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Opinion: Rebooting The Secret World as Secret World Legends
Opinion: Rebooting The Secret World as Secret World Legends
The very notion of this game being an MMO is being walked back, somewhat. The big marketing splashes call it a "SHARED-WORLD ACTION RPG." Not exactly catchy. SWARPG, perhaps, pronounced swar-pee-gee?
July 13, 2017
As UK retailer GAME struggles, Sports Direct snaps up 26% stake
As UK retailer GAME struggles, Sports Direct snaps up 26% stake
A short statement from Game Digital confirms Sports Direct, which is the largest sports equipment retailer in the UK, has acquired 44 million of the company's shares.
July 13, 2017
Horizon Zero Dawn dev Guerrilla Games wins big at Develop Awards
Horizon Zero Dawn dev Guerrilla Games wins big at Develop Awards
Guerrilla Games was one of the big winners at last night's Develop Awards in Brighton, taking home the Studio of the Year and Animation Awards for its work on Horizon Zero Dawn.
July 13, 2017
Struck by scammers, Itch.io eyes stronger safeguards for devs
Struck by scammers, Itch.io eyes stronger safeguards for devs
The whole thing seems to have been addressed quickly, but devs should know that this sort of thing does happen -- and the team at Itch.io are intent on making changes to make it harder in the future.
July 13, 2017
Challenged by the FTC, DraftKings and FanDuel call off merger
Challenged by the FTC, DraftKings and FanDuel call off merger
In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's statement that it would challenge the merger, fantasy sports/eSports betting services DraftKings and FanDuel have cancelled their plans to join forces.
July 13, 2017
VR Comfort and Optimisation in Sublevel Zero Redux
VR Comfort and Optimisation in Sublevel Zero Redux
In bringing Sublevel Zero Redux (our roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter) to VR we've had to overcome serious design and technical challenges. We dive into some of the solutions we've implemented to make such an intense game a great VR experience.
July 13, 2017
Mechanics – Building on the Foundation
Mechanics – Building on the Foundation
Building on my previous blog post I discuss further on how to help mechanics grow, with using them in multiple ways to help players learn.
July 13, 2017
Mind Games: Dissecting Get Even's Narrative-Mechanics Synergy
Mind Games: Dissecting Get Even's Narrative-Mechanics Synergy
An analysis article exploring the design facets of The Farm 51's psychological thriller Get Even, and how they interact with one another from a narrative and mechanical standpoint to create a cohesive and inventive virtual experience.
July 13, 2017
theHunter: Call of the Wild - Designing Believable, Simulated Animal AI
theHunter: Call of the Wild - Designing Believable, Simulated Animal AI
A detailed dive into the AI design behind the animals in Avalanche Studios' theHunter: Call of the Wild.
July 13, 2017
Unity Engine 2017.1 has been released and is now available for download
Unity Engine 2017.1 has been released and is now available for download
July 12, 2017
AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition runs Battlefield 1 & The Witcher 3 faster than the NVIDIA GTX1080
AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition runs Battlefield 1 & The Witcher 3 faster than the NVIDIA GTX1080
July 12, 2017
Top-down close-quarters action brawler, Redeemer, releases on August 1st
Top-down close-quarters action brawler, Redeemer, releases on August 1st
July 12, 2017