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Exploiting fear to create good horror games
Exploiting fear to create good horror games
Developers Jade Jacson, Steve Kirby and Kelvin Moore dive into horror as a genre, why we like to be scared and how game developers can exploit our deepest fears to create a wide range of scares.
May 9, 2024
Alan Wake II developer Remedy cancels multiplayer project Codename Kestrel
Alan Wake II developer Remedy cancels multiplayer project Codename Kestrel
The studio has scrapped the project to focus on existing franchises.
May 7, 2024
Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games
Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games
The developers behind Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush, and Mighty Doom are being shut down.
May 7, 2024
Mobile PvP-shooter from the technical POV: a 10-year evolution of War Robots
Mobile PvP-shooter from the technical POV: a 10-year evolution of War Robots
In this article, we'll discuss our many years of experience in the technical development of this large project.
May 4, 2024
IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey highlights DEI deficiencies and crediting confusion
IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey highlights DEI deficiencies and crediting confusion
The latest data indicates DEI policies aren't being adequately enforced and suggests crediting practices need formalizing.
May 3, 2024
Thoughts To Live By
Thoughts To Live By
As a lesson in and reminder of what's philosophically important to my studios' games, inspirational posters have been a useful tool. This post features some 'here's what's important to me' concepts and asks you to come up with your own.
May 3, 2024
LinkedIn launches three games to play while job hunting
LinkedIn launches three games to play while job hunting
Like the New York Times, LinkedIn wants to turn its userbase into players and keep them coming back to play on a daily basis.
May 2, 2024
Report: Take-Two is shutting down OlliOlli World developer Roll7
Report: Take-Two is shutting down OlliOlli World developer Roll7
The award-winning studio is seemingly the latest victim of a sweeping cost reduction plan.
May 2, 2024
Former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg is the new CEO of Unity
Former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg is the new CEO of Unity
The new chief exec will net an annual base salary of $850,000, a litany of stock awards, and sign-on bonus worth $2 million.
May 2, 2024
Resolution appoints Johan Gastrin as CTO to expand into spatial computing
Resolution appoints Johan Gastrin as CTO to expand into spatial computing
Gastrin is hoping to 'usher in the next phase in the industry.'
May 1, 2024
Game workers in Quebec are making a huge unionization push
Game workers in Quebec are making a huge unionization push
Game Workers Unite Montreal has joined forces with Canadian trade union CSN to help workers establish unions at major studios in the region.
May 1, 2024
Update: Take-Two confirms Kerbal Space Program 2 is safe despite Seattle layoffs
Update: Take-Two confirms Kerbal Space Program 2 is safe despite Seattle layoffs
Despite those assurances, fresh reports indicate developer Intercept Games is being shut down.
May 1, 2024