Designing new, exciting places to clean up gore in Viscera Cleanup Detail's new DLC
The developers behind
Viscera Cleanup Detail -- in which players clean up the gory remnants of violent sci-fi encounters -- talk about the design of the recent DLC,
The Vulcan Affair.
Wizards of the Coast shares community-building tips at GDC 2019!
Come to GDC 2019 and learn how to more effectively build communities for your games and market your brand on a variety of platforms, direct from the Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons people!
Road to the IGF: Zachtronics' Opus Magnum
Opus Magnum has players creating machines for developing potions and poisons, tinkering with parts and mechanisms to refine perfect alchemical devices.
Blog: Pitching your game to prospective investors
Rebekah Saltsman is the co-founder of indie developer-publisher Finii, and she's going to run through some pitching tips that might help you when meeting prospective investors.
Respawn has already banned over 16,000 cheaters from Apex Legends
Community manager Jay Frechette broke the news on Reddit, and told players the studio is keen on the idea of a dedicated reporting tool.
Razer Game Store shutting down after 10 months
Razer didn't specify exactly why it has decided to turn its back on the storefront, simply explaining the decision is part of its wider "realignment plans."
Blog: How is our small video game blog managing on Patreon?
If you were ever interested in the behind the scene numbers of a small gaming blog's Patreon, then I'm going to open up my wallet and show you everything that's in it.
Video Game Deep Cuts: A Romance Crackdown, Wu-Tang Style
This week's highlights include a piece on Chinese romance games for women, new titles from
Crackdown 3 through
Metro Exodus to
Anthem, and the weird history that led to the Wu-Tang fighting game.
Watch System Era's Brendan Wilson break down the making of Astroneer
System Era co-founder Brendan Wilson dropped by the GDC Twitch channel to discuss the making of
Astroneer.
Employees at Blizzard's France location unsure if their jobs are safe
Due to French labor laws, an estimated 400 employees at Blizzard's Versailles, France location could be left waiting for months to see if they've lost their jobs or not.Â
Report: Tencent wants to distribute Apex Legends in China
Tencent is reportedly in talks with Electronic Arts to bring
Apex Legends to China.
Report: Early adopters of the Nintendo Switch weren't in target demographic
Video game research outfit EEDAR published a report earlier this week showing the results from a survey among US players to determine genre trends of 2018.Â
Get a job: Nintendo, Wizards of the Coast, and more are hiring now!
Here are just some of the companies looking to fill positions in programming, marketing, and more on the Gamasutra Job Board.
Oxford study finds no link between violent video games and teen aggression
The study looked at data surrounding British teens and notes that, unlike previous research into the potential link, the hypothesis, methods, and analysis technique were publicly registered ahead of the actual research.
Don't Miss: Looking back at Metro: Last Light to explain how tricky 'immersion' can be
Adrian Chmielarz (
Bulletstorm) takes a tour through
Metro: Last Light to expose a common way developers try to foster a sense of immersion -- and why they miss the mark.
Road to the IGF: Khan, Meekel, Flusk, and Meekel's after HOURS
after HOURS has players sharing a tiny space with Lilith, a young woman suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder due to childhood molestation.
US labor organization AFL-CIO urges game developers to unionize in open letter
“This is a moment for change. It won't come from CEOs. It won't come from corporate boards. And, it won't come from any one person," says the AFL-CIO's Liz Shuler.
Peek under the hood of Ubisoft's AI assistant for players at GDC 2019
Ubisoft has designed its own AI-driven assistant specifically for video game players, and you can get a firsthand look at how it works when you come to GDC 2019 in San Francisco next month!
Mobile dev Next Games lays off 26 staff
The Helsinki-based studio says the move, which decreases its staff from 143 to 117, is to reduce costs, cut back on "time-to-market for its upcoming projects," and improve its overall development process
Chat with the devs behind Astroneer at 3PM ET
The developers behind
Astroneer are taking your design and development questions at 3PM ET.
Watch GDC 2019 speakers (try to) pitch their talks to you in 60 seconds or less!
Produced for the fourth year running, these 'Flash Forward' videos are always great encapsulations of what makes GDC talks great: they're fun, lovable, and surprisingly informative!
TinyBuild nets $15M in funding to expand team and boost publishing efforts
TinyBuild is currently looking to bolster its internal development, production, and porting teams, and is expected to use the funds to make hires in those areas.
Blog: Rendering process in Shadow Fight 3
Here's an explanation of the rendering process and the materials we used for our character equipment in the mobile game
Shadow Fight 3.
Bayonetta 2 game director Yusuke Hashimoto has left Platinum Games
Hashimoto broke the news on Twitter, with the announcement coming just a couple of days after Nintendo confirmed
Bayonetta 3 was still in development during its latest Nintendo Direct.
Fortnite dance off: Fresh Prince star refused copyright on 'Carlton Dance'
The legal skirmish between Epic Games and those who claim to own the dance moves used as emotes in
Fortnite is heating up.Â