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Profits down at Zynga, but mobile revenue is on the up
Profits down at Zynga, but mobile revenue is on the up
Social game juggernaut Zynga has released its financials for the full year ended December 31, and while profits are down, mobile revenue is actually on the up.
Feb. 10, 2017
Kabam Beijing scaled back after Legacy of Zeus cancelation
Kabam Beijing scaled back after Legacy of Zeus cancelation
Mobile giant Kabam has scaled back its Beijing studio after canceling its upcoming Legacy of Zeus project.
Feb. 10, 2017
Resident Evil 7 surpasses 3M sales in under three weeks
Resident Evil 7 surpasses 3M sales in under three weeks
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, the latest entry in Capcom's long-running horror franchise, has surpassed 3 million sales worldwide.
Feb. 10, 2017
Road to the IGF: Ghost Town Games' Overcooked
Road to the IGF: Ghost Town Games' Overcooked
Ghost Town Games co-founder Phil Duncan reveals how the studio created a frantic, co-op first experience in Overcooked, which is up for two awards at this year's Independent Games Festival.
Feb. 10, 2017
Funcom recoups Conan Exiles development costs in first week
Funcom recoups Conan Exiles development costs in first week
Funcom's open-world survival effort Conan Exiles has shifted 320,000 copies in its first week, allowing the developer to recoup all of its development costs.
Feb. 10, 2017
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Henning Steinbock's Close the Leaks
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Henning Steinbock's Close the Leaks
Close the Leaks (to prevent imminent death) is a four player arcade game that is controlled by stopping the air flowing out of hoses.
Feb. 10, 2017
Devs from Blizzard, Riot, and more will speak at GDC 2017's inaugural VFX Bootcamp!
Devs from Blizzard, Riot, and more will speak at GDC 2017's inaugural VFX Bootcamp!
GDC 2017 organizers are reminding you to make time to check out all the great talks taking place during the day-long VFX Bootcamp that helps kick off the conference later this month.
Feb. 10, 2017
Watch GDC 2017 speakers try to pitch their talks to you in a minute or less!
Watch GDC 2017 speakers try to pitch their talks to you in a minute or less!
They're very fun and personalized pitches for why you (yes you!) should carve out some time in your busy schedule to check out that each talk while you're attending GDC 2017 later this month!
Feb. 10, 2017
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a Mobile Producer
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a Mobile Producer
Telltale Games is looking for a Mobile Producer with experience taking free-to-play games from early concept to successful launches for its new mobile game initiative in San Rafael, CA.
Feb. 10, 2017
How Breakfast Cult Was Cooked
How Breakfast Cult Was Cooked
Breakfast Cult is a tabletop RPG (and soon, a visual novel) about cosmic horror and high school drama. This is the story of how it was created.
Feb. 10, 2017
Digital Blue and Gray: Historians Discuss Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Digital Blue and Gray: Historians Discuss Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Historians John Harney and Michael Woods discuss Ultimate General: Gettysburg and the history of the Civil War. Topics include war as an object for pop culture and the controversial use of the Confederate flag.
Feb. 10, 2017
Developer Diaries: the story behind Lords of Discord (№2)
Developer Diaries: the story behind Lords of Discord (№2)
Lords of Discord is a 3D turn-based strategy mobile game rooted in the legacy of the genre’s greatest classics and here is the continuation of the dev story behind it.
Feb. 10, 2017