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Get a job: Be a Creative Director at Nix Hydra
Get a job: Be a Creative Director at Nix Hydra
The studio responsible for Egg Baby is looking to hire an experienced game designer to take a lead role on the creative team in Nix Hydra's Los Angeles, CA studio.
May 4, 2016
Game Design Deep Dive: Situational awareness and player frustration in GRIP
Game Design Deep Dive: Situational awareness and player frustration in GRIP
The blinding speed of the Rollcage racing franchise left some players feeling disoriented or frustrated by unexpected crashes. Caged Element vowed to fix these issues in their spiritual successor GRIP.
May 4, 2016
Steam user reviews updated to better reflect changing game experiences
Steam user reviews updated to better reflect changing game experiences
"By listing recently posted reviews more prominently and by defaulting to recent helpful reviews, Steam can now show a more current idea of what it's like to play the game now."
May 4, 2016
Almost twice as many UK games now supported by Games Tax Relief
Almost twice as many UK games now supported by Games Tax Relief
"While today’s figures demonstrate Game Tax Relief’s continued and greatly-needed boost to the UK games industry, there is still more to be done."
May 4, 2016
The first 5 years of VR 'are going to be madness', says CCP chief
The first 5 years of VR 'are going to be madness', says CCP chief
"We had the expectation of the first five years of VR are going to be madness," CCP Games CEO Hilmar Pétursson told Polygon. "It's going to take five years from this year to sort itself out."
May 4, 2016
Add bad VR support to Sweeney's list of grievances against Microsoft's UWP
Add bad VR support to Sweeney's list of grievances against Microsoft's UWP
"The VR revolution that’s happening now...if you tried to make it work with the UWP system present, it would never happen." Epic's cofounder said in a new round of UWP criticism at the GamesBeat Summit.
May 4, 2016
Respawn joins the stable of devs making Star Wars games for EA
Respawn joins the stable of devs making Star Wars games for EA
Electronic Arts announced today that it has cut a deal with Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment that will see the studio building a new third-person "action adventure game" bearing the Star Wars brand.
May 4, 2016
Zynga's latest results: Steady as she goes, under new CEO Gibeau
Zynga's latest results: Steady as she goes, under new CEO Gibeau
Zygna's new CEO presides over improved numbers in his first quarter at the tiller, as the company aims to get itself repositioned as a reliable mobile game operator.
May 4, 2016
Why You Should Always Register the Trademark on your Kickstarter Game
Why You Should Always Register the Trademark on your Kickstarter Game
Due to a quirk in trademark law, a successful Kickstarter campaign provides you zero protection over the title of your game. There is only one way to protect a game title while crowdfunding during development.
May 4, 2016
Building on the past: How RuneScape’s official legacy server avoided cannibalism and became an eSport
Building on the past: How RuneScape’s official legacy server avoided cannibalism and became an eSport
Mat Kemp, Product Manager for Old School RuneScape, examines how Jagex took a version of RuneScape from 10 years ago and made it relevant for todays’ gamers, and why other MMO companies should look to offer vanilla services for their veteran communities.
May 4, 2016
Brainstorming in 5 Easy Steps: The Story of a New Game Character
Brainstorming in 5 Easy Steps: The Story of a New Game Character
This is a how-to story on the brainstorming process we used, at Sand Sailor Studio, for introducing a new character in the game we are currently developing: Black The Fall.
May 4, 2016
How to make your own YouTubers' contacts list!
How to make your own YouTubers' contacts list!
Two weeks ago I released the biggest YouTubers' contacts list on the Internet; over 1400 accounts with e-mails and social media. Today, I'm going to show you how to build one on your own!
May 4, 2016