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At GDC Summer, Double Loop Games CEO Emily Greer challenged developers to rethink the fundamentals of why harassment happens in the workplace.
At GDC Summer today Tribe Games founder Charles McGregor shared anecdotes and practical advice to help would-be game devs go pro or keep their passion for game-making hot. His top tip? Ship something.
Character TDs at Insomniac are responsible for working with the talented team to design, implement and maintain the animation and rigging pipeline.
In this reprint from the August 2002 issue of Game Developer magazine, Spider-Man dev Jamie Fristrom (Energy Hook) writes about what went right and what went wrong with the game's development process.
This figure includes sales on both PC and PlayStation 4, though it's not mentioned if numbers from the game’s stint as a PlayStation Plus freebie are included in the 5 million milestone.
QA is a vital part of the game development process, but, as Private Division executive producer Kari Toyama explains in her GDC Summer talk, QA’s contributions and even presence is often underappreciated.
If beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, then landing on the right art direction for a game that could be played by thousands or even millions of people must be something of a nightmare.
Continuing with our Modern C# for Unity Game Development series, today I'm going to show you how to reduce the verbosity of your code with C# Expression-Bodied Members.
Game accessibility has come a long way in recent times, but there are still important areas in need of improvement. Not the least of which is making game text easier to read for a wider range of people.
Activision Blizzard has announced record second quarter financial results thanks to bumper engagement figures led by the Call of Duty franchise.Â
When COVID-19 exploded across the globe, Pokemon Go players needed to stay inside. Here's how Niantic helped them do that while still playing the game.
Game designer and Street Lamp Games co-founder Mahesh Athirala offers some practical tips for boosting the performance of your Unity project.
Fall Guys has attracted over 1.5 million new players within 24 hours of launch, according to developer Mediatonic.
System Era designer Aaron Biddlecom and gameplay programmer Elijah O'Rear explain how they mined their own game design to invigorate Astroneer's "flat" crafting system.
Like many LARPers before them, Disney's Imagineers have transplanted role-playing game mechanics into the real world setting of Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. Here's a breakdown of what they did.
Programmers at Disbelief are called on to develop and debug in a variety of areas from game play to core engine programming.
AbleGamers has announced a new initiative that aims to make its Accessible Player Experience Practitioner (APXP) course and the knowledge contained within more accessible to marginalized game developers.
Ubisoft's former editorial vice president Tommy Francois was fired earlier this week following the results of an investigation into misconduct.
Sony experienced a strong quarter thanks in part to the performance of titles like The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima.
"This is about diversity, not exclusion," veteran game maker Brenda Romero said today in her GDC Summer talk on the hidden histories of women in computing. "It’s important for us to get to equal."
Take-Two Interactive hasn’t committed to pricing its next-generation titles at $70 across the board, but believes those higher prices are justified due to the value it offers in those games.
Gamasutra is (virtually) on-site at the first-ever GDC Summer! Follow along here for news, session coverage, and other updates!
We would love to know roughly how many copies of games are sold on Steam. That data is not public. But the number of player reviews is public. Enter.. the 'NB number.'
We are looking for a Programmer to help unify our digital character creation workflows. We have recently started from scratch to unify our character creation pipeline, presenting an unique opportunity.
The Outer Worlds co-director Tim Cain tells Gamasutra about the thinking behind the game's unique "flaw" system, and how its design entices players to develop their characters in an organic, non-linear manner.
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At its Galaxy Unpacked event today, Samsung deepened its collaboration with Microsoft over its...
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In this article, game writer Sande Chen explains how idealized fiction can send an unintended...
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Want to ensure that your game finds an audience? Karl Kontus walks developers through 11 steps for establishing a community and building pre-release hype.
Ferris State University adjunct Matt Smith examines The Rapid Prototyping Game, an interactive learning strategy geared towards teaching game design in the classroom.
Do you want to make your own games but don't know where to begin? Joey Heinze delivers a comprehensive guide that will help you get started.
Some of the most successful Movie Studios in Hollywood, Advertising Agencies in Detroit, Chicago, New York, and L.A., Game Developers around the world, and Recording Artists, trust their Creative Audio to Ozone Music and Sound, you should too.
Motion Logic Studios is a Los Angeles based company dedicated to providing high-end Art and Animation services to the video game industry.
Streamline specializes in tech art and creative execution for video games through its integrated 2D, 3D and Animation services.
