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Violent video game montages are grounds for demonetization on YouTube
Violent video game montages are grounds for demonetization on YouTube
YouTube has clarified how some of its guidelines on what videos are eligible for ads apply to video games, telling Polygon that just playing video games is fine -- but montages of violence are not.
June 5, 2017
Dev explains the origins of Arms' eponymous extendable appendages
Dev explains the origins of Arms' eponymous extendable appendages
In a brief interview with Game Informer, Nintendo devs Kosuke Yabuki and Masaaki Ishikawa explain how a lot of the game's design stems from wanting to make a 3D fighter with a behind-the-back camera.
June 5, 2017
Video: A game dev guide to managing conflict on small teams
Video: A game dev guide to managing conflict on small teams
Finji cofounder and CEO Rebekah Saltsman takes the stage at GDC 2017 to share practical advice on how to handle conflict productively when you're working with a small team.
June 5, 2017
Get a job: Be an AI Engineer at Tangentlemen
Get a job: Be an AI Engineer at Tangentlemen
Tangentlemen is looking for an AI Engineer with experience with Unreal engine to join its team in Playa Vista, California.
June 5, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: Chuck E Cheese's Fallen London
Video Game Deep Cuts: Chuck E Cheese's Fallen London
This week's top longform article/video highlights include the history of Nolan Bushnell's Chuck E Cheese arcade restaurants, the backstory of Fallen London, and lots more.
June 5, 2017
Voxel Art: Reducing the Greebles
Voxel Art: Reducing the Greebles
A 4 year long experience of working in a completely new artistic medium. What is written will explain in detail the steps taken and learned in my career that brought me to my current artistic style using voxels.
June 5, 2017
VR Tutorial Breakdown: Building a Bow and Arrow Grappling Hook
VR Tutorial Breakdown: Building a Bow and Arrow Grappling Hook
A summary of our livestream showing how to build a bow and arrow grappling hook for VR.
June 5, 2017
Building High Quality Games
Building High Quality Games
In this article I will explore what I believe is a good foundation for building high quality games, and software in general. I will cover a wide array of different topics which have in common that I believe they all contribute to this goal.
June 5, 2017
Variation for the video game composer: the music of Little Lords of Twilight
Variation for the video game composer: the music of Little Lords of Twilight
Theme and variation in video game music is useful in creating differentiation that facilitates gamer comprehension of design mechanics. Video game composer Winifred Phillips describes how she used variation for her Little Lords of Twilight game score.
June 5, 2017
Prey – Patch 1.04 is now available, brings various FOV improvements
Prey – Patch 1.04 is now available, brings various FOV improvements
June 4, 2017
FIFA 18 will be officially revealed tomorrow
FIFA 18 will be officially revealed tomorrow
June 4, 2017
This mod for The Witcher 3 lets you play in first-person mode, supports combat & customizable FOV
This mod for The Witcher 3 lets you play in first-person mode, supports combat & customizable FOV
June 3, 2017