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Yes, Nintendo is trying to drive players to its consoles with smartphone apps
Yes, Nintendo is trying to drive players to its consoles with smartphone apps
"... our primary objective is to encourage smart device users to be interested in and to play with our dedicated video game systems, and we are focused on this goal." - Shigeru Miyamoto
Nov. 4, 2015
The game dev letters: A series on The Beginner's Guide
The game dev letters: A series on The Beginner's Guide
Sentris developer Samantha Kalman and Insomniac Games designer Liz England exchange fascinating insights on The Beginner's Guide, and what it means to be a creator who happens to makes games.
Nov. 4, 2015
Get a job: Sony Computer Entertainment is hiring a Gameplay Programmer
Get a job: Sony Computer Entertainment is hiring a Gameplay Programmer
Want to work on PlayStation VR? Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is seeking an "experienced" gameplay programmer for its Manchester studio.
Nov. 4, 2015
Pitch your game prototypes to GDC's Experimental Gameplay Workshop
Pitch your game prototypes to GDC's Experimental Gameplay Workshop
The ever-popular Experimental Gameplay Workshop returns to GDC next year, and the event's organizers have issued a call for submissions of new "experimental" video game prototypes.
Nov. 4, 2015
Sponsored: Protecting your games from DDoS attacks (and how to fight back)
Sponsored: Protecting your games from DDoS attacks (and how to fight back)
Join Gamasutra and award-winning online security firm Imperva Incapsula for a free webinar on protecting your games from cyber attacks.
Nov. 4, 2015
Tech Contractors Pay $12m to Settle Claims they Failed to Screen Staff
Tech Contractors Pay $12m to Settle Claims they Failed to Screen Staff
Tech Contractors Pay $12m to Settle Claims they Failed to Screen Staff. CSC and NetCracker cough up in whistleblower-led civil case
Nov. 3, 2015
US Government Launches New Cyber Security Strategy Plan
US Government Launches New Cyber Security Strategy Plan
US Government Launches New Cyber Security Strategy Plan. Don’t expect a ‘one-shot silver bullet’
Nov. 3, 2015
Cisco pxGrid Caps First Year in Market with Nine New Ecosystem Partners and More Security Standards Work
Cisco pxGrid Caps First Year in Market with Nine New Ecosystem Partners and More Security Standards Work
An often overused yarn of our day is that “we live in an increasingly more connected world.” While overused, I can’t think of any better way to describe
Nov. 3, 2015
Ms. Pac-Man is the star of a Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2016
Ms. Pac-Man is the star of a Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2016
Veteran designer and engineer Steve Golson will be delivering a Classic Postmortem of his influential ‘80s arcade game Ms. Pac-Man at GDC 2016 in March!
Nov. 3, 2015
How Renowned Explorers folds diplomacy into its combat system
How Renowned Explorers folds diplomacy into its combat system
Adriaan Jansen of Abbey Games explains the process of designing a sophisticated combat system that accommodates diplomatic strategies, and tracks the shifting mods and attitudes of characters.
Nov. 3, 2015
Get a job: Tesla Motors is hiring an Unreal Engine Artist
Get a job: Tesla Motors is hiring an Unreal Engine Artist
Comfortable designing 3D game models in Unreal Engine? Electric car company Tesla Motors is hiring someone with your skills to help design and optimize 3D visualizations at its Hawthorne, CA offices.
Nov. 3, 2015
Video: Designing a puzzle game to be played with non-human senses
Video: Designing a puzzle game to be played with non-human senses
At GDC Europe 2015 indie game maker Ivan Notaros shares what he learned in making Scanner, a unique puzzle game that replaces the player's natural vision with a photo-based "poor man's 3D scanner."
Nov. 3, 2015