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Valve debuts the next generation of OpenGL at GDC 2015
Valve debuts the next generation of OpenGL at GDC 2015
At GDC 2015, top engineers from Valve, Epic, Unity, Oxide, and Electronic Arts will unveil and explain Khronos' glNext initiative -- the successor to OpenGL.
Feb. 4, 2015
If you want your studio to succeed, put people first - Riot
If you want your studio to succeed, put people first - Riot
At the annual DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Riot CEO Brandon Beck argues that companies -- in this case, game companies -- don't invest enough in their people, which leads to painful negative outcomes.
Feb. 4, 2015
Cast your vote now for the 2015 IGF Audience Award
Cast your vote now for the 2015 IGF Audience Award
Game Developers Conference organizers are happy to announce that voting for the Independent Games Festival (IGF) Audience Award is now open through February 9th, 2015 at 11:59 PM PT.
Feb. 2, 2015
Get a job: Gameloft is looking to hire Online Programmers
Get a job: Gameloft is looking to hire Online Programmers
The folks at Gameloft are looking for multiple programmers to serve as network engineers alongside the game development teams at the company's Seattle, WA offices.
Feb. 2, 2015
Catch Croteam's Talos Principle postmortem at GDC
Catch Croteam's Talos Principle postmortem at GDC
GDC officials confirm Alen Ladavec and Davor Hunski, CTO and CCO (respectively) of Croteam, are delivering a postmortem of development on their IGF award-nominated game The Talos Principle at GDC 2015.
Jan. 30, 2015
Successful game makers share indie biz tips at GDC 2015
Successful game makers share indie biz tips at GDC 2015
Speakers from Double Fine, Ouya, Devolver Digital, TinyBuild, Finji and more will be sharing their lessons learned as successful indie game makers during GDC 2015.
Jan. 29, 2015
Stalled Ouya just landed $10 million investment, report claims
Stalled Ouya just landed $10 million investment, report claims
The Wall Street Journal reports that anonymous sources claim Alibaba is considering integrating the Ouya platform (and its catalog of games) into its own line of set-top boxes.
Jan. 29, 2015
Hear game dev tips from Xbox frontman Phil Spencer at GDC
Hear game dev tips from Xbox frontman Phil Spencer at GDC
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox and gaming at Microsoft, will be delivering a sponsored hour-long talk at GDC 2015 on how developers can best make games across the Xbox One and Windows 10.
Jan. 28, 2015
Get practical production tips from an EA researcher at GDC 2015
Get practical production tips from an EA researcher at GDC 2015
At GDC 2015, an EA researcher offers practical advice on how you can apply player research data to your late-stage efforts to tune your game and "move the needle" to hit that perfect sweet spot.
Jan. 28, 2015
GDC 2015 partners with iam8bit to showcase the 'Wheel of Whimsy'
GDC 2015 partners with iam8bit to showcase the 'Wheel of Whimsy'
For the fifth year running, iam8bit will delight GDC attendees with an interactive exhibit on the show floor. This time it's the Wheel of Whimsy, which is tied to four fun live-action minigames.
Jan. 26, 2015
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Engineer for Sega Networks 3
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Engineer for Sega Networks 3
Sega Networks' Three Rings studio is looking for developers with strong backgrounds in mobile and server-side engineering to work on new mobile and live operations games in San Francisco, CA.
Jan. 23, 2015
Video: Building Glitch City, a Voltron-like indie dev collective
Video: Building Glitch City, a Voltron-like indie dev collective
At GDC Next 2014, indie developers Asher Vollmer, Teddy Diefenbach, Ben Esposito and other Glitch City members discuss their failures and successes in founding an indie dev collective and workspace.
Jan. 23, 2015