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Rare lead character artist Sam Chester talks through the conception, design, and implementation of the "infinite pirate generator" character creator in the studio's swashbuckle-'em-up Sea of Thieves.
Zing Games is looking for talented and passionate gameplay programmers to join us in creating original titles for both the PC and consoles.
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CI Games has apologized after a press event for Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 allowed attendees to fight cariactures of Middle-Eastern opponents
Mobile developers will soon be able to reach PC audiences with little added effort on their part thanks to a new feature announced for Microsoft's upcoming operating system, Windows 11.
Learn more about how networking work at the all-digital 2021 Game Developers Conference.
"What can you do if you don't control the characters? It's like looking at a painting and instead of giving us brushes, we are asked to play with the frame." says the developer of There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension.
Encouraging and thanking players for submitting bug reports by setting up a pipeline from in-game bug reporting to a Discord leaderboard bot via a Postgres database.
Player spending on mobile sports games rose by 16 percent in the United States over to past 12 months, with EA's recently purchased mobile title Golf Clash leading the charge.
Gaming and entertainment platform Azerion has acquired German online free-to-play developer and publisher Whow Games for an undisclosed fee.
Timi Studios, the Tencent-owned developer that's worked on games like Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings, has opened a new studio in Seattle to create triple-A titles.
Localization is a really important part of game discovery, since it opens up so many new potential markets for your PC/console games. But what are the best languages to localize to, and why?
It's the Nintendo 64's 25th anniversary. Celebrate with a look back at the making of one of its most popular games.
SideFX is seeking an exceptional software developer with distributed systems experience and a talent for producing high performance, robust software to join its Toronto-based R&D team.
It’s now possible to play Xbox Cloud games running at the same fidelity as their Xbox Series X equivalents.
Steam users can now only change the country on their account every three months, a move that aims to prevent people from fibbing about their location to score cheaper games.
Nature is healing. Microsoft has quietly announced that its special refund provisions for CD Projekt Red's infamous Cyberpunk 2077 are coming to a close.
Innersloth Games’ Victoria Tran will be your host for the 2021 IGF Awards.
Part 1 in a series looking at video game publishing agreements and what developers should look to change if possible to protect their game and their business.
EA has acquired Golf Clash developer Playdemic from Warner Bros. Games and AT&T for $1.4 billion in cash.
Sponsored: Discover how a tactical collaboration empowered Midwinter Entertainment to focus on what they do best.
Two leakers have been told to pay The Pokemon Company a sizable $150,000 each in damages after taking and uploading photographs of an unreleased Pokemon Sword and Shield strategy guide.
Understanding how the design tool known as emotional engagement can make the player enjoy harsh and disempowering experiences.
Rovio is working to revive a number of older Angry Birds titles after quietly pulling them from sale.
The feature allows players to use the Nintendo Switch Online app to arrange online battles using their smart device by sending a URL link that allows other players to join a room.
Encouraging and thanking players for submitting bug reports by setting up a pipeline from in-game...
So, it turns out localization is a really important part of game discovery, since it opens up so...
We check out the discovery success of the two custom Steam Prologues for multiplayer party game...
Previously we looked at how certain clauses might affect when and how a developer gets paid by its...
The 'early game' - or, the first few minutes of play in a real-time strategy game match, is a first...
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Joe Clark explains how the space ork dating game Orkward implemented Ink, Inkle's scripting language and engine for interactive fiction.
Peter Doria discusses the successes and failures of Limbo's level design, focusing on moments in which player reflexes are tested during puzzles.
Kunal Oogorah explains how the Business Heroes team accommodates visually impaired players through careful study of the game's presentation and menu design.
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