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Report: Fans set to revive BattleForge with EA's blessing
Report: Fans set to revive BattleForge with EA's blessing
The fan community for the discontinued game BattleForge has reportedly received the green light from EA to release an unofficial, fan revival of the free-to-play RTS.
Feb. 13, 2017
The ups and downs of Ron Gilbert's journey to make Thimbleweed Park sans publisher
The ups and downs of Ron Gilbert's journey to make Thimbleweed Park sans publisher
"Even with 30 years of experience, I still got caught with stuff on this game," Gilbert told Waypoint recently, speaking to the good and bad bits of making Thimbleweed Park without a publisher.
Feb. 13, 2017
Obsidian steps back from Armored Warfare as My.com takes charge
Obsidian steps back from Armored Warfare as My.com takes charge
Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian is no longer working on Armored Warfare, having handed total control of the game over to publisher My.com.
Feb. 13, 2017
Valve explains why we'll never see the full history of Half-Life's development
Valve explains why we'll never see the full history of Half-Life's development
According to Valve's Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson, the company can't actually fully reconstruct the development process for its influential 1998 game Half-Life.
Feb. 13, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Alpha Kingdom Protocol
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Alpha Kingdom Protocol
This week's Video Game Deep Cuts include everything from a witty video appreciation of Kingdom's design to an Alpha Protocol retrospective, & lots more.
Feb. 13, 2017
Tips and tricks to get an Internship in the games industry
Tips and tricks to get an Internship in the games industry
This post is aimed at game dev students to help them secure an internship in the game industry. It’s a collection of do’s and don’ts on a few topics like portfolio, interviews, internship fairs, business cards and emails.
Feb. 13, 2017
A Design Discussion: Bloodborne vs Dark Souls 3
A Design Discussion: Bloodborne vs Dark Souls 3
From Software has been refining their action RPG design to a tee, and it's now time to break down two of their biggest hits.
Feb. 13, 2017
How Much Money Will Your Mobile Game Make?
How Much Money Will Your Mobile Game Make?
Learn professional techniques used to forecast the potential revenue of F2P mobile games including key performance indicators, how to estimate the size of your market, and actual genre based metric values you can use to get accurate sales estimates.
Feb. 13, 2017
Fast Following Clash Royale - the Case of Star Wars: Force Arena
Fast Following Clash Royale - the Case of Star Wars: Force Arena
Netmarble launched their Clash Royale inspired Star Wars game just under a month ago. On paper, this game sounded like a sure shot but since launch, the game has all but disappeared from the top charts. This post answers to why the game failed.
Feb. 13, 2017
GDC 2017: How video game composers can use music to build suspense
GDC 2017: How video game composers can use music to build suspense
Video game composer Winifred Phillips presents extra research & scholarship gathered for her GDC 2017 talk: Homefront to God of War: Using Music to Build Suspense. This info (not included in the talk) is useful for designers wishing to enhance suspense.
Feb. 13, 2017
Making an Indie Game About Indie Game Making
Making an Indie Game About Indie Game Making
A solo developer's struggle with creativity, depression, and finding a unique voice.
Feb. 13, 2017
Shader deep-dive #3: Obtaining an animated look from a hand-drawn image
Shader deep-dive #3: Obtaining an animated look from a hand-drawn image
This shader breakdown will explain step-by-step how to transform a static image into an animated, hand-drawn sketch.
Feb. 13, 2017