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Survey: Few are willing to pay over $1k to get into VR next year
Survey: Few are willing to pay over $1k to get into VR next year
A recent survey by Greenlight VR and Touchstone Research that suggests only 11 percent of people are willing to pay over $1k to get into VR next year, making a new PC+Oculus Rift combo a tough sell.
Nov. 9, 2015
New storefront Playfield aims to solve games' discoverability problem
New storefront Playfield aims to solve games' discoverability problem
Indie studio Shark Punch raised more than $1M in investment this year to "fix game discovery." and this week it formally rolls out the result: Playfield, a new game storefront and discovery platform.
Nov. 9, 2015
Making a business out of bringing games like System Shock back
Making a business out of bringing games like System Shock back
Fast Company chats with the folks at Night Dive Studios about how they've made a business out of buying the rights to old games, patching them to work on modern machines and putting them back on sale.
Nov. 9, 2015
D4 creator Swery taking a break from game dev to recuperate
D4 creator Swery taking a break from game dev to recuperate
Last week Access Games developer Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro published a frank blog post explaining that he's taking a break from the rigors of game development for health reasons.
Nov. 9, 2015
2 Become 1: Blizzard designs MOBA hero for dual-player control
2 Become 1: Blizzard designs MOBA hero for dual-player control
Blizzard developers are experimenting with single-character co-op by adding a hero meant to be played by two people simultaneously to the roster of its Heroes of the Storm MOBA.
Nov. 9, 2015
Ron Gilbert: Episodic design is a bad fit for classic adventure games
Ron Gilbert: Episodic design is a bad fit for classic adventure games
Speaking to USGamer, Monkey Island co-creator Gilbert notes that episodic design is a bad look for point-and-click adventure games because (among other things) it constrains the game's scope.
Nov. 9, 2015
Chart-topping Black Ops III bolstered by Xbox One & PS4 retail sales
Chart-topping Black Ops III bolstered by Xbox One & PS4 retail sales
Call of Duty: Black Ops III has already climbed to the top of the UK retail sales charts, with Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game accounting for 91 percent of all sales.
Nov. 9, 2015
Game devs have opened a virtual reality Pandora's Box, says Oculus CEO
Game devs have opened a virtual reality Pandora's Box, says Oculus CEO
"The Pandora's Box has been opened. People now understand that good virtual reality that tricks your subconscious is possible."
Nov. 9, 2015
Yes, Nintendo really will use its star franchises for smartphone games
Yes, Nintendo really will use its star franchises for smartphone games
Nintendo management has said time and again that its IP is up for grabs when it comes to making mobile games, despite what you may have read.
Nov. 9, 2015
Touchnote Postcard Service Hacked, Affecting Millions
Touchnote Postcard Service Hacked, Affecting Millions
Registered users' names, email addresses and order history have been accessed.
Nov. 8, 2015
Classic Postmortem: Guitar Hero
Classic Postmortem: Guitar Hero
The genre defining rhythm game turns 10 today. Here's a classic postmortem of the game that first ran in Game Developer magazine.
Nov. 8, 2015
New Android Malware Surfaced, Only Way Out Throw Away Your Phone
New Android Malware Surfaced, Only Way Out Throw Away Your Phone
Researchers at Lookout Security have found a Shuanet malware that masquerades as some of the most downloaded apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat.
Nov. 7, 2015