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We chatted with some of the top porting houses and the author of Arcade Perfect to find out the current state of porting games to Nintendo's immensely popular Switch.
Nina Freeman is a designer at Tacoma developer Fullbright, and is also known for making intensely personal games like Cibele. She joined us to talk about how she takes autobiographical topics and turning those into brilliantly evocative games.
Capcom has plans to dip into its library of older intellectual properties and breathe new life into long-dormant franchises.
The Nintendo Switch has officially crossed 15 million sales in North America, a milestone that includes sales of the original model as well as the recently released Nintendo Switch Lite.
The Software Development Engineer in Online Services will work with other engineers on selection, customization, and integration of a multi-tenant Content Management System (CMS) solution.
Learn about the pros and cons of different infrastructure implementations, and tactics to employ to maximize performance and minimize cost in this one-hour webinar!
I spent three years making my first commercial game, a 7-hour RPG that told a very charming and personal story. In this blog, I reflect on my efforts from start to finish.
Past Call of Duty games have included loot boxes, a now-controversial monetization practice, but Modern Warfare publisher Activision says the latest game is taking a different approach.
In this classic 2011 GDC talk Bungie's Jaime Griesemer dives into the nitty-gritty decisions of tuning one particular gun across the Halo series' many games (on the hardest difficulty mode, no less!)
Matias Myllyrinne talks about bouncing back from the surprise slump of the original Alan Wake with American Nightmare -- an Xbox Live Arcade title with shifts in tone designed to win an audience unconvinced by the original.
Red Thread Games creative director and co-founder Ragnar Tørnquist discussed the methods the company uses to make unique storytelling games.
What to do when you lose hope with Unity UI? Dozens of projects with Unity UI in mobile and console platforms taught me what I will share with you in just a few minutes.
Google Stadia’s November 19 debut isn’t the game streaming service’s full rollout, and news of how some features will be limited at launch serves as a reminder of that as the Founders Edition release draws near.
Crows Crows Crows marketing director has some advice for indies looking to boost their sales by creating multiple "launches" for their games.
Game designer and Finji co-founder Adam Saltsman discusses some of the design ideas that brought Overland to life.
One week after the original infraction took place, Blizzard has issued bans to the members of the American University Hearthstone team that held up a 'Free Hong Kong' sign during an event stream.
In this 2018 GDC talk, Supergiant Games' Camilo Vanegas discusses the animation process that brings the company's memorable characters to life.
Junior programmers at Disbelief are called on to develop and debug in a variety of areas from game play to core engine programming.
I made a game for js13k, in which you have to deliver a 13kb browser game. I talk about how I designed around this limitation in my entry Backflipped.
The system's creators say that the upcoming handheld offers creation tools for composers and developers looking to tap into that era of games with their own projects as well.
Lead designer Boian Spasov chats about how Haemimont Games' Surviving Mars breaks with the city-builder genre in key ways to make players feel scared and uncertain while colonizing a barren world.
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Hanna Fogelberg, CCO of Landfall Games, offers a guidebook for how developers can handle online haters based on the development of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.
In this four-part series, video game composer Winifred Phillips shares ideas from her GDC 2019 talk entitled 'How Music Enhances Virtual Presence.'
League of Legends maker Riot Games will be upping the ante in the next couple of years, as it looks to compete in key genres and platforms with a deluge of new titles.
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I publish broadly. Opinions are mine.
Players want to play, they don't want to wait. Help them buying your game: reduce your game's...
I spent 3 years making my first commercial game, a 7 hour RPG that told a very charming and personal...
Interpreting some real-world data posted on Twitter by David Leon, the lead creator of shadow-based...
The 4th of a 4-part series. Video game composer Winifred Phillips shares ideas from her GDC 2019...
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Damien Yoccoz breaks down the basic elements of successful game storefront descriptions, offering hints for standing out in crowded digital marketplaces.
Narek Aghekyan compiles a list of essential reading for game designers, showcasing books aimed at both beginners and experienced developers.
Spilt Milk Studios founder Andrew Smith shares his recent experience working with student interns from CAPA and ELAM's study abroad programs.
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