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Microsoft releases new Visual Studio Tools for Unity 3
by Christian Nutt [08.01.14]
The new version of the Unity add-on for the popular development environment improves its integration with the popular game engine, and is now available as a free download.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming
Q&A: Oculus' software guru sheds light on the new SDK driving DK2 Exclusive 1
by Alex Wawro [08.01.14]
We catch up with Oculus' chief software architect Michael Antonov to learn a bit more about how and why the Oculus SDK has changed, and what it means for developers of VR titles.
Console/PC, Programming, Production, Exclusive
Moving from Oculus' DK1 to DK2: What to expect 11
by Gamasutra Community [08.01.14]
VR game developer Sergio Hidalgo has gotten his hands on the Oculus Rift DK2, and gives you a preview of what to expect when you get your kit -- and the upgrades you'll see over DK1.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Production
GDC 2015 announces call for papers, new advisory board members  
by GDC Staff [07.31.14]
GDC 2015 organizers have opened the Call for Papers, running until August 28th and added advisory board members Brenda Romero and Penka Kouneva.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
The puzzle generation workflow in VR game Darknet 2
by Gamasutra Community [07.31.14]
"Every time the player goes through a level, they’ll have to complete at least a couple of puzzles to win. That’s why it’s so critical to make the puzzles unique and challenging."
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Design
These girls are ready to shape the future of game development Exclusive 9
by Leigh Alexander [07.29.14]
With help from sponsors and the expertise of Tim Schafer, Kellee Santiago and Tracy Fullerton, the Girls Make Games program has launched to resounding success, helping young girls learn game-making.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Get a job: Petroglyph seeks to hire a Network Programmer  
by Staff [07.29.14]
Know your way around network architecture for games? Petroglyph Games is is hiring a network programmer to work on Grey Goo alongside the team in its Las Vegas studio.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Recruitment
Blog: You ought to comment thy code 22
by Gamasutra Community [07.29.14]
If you have been programming for a while I am surely not the first one to tell you this, but comments do matter.
Programming
Get a job: Tripwire seeks an AI Programmer  
by Staff [07.28.14]
The studio responsible for Killing Floor 2 is looking to hire an AI programmer to work on creature and character AI in Tripwire's Roswell, GA offices.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Recruitment
Don't Miss: The 2014 Game Developer Salary Survey Exclusive  
by Kris Graft [07.28.14]
Make sure to check out our dedicated page highlighting key stories from Gamasutra's 2014 Game Developer Salary Survey, then download the whole report!
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Introduction to steering behaviors for AI 1
by Gamasutra Community [07.28.14]
"'What is this entity thinking?' I was always fascinated with this question, and I loved how some triple-A game AIs were able to avoid obstacles... So I began to learn everything about complex AI."
Console/PC, Indie, Programming
Why I made a game engine (in HTML5) 13
by Gamasutra Community [07.28.14]
"I was most excited about creating my own game engine because I wanted to know everything that was going on under the hood."
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming
Square Enix CTO Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves company  
by Christian Nutt [07.25.14]
The company names senior tech staffer Remi Driancourt as leader of its Luminous Studio engine development project as it seeks a successor.
Console/PC, Programming, Business/Marketing, Video
Game developers speak their minds as part of our 2014 Salary Survey Exclusive 24
by Kris Graft [07.25.14]
As part of Gamasutra's 2014 Game Developer Salary Survey, we asked respondents an open question: "Do you have anything to say about the game industry in 2013?"
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Salary Survey 2014
Strange and mundane come together in Variable State's Virginia Exclusive 1
by Leigh Alexander [07.25.14]
Variable State tells us about Virginia, its in-development narrative game inspired by 1990s TV like Twin Peaks -- character studies, magical realism and what hides beneath the suburban mundane.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Exclusive
Game developer layoffs were up in 2013, according to new survey Exclusive 3
by Kris Graft [07.24.14]
While previous years have seen a downward trend in layoffs, 2013 saw a slight increase, according to Gamasutra's Game Developer Salary Survey 2014.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Salary Survey 2014
Get a job: Turbine is hiring a Mobile Software Engineer  
by Staff [07.23.14]
The house responsible for Lord of the Rings Online and the Infinite Crisis MOBA needs a software engineer to work on mobile projects in its Needham, Massachusetts office.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Production, Recruitment
6 key points from the 2014 Indie Salary Report Exclusive 15
by Kris Graft [07.23.14]
This is the fifth year for the indie developer salary report, in which we survey non-salaried game developers. 2013 was a mixed bag overall, with some salaries up, some down year-on-year.
Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Salary Survey 2014
Get a job: Petroglyph is looking to hire a Network Programmer  
by Staff [07.22.14]
Programmers with experience in game networking technology, take note: Grey Goo developer Petroglyph Games is hiring a network programmer to work alongside in its Las Vegas studio.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Recruitment
Don't Miss: The beautifully intricate design of Else Heartbreak Exclusive 3
by Leigh Alexander [07.22.14]
Erik Svedäng and Niklas Åkerblad talk Else Heartbreak, a story-driven game set in the fictional harbor town of Dorisburg: "a strange kind of homemade Grand Theft Auto, without any guns or cars."
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive