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Game Closure is on the hunt for backend / systems engineers to help us build the services and infrastructure that power our social games.
How do you teach players how to play your game without getting bogged down in boring tutorials? Rogue Legacy developer Teddy Lee shares his secrets.
The latest picks for the week's best writing & videos about video games includes a look at Over The Alps, Good Job!, & lots more.
Our Sutured City holds a story within a woven tapestry, having players touch places within the art to progress through a point & click-like game.
This article introduces the 'Three Levels of Culturalization' model to demonstrate why knowing your global players and their context is critical to the success of games studios.
A New York Times article on Amazon's semi-recent dealings in the video game industry notes that the company's take on a cloud-based game platform, Project Tempo, might not see the light of day until next year.
It's important to understand what a technical designer is and how it can help a production by improving the workflow of designers to let them focus on creative tasks, not technical issues.
Rob Wyatt, the system architect behind the original Xbox, is suing Atari for failing to pay him for work he did on the company's retro VCS console.Â
A quick guide to understanding why players write reviews, how to interpret their feedback, and what you as a community manager can do to drive the narrative.
Indie darlings Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium were the big winners at the British Academy Games last night.
After life as creative director on huge Ubisoft games like Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4, Alex Hutchinson was ready to make games at his own small studio.
We're looking for talented, passionate, smart, highly communicative and just plain good people to become part of our crew, to collaborate, shape and build something ambitious and unique.
Xbox head Phil Spencer talks about how Xbox teams are handling the sudden swap to entirely remote development.
As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, Kotaku reports U.S. game retailer Game X Change is keeping its stores open and giving its employees bogus advice on how to avoid getting sick.
The annual student game exhibition is switching over to an all-digital event for 2020 as more and more events pivot to offer social distancing-friendly shows during the coronavirus pandemic.
In this 2020 GDC virtual talk, game writer and narrative designer Tori Schafer explains her design process for creating complex and interesting LGBT+ characters.
Sony Interactive Entertainment says logistical problems spanning from the current global crisis have made delivering both games on time an impossible feat.
Vincere is a competitive chariot racing game, where players must lean in their chariot and pull on the reins to overcome the opponent beside them.
Unity has launched a new digital programming series of talks, how-tos, demos, Q&As, and stories under the 'Unite Now' banner to help developers learn more about its tech during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lootbox design has often been equated to randomized progression seen in ARPGs, but today's post will dispel that myth and how random and randomized progression aren't the same for the player.
Activision has come out on top in a trademark lawsuit brought against it by Humvee maker AM General.
Historians Bob Whitaker and Ned Richardson-Little discuss the historical strategy game Through the Darkest of Times.
PlayStation maker Sony has established a $100 million global relief fund to help those around the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Squeaky Wheel co-founder Ryan Sumo helped scale his studio's game Academic: School Simulator to $1 million in gross Steam revenue.
Hammer, which might end up being the world's only taste of Source 2 devtools, was originally planned to release alongside Alyx in March, but mention of it was noticeably absent on launch day.
The latest picks for the week's best writing & videos about video games includes a look at Over The...
Adding a brand new class to a game 5 years after its release isn’t an easy task at all. As...
As game dev teams around the world figure out how to work remotely in a pandemic, I thought I would...
A deep-dive into Cultist Simulator's data from its first year on sale. Sales, units, ratings,...
A quick guide to understanding why players write reviews, how to interpret their feedback, and what...
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Ryan Sumo breaks down his remote management process and shares many of the tools his team uses to stay connected and productive.
Citing personal experience, Quill Studios founder Quilly Chang outlines the many roles developers need to fill when running their own independent game studios.
Danny Homan explains how narrative writing duties can be divided among multiple team members, from concept artists to mission designers.
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.
Art Bully Productions was founded in 2008 by 3d art professionals who have years of experience in the video game industry. We pride ourselves on delivering AAA quality work at very competitive rates to developers of all sizes.
