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Pac-12 athletic conference to host collegiate eSports tournaments
Pac-12 athletic conference to host collegiate eSports tournaments
The Pac-12 Athletic Conference announces it will introduce collegiate eSports tournaments alongside traditional athletic events.
May 25, 2016
How Klang shows another way to do music-inspired game design
How Klang shows another way to do music-inspired game design
Think music-based design just has to be about guitar heroes and dancing revolutions? Indie platformer Klang has a few tricks to show how music can influence your game.
May 25, 2016
Results from the Game Design Challenge: The Pen is Mightier than the Fist
Results from the Game Design Challenge: The Pen is Mightier than the Fist
Our sister site, aimed at students and beginning developers, has a challenge every three weeks. Check out the most recent challenge winners and their innovative pitches!
May 25, 2016
Mojang's Crown and Council: From hobby project to Steam release
Mojang's Crown and Council: From hobby project to Steam release
"This is something I wanted to experiment with," says Pettersson. "Could you do a Risk-like game where the player has to develop a sense of odds and relationships without those being explicitly stated?"
May 25, 2016
Come out to GDC Europe and learn how to revive your aging F2P game
Come out to GDC Europe and learn how to revive your aging F2P game
At GDC Europe, longtime Wooga lead Sophie Vo will show you how to take an old dog of a mobile free-to-play game, teach it some great new tricks and give it a fresh lease on life.
May 25, 2016
Get a job: Disruptor Beam is hiring a UI/UX Designer
Get a job: Disruptor Beam is hiring a UI/UX Designer
Boston-based Disruptor Beam is looking to bring on an experienced UI/UX designer to contribute to various design efforts alongside the developers and designers at the studios's HQ in Framingham, MA.
May 25, 2016
Failbetter co-founder Alexis Kennedy leaving studio after 7 years
Failbetter co-founder Alexis Kennedy leaving studio after 7 years
"We’ve built something that’s changed the world, ever so slightly. But it’s been seven years in one place, and I’m too busy running the company to do enough of the creative work I love."
May 25, 2016
Inaugural IndieCade Europe conference heading to Paris this November
Inaugural IndieCade Europe conference heading to Paris this November
"The conference is complemented by workshops covering a range of topics, from introductions to popular digital gamemaking tools to hands-on game design lessons."
May 25, 2016
Microsoft could lay off 1,850 to streamline smartphone business
Microsoft could lay off 1,850 to streamline smartphone business
The restructure will cost approximately $950 million, with around $200 million expected to be dished out in the form of severance payments.
May 25, 2016
Rocket League update brings Steam cross-network play
Rocket League update brings Steam cross-network play
Rocket League has become the first Xbox One title to support cross-network play with a Steam PC game.
May 25, 2016
An expert look inside the HTC Vive's positional tracking system
An expert look inside the HTC Vive's positional tracking system
"There is a lot of wild speculation and misinformation about Lighthouse’s update rate floating around," writes VR expert Oliver Kreylos in a new blog post on findings from his own independent testing.
May 25, 2016
Devs sign on for No Goblin's 4th annual 'Men of Game Dev' calendar
Devs sign on for No Goblin's 4th annual 'Men of Game Dev' calendar
Developers from studios like Iron Galaxy, Bungie, and Naughty Dog are among the twelve slated to appear in this year's crowfunded calendar, a tongue-in-cheek send-up of stereotypical pinup calendars.
May 25, 2016