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  2K acquires and rebrands HookBang game division as Visual Concepts Austin
image 2K has acquired the game division of software design and development company HookBang for an undisclosed fee.
  Amazon sets up new game development studio in Montreal
image Amazon Games joins the growing list of game studios set up in Montreal with the creation of its fourth development studio.
  Nintendo and Niantic creating new AR apps including unnamed Pikmin project
image Nintendo has partnered with Pokemon Go developer Niantic to create a range of new augmented reality titles for mobile.
  Report: Upgraded Switch arriving this year with new Nvidia SoC and DLSS support
image The next iteration of the Nintendo Switch will pack more memory and an upgraded CPU thanks to a new Nvidia system-on-chip.
  Blog: How and why to write low spoiler hints for adventure games
image Low spoiler hints for adventure games are more difficult to write than walkthroughs, but spoilers are no fun either.
  Report: Microsoft in talks to acquire Discord for over $10 billion
image Microsoft is interested in acquiring Discord in a deal that could be worth more than $10 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg.
  How players use the Switch eShop in 2021
image A new survey asks 11,000 Nintendo Switch players a bunch of questions, and we wanted to highlight the eShop section & talk about takeaways for devs and publishers.
  Get a job: Join Jackbox Games as its International Games Lead
image We are looking for an experienced business leader to build and manage a development team focused on international expansion.
  Xbox is dropping the Xbox Live services branding in favor of the 'Xbox network'
image Xbox is abandoning the Xbox Live moniker its online spaces have used for ages, and will instead refer to those spaces as the Xbox network moving forward.
1 Report: Discord is looking for a buyer, price tag could exceed $10 billion
image Discord has reportedly put pen to paper on an exclusive acquisition discussion and is in a serious conversation about selling itself to another company.
  Rainbow Six Siege is still hitting new concurrent player peaks on Steam
image New seasonal content timed alongside a free week scheduled makes for an appealing time for the masses to flock toward Ubisoft's team-versus-team tactical showdown.
5 Don't Miss: Creating dynamic audio in the destructible levels of Rainbow Six: Siege
image In this deep dive, audio director Louis Philippe Dion explores how the Siege dev team used strategically placed nodes to calculate the flow of sound in ever-changing, destructible battlegrounds.
3 Report: Sony to shutter PSP, PS3, and PS Vita storefronts this summer
image Sony is preparing to shut down the PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and PlayStation Portable marketplaces later this year.
  Terraria surpasses 35 million lifetime sales ahead of 10th anniversary
image Terraria has sold over 35 million copies since launching almost a decade ago, according to developer Re-Logic.
  TikTok owner ByteDance acquires Chinese studio Moonton Technology
image TikTok owner ByteDance has acquired Shanghai-based studio Moonton Technology, best known for developing the mobile MOBA, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
  Media Molecule studio director Siobhan Reddy to receive BAFTA Fellowship
image Media Molecule studio director Siobhan Reddy will receive the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship award at the British Academy Games Awards later this week.
  Blog: How The Wandering Village succeeded on Kickstarter without a playable demo
image This is a strategy overview of our Oct/Nov 2020 Kickstarter campaign for the building sim game The Wandering Village.
  Get a job: Join Heart Machine as a Senior Gameplay Engineer
image We’re looking for an extraordinarily talented Senior Gameplay Engineer for current and future projects at our growing studio!
  Layoffs to hit Activision-Blizzard's European offices later this year
image Activision-Blizzard is apparently planning to shutter and reoganize some European offices, with layoffs expected to be part of the closure process.
1 Three key lessons from the history of tools programming
image Tools programmer David Lightbown shares useful lessons from the history of game-making tools.
  Dead Cells sold 1 million copes in China 'within a few days' of launch
image Dead Cells has sold 1 million copies in China to surpass 5 million lifetime sales worldwide.
  Dawn of the final day (of GDC Showcase)
image It's the final day of GDC Showcase. Swing by and check out some great talks before it's over!
  Blog: As it nears 10 million users, why has Nvidia altered the price of GeForce Now?
image Omdia's senior analyst George Jijiashvili assesses Nvidia's recent decision to double the monthly subscription price of its GeForce Now game streaming service.
  Disco Elysium: The Final Cut has been refused classification in Australia
image Disco Elysium: The Final Cut has been refused classification in Australia ahead of its planned release on March 30.
  Starbreeze signs co-publishing agreement with Koch Media for Payday 3
image "In addition to securing the continued development, this deal secures global publishing of Payday 3 as well as the marketing efforts through the entire game life cycle."

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  How players use the Switch eShop in 2021
by Simon Carless
A new survey asks 11,000 Nintendo Switch players a bunch of questions, and we wanted to highlightÂ...
1 How and why to write low spoiler hints for adventure games.
by Meghann O'Neill
Low spoiler hints for adventure games are more difficult to write than walkthroughs but spoilers are...
  Nvidia launches new GeForce Now Priority subscription, as it nears 10 million members
by George Jijiashvili
Nvidia revealed a $9.99/month (or $99.99/year) GeForce Now ‘Priority’ subscription, replacing...
  Super flexible 2D animations through the Blightbound Skin Editor
by Joost van Dongen
This post discusses how we designed the Blightbound Skin Editor so that we can reuse 2D animations,...
  The Wandering Village - Kickstarter success without a playable demo
by Philomena Schwab
This is a strategy overview of our Oct/Nov 2020 Kickstarter campaign for the building sim game â€...

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Adding Strategy To Your Tactics
image Keith Burgun explains how he added longer arcs and more complex gameplay scenarios to his tactical strategy game Gem Wizards Tactics.
Student Team To Successful Indie Dev: The We Were Here Series
image Lucia de Visser tells the story of how Total Mayhem Games went from releasing a free title on Steam to having a three-game series on consoles.
6 Game User Interfaces To Study
image UI designer Iuliana Urechi highlights a collection of games that approach complex user interface issues with creative designs.
Ozone Music & Sound
Ozone Music & Sound Game Developers from Austin, London, Sydney and around the world, some of the most successful Movie Studios in Hollywood, Advertising Agencies in Detroit, Chicago, New York, and L.A., and Recording Artists, trust their Creative Audio to Ozone Music & Soun
ADIA
ADIA Adia Digital Art is one of China's biggest digital art production companies, and one of the main go-to outsource solutions in Asia for game developers world-wide.
Renderer Game Studios
Renderer Game Studios We provide high-quality AAA Video Game Art Assets and Animation service at low rate!
Twisted Hand Studio.,Ltd
Twisted Hand Studio.,Ltd We are a 40-people game art production studio based in China, we've been serving the global game dev industry for more than 10 years, providing 2D Concepts, Illustrations, UI graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation (Key-frame & Spine).
DIGITAL SHOCK INC.
DIGITAL SHOCK INC. We are a team of dedicated professionals that have 20+ years in the outsource gaming industry. We specialize in 3D artwork, and we have worked on titles such as Age of Empires, Superman, Lord of the Rings, and Lego (among many others).

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