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Hack 'N' Slash takes home grand prize at IndieCade Awards 2014
Hack 'N' Slash takes home grand prize at IndieCade Awards 2014
IndieCade revealed the winners of its 2014 awards last night, with studios like Double Fine, Loveshack and Studio Bean picking up awards.
Oct. 10, 2014
Video: Reinventing slumber party games with Bumpie's Party
Video: Reinventing slumber party games with Bumpie's Party
In this GDC Europe 2014 talk, Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party developer Lau Korsgaard argues that 'slumber party' games grow up with players, but they also help the players themselves grow up.
Oct. 10, 2014
Get a job: Petroglyph is hiring a Network/Web Programmer
Get a job: Petroglyph is hiring a Network/Web Programmer
Have experience developing network tech for games? Grey Goo developer Petroglyph Games is hiring a network/web programmer to work in its Las Vegas studio.
Oct. 10, 2014
Here's one way to retain developers between projects: Lab Time
Here's one way to retain developers between projects: Lab Time
German social/mobile game publisher Wooga maintains 'Lab Time' for developers who are between projects, allowing them to work on side projects while they wait to snag a spot on another project.
Oct. 10, 2014
Leap Motion launches IndieCade-backed game jam with $75,000 in prizes
Leap Motion launches IndieCade-backed game jam with $75,000 in prizes
The winning teams will get a $5,000 cash prize and a slot to exhibit at IndieCade East 2015, with $2,500 in travel expenses also covered.
Oct. 10, 2014
Building Beyond Earth atop the Civilization codebase
Building Beyond Earth atop the Civilization codebase
The co-designers of Firaxis' upcoming strategy game explain how they went about building the game as designer/programmers, mucking about in the decade-old Civilization codebase in the process.
Oct. 10, 2014
Sony amps up community outreach with PlayStation fan event
Sony amps up community outreach with PlayStation fan event
The PlayStation turns 20 this December, and Sony is taking the opportunity to launch an event in Las Vegas where select developers can talk to their fans, speak on panels and showcase their games.
Oct. 10, 2014
Here's how not to contract with YouTubers to cover your game
Here's how not to contract with YouTubers to cover your game
A new Kotaku report reveals that some YouTubers had to negotiate signing a contract for early access to a game that explicitly required them to persuade their viewers to purchase the product.
Oct. 10, 2014
How League of Legends makes money from its players
How League of Legends makes money from its players
"If you’re really into cars, you don’t mind spending $50,000 to soup up your Honda. That’s the player we’re tapping into." - Riot Games president and co-founder Marc Merrill
Oct. 10, 2014
Inside PewDiePie's mind (and massive YouTube success)
Inside PewDiePie's mind (and massive YouTube success)
"The thing that has made YouTube so successful is that you can relate to the people you’re watching to a much higher degree than to the people you see on TV." - Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg
Oct. 10, 2014
Big Data, Cloud and IoE Explored at Data Virtualization Day 2014
Big Data, Cloud and IoE Explored at Data Virtualization Day 2014
With nearly 500 attendees joining together at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the fifth annual Data Virtualization Day on October 1st, 2014 was the
Oct. 9, 2014
Evolution of the Nuclear Exploit Kit
Evolution of the Nuclear Exploit Kit
This post is co-authored by Alex Chiu, Martin Lee, Emmanuel Tacheau, and Angel Villegas. Exploit kits remain an efficient mechanism for cyber criminals to
Oct. 9, 2014