Former biz dev VP for Foundation 9 lands at Skybound, the comics and media imprint launched by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, to lead comic-to-game efforts.
The YouTube channel for gamers brings in a significant funding round, this time led by a major Hollywood player, alongside other investors.
A new studio in New York City filled with veterans from companies like Square Enix, Riot, Rockstar, and Q Entertainment has just got investment from Puzzle & Dragons' parent.
The ShiftyLook project has resulted in comics, animation, and games -- and resurrected classic Namco franchises and rehabilitated fan favorites. One game is left to be released, though, and that's it.
Following on the award-winning Tiny & Big, Black Pants' new project is the Student IGF-nominated iOS game Symmetrain.
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including the future of game genres and the perils of 'easy solutions.'
Relive the top independent and AAA games from a decade ago in this newly-archived video of the IGF and Choice Awards from GDC 2005, headlined by winners Shadow of the Colossus and Gish.
"What if we created game worlds that totally did not give a damn, worlds that didn’t care about the player at all?" asks Adrien Chmielarz.
Majesco's indie publishing label Midnight City will publish Double Fine's Costume Quest 2 and a console version of The Fullbright Company's Gone Home later this year.
Three former Disney developers in Helsinki and San Francisco founded Shark Punch to develop a self-funded tactical turn-based heist game set in the '70s.
Game Developers Conference 2014 is just around the corner -- but before we kick off a week’s worth of learning, sharing, and networking, let’s all take a minute to share some standout #GDCmemories.
E McNeill decides to open up his project to players: "I'm going to hope for the best, brace myself for the worst, and use Reddit for my conversations with fans."
"Yes, morally, it sucks. Hire a bunch of people, have them build something, dump them, make money, rinse and repeat. But the moral argument obviously isn't enough."
Show organizers highlight a variety of the conference's best sessions, from a fireside chat with Xbox's Marc Whitten to a look back at the legacy of a classic studio and a look forward to the future of Japanese indie development.
The Wolfram Language will soon be integrated directly into the Unity engine, allowing game devs to implement the language in their projects.
As we dabble in how to "measure" PR, I thought I would share some insights on the past month and how (some) games were covered by media.
Social games company Kabam is looking to take advantage of its current positive financial situation, announcing this morning that it has acquired San Francisco-based studio Phoenix Age.
In the midst of Sony scooping up intriguing indie titles left, right and center for Playstation platforms, one particular Italian studio stands out as one to watch in 2014.
Firelight Technologies has made its audio tool suite FMOD Studio completely free for indie devs, regardless of whether you're using it for commercial purposes or not.
"Twitch Plays is an interesting concept, but it's using terrible technology to do a seemingly simple process. I and a couple team members tried to get it working yesterday. Suffice to say, it was a nightmare."
Hearthstone lead designer Eric Dodds shares insight into the game's design and explains how its small team signals a significant departure from Blizzard's typical approach to development.
Facebook is announcing the return of its F8 conference, last held in 2011, as a developer-facing event with practical tracks centered on building games and apps.
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Zolani Stewart and Cameron Kunzelman on topics including race and the recent "Left Behind" chapter of The Last of Us.
The director of 1994 hit X-COM: UFO Defense shares the story of designing the seminal real-time base management sim and turn-based tactical combat title in this free video.
There's a lot of good advice out there about game development, and a lot of bad advice. Today, we took to Twitter to try to get a taste of both the best and the worst.
A detailed breakdown of how Other Ocean designers crafted the Level Design of NBA Rush.
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Can we learn *anything* from Flappy Bird as an industry?
Insight into the "Secret Playbooks" for F2P Games. It all started with a question, "why do companies...
Have you thought about making a Free To Play game? What is the current landscape of F2P? This post...
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