov. 14, 2017
GameStop aborts the launch of its unlimited game rental program
GameStop aborts the launch of its unlimited game rental program
GameStop began rolling out, then abruptly stopped, the PowerPass game rental program it had planned to officially launch next week.
Nov. 14, 2017
IO Interactive has cut a deal to make a Hitman TV series
IO Interactive has cut a deal to make a Hitman TV series
The team behind last year's episodic hit-'em-up Hitman have confirmed they've cut a deal with Fox 21 and Hulu to produce a television series based on the game.
Nov. 14, 2017
Get a job: Wolcen Studio is hiring a Sr. 3D Animator
Get a job: Wolcen Studio is hiring a Sr. 3D Animator
Nice-based Wolcen Studio is looking for a passionate and ambitious Senior 3D Animator to bring to life the characters and creatures of its game.
Nov. 14, 2017
Ex-BioWare dev traces loot boxes back to Mass Effect 3 and FIFA
Ex-BioWare dev traces loot boxes back to Mass Effect 3 and FIFA
"There was a ton of inspiration between our two teams that we passed back and forth," former BioWare dev Jesse Houston tells Glixel. "We loved the Magic card feeling."
Nov. 14, 2017
Video: Creating Stellaris' complex AI behavior via data-driven design
Video: Creating Stellaris' complex AI behavior via data-driven design
At GDC 2017 Paradox's Mehrnaz Amanat Bari gave an illuminating talk about how the game's believably flawed and quirky (but hardy) leader AI was created and implemented via data-driven design.
Nov. 14, 2017
Game Developers Conference announces the inaugural GDC Film Festival
Game Developers Conference announces the inaugural GDC Film Festival
The Festival will include onstage Q&As with film-makers, and game producer/designer and journalist Mathew Kumar (Sound Shapes) will be MC-ing the festival and co-programming the featured films.
Nov. 14, 2017