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Spil Games bolsters game portal business with Mousebreaker purchase
Spil Games bolsters game portal business with Mousebreaker purchase
Internet gaming outfit Spil Games has acquired casual games website Mousebreaker for an undisclosed fee, gaining access to the company's 1.5 million players.
May 12, 2016
Growth slows - but doesn't halt - in the Chinese PC game market
Growth slows - but doesn't halt - in the Chinese PC game market
The Chinese market's value has risen to $13.8 billion, but mobile is catching up as growth slows to 11 percent in 2015.
May 12, 2016
Ubisoft bounds back after successful sales of The Division, Far Cry
Ubisoft bounds back after successful sales of The Division, Far Cry
The company's profits have exceeded expectations set after the poor performance of Assassin's Creed Syndicate -- thanks to Far Cry Primal and The Division exceeding expectations.
May 12, 2016
Overwatch beta attracts 9.7 million players - Blizzard's biggest ever
Overwatch beta attracts 9.7 million players - Blizzard's biggest ever
The company invited players to try its new hero-shooter, and try it they did: 9.7 million players leapt into Overwatch across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
May 12, 2016
Wizard101 studio KingsIsle confirms layoffs
Wizard101 studio KingsIsle confirms layoffs
UPDATE: KingsIsle confirms layoffs. Its teen-focused MMO Wizard101 was a breakout hit -- but reports from Twitter suggest that the company is seeing much rockier times today.
May 12, 2016
Get a job: Demiurge Studios seeks a Game Director 2
Get a job: Demiurge Studios seeks a Game Director 2
Want to become "CEO of the game" for the Sega-owned studio Demiurge? "You lead and inspire a talented development team through all phases of product growth," according to this job ad.
May 12, 2016
How To Create Game Worlds
How To Create Game Worlds
What are the key approaches to creating engaging worlds that will help you build better characters and tell a story?
May 12, 2016
Biofeedback and Gaming: The Future Is Upon Us (Seriously)
Biofeedback and Gaming: The Future Is Upon Us (Seriously)
Integrating biofeedback into games is finally accessible for developers and players alike. This post highlights the state of biofeedback tech in games as of mid-2016 and presents options for how developers can start exploring it for their own titles.
May 12, 2016
Localizing your game into Spanish, which Spanish do you choose?
Localizing your game into Spanish, which Spanish do you choose?
You want to localize your game into Spanish, ok no worries there. However are you aware that you need to choose whether to translate your game into Euro Spanish or Latin American Spanish?
May 12, 2016
The Successes and Failures of Dark Souls 3's Design
The Successes and Failures of Dark Souls 3's Design
A massive examination of Dark Souls 3's game design; looking at what From Software did right, and where there were some problems.
May 12, 2016
How We Create Lively Game Characters With Well Written Dialogue
How We Create Lively Game Characters With Well Written Dialogue
Well written dialogue can make good games great. We at Halkologic Games have put a lot of effort on refining the way we write dialogue and want to share our best practices with you. Contains step by step instructions of our writing process with examples.
May 12, 2016
Casino Royale(ly) Screwed
Casino Royale(ly) Screwed
The gambling/gaming industry needs a completely new model in order to meet Millennials where and how they like to to play.
May 12, 2016