News

Devs: How are you doing? Take the GD Mag Quality of Life survey
Devs: How are you doing? Take the GD Mag Quality of Life survey
Are you happy? Is our industry healthy? How many hours of crunch did you work during 2012? Tell us all about your job satisfaction in Game Developer magazine's first Quality of Life survey.
Dec. 6, 2012
Majesco shares enter dangerous territory
Majesco shares enter dangerous territory
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco is in danger of having its stock delisted. Editor-at-large Chris Morris examines the 26-year-old company's precarious place on the stock market.
Dec. 6, 2012
New Facebook rules aim to force developers back onto the social network
New Facebook rules aim to force developers back onto the social network
Facebook isn't happy that some game developers are launching titles outside of the social network with Facebook's social integration options built in -- and it has launched two new policies that aim to bring them back.
Dec. 6, 2012
Naughty Dog, Ubisoft veterans launch new mobile studio
Naughty Dog, Ubisoft veterans launch new mobile studio
A team of former Naughty Dog, Ubisoft and Sony veterans has started a new mobile games studio, and today launched its first free-to-play title for iOS.
Dec. 6, 2012
Total War's Creative Assembly gets the Warhammer license
Total War's Creative Assembly gets the Warhammer license
Creative Assembly today announced a licensing deal with British tabletop company Games Workshop, that will see the Total War studio create video games based on the Warhammer universe.
Dec. 6, 2012
Kixeye expansion continues with new Canadian studio
Kixeye expansion continues with new Canadian studio
Social game studio Kixeye has opened a new development studio in the capital city of British Columbia, Canada, and appointed former Zynga director of development Clayton Stark as its general manager.
Dec. 6, 2012
Minecraft XBLA selling 40-60K copies every week
Minecraft XBLA selling 40-60K copies every week
The Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft is proving to be just as popular as its PC and Mac counterpart, as the game is currently selling between 40 - 60,000 copies every week.
Dec. 6, 2012
InXile is crowdsourcing 3D Unity models for Wasteland 2
InXile is crowdsourcing 3D Unity models for Wasteland 2
Wasteland 2 studio inXile has put together a crowdsourcing experiment, by which it is looking to its fans for many of the visuals and models for the upcoming RPG.
Dec. 6, 2012
Even a new console launch couldn't stop November's steep decline
Even a new console launch couldn't stop November's steep decline
There may have been a brand new home console on American store shelves, but that wasn't enough to stop yet another month of decline for the retail video game industry in the ever-important November shopping month.
Dec. 6, 2012
Obituary: Game designer, producer and educator Christopher Erhardt
Obituary: Game designer, producer and educator Christopher Erhardt
As an educator, Christopher Erhardt launched countless careers, both in the United States and abroad. As a developer, he left us with classics like Pool of Radiance and Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception.
Dec. 6, 2012
The first video game score ever nominated for a Grammy
The first video game score ever nominated for a Grammy
Austin Wintory's score for thatgamecompany's Journey is the first video game score ever nominated for a Grammy Award. "I really don't have words right now," says the shocked composer.
Dec. 6, 2012
As Vancouver transitions, Slant Six looks to mobile
As Vancouver transitions, Slant Six looks to mobile
Amid a shift in Vancouver's development culture, Slant Six Games has begun focusing on the mobile space with just-released Bowling Dead -- and is optimistic about the future of its community.
Dec. 6, 2012