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Game developers from Undead Labs, Cloud Imperium, and Harebrained Schemes share their methods and philosophies for design UI that's built right into in-game characters.
VR developer and Stuido Studios co-founder Jose Zambrano has passed away at the age of 26.
Your Unity scene hierarchy is reducing the performance of your game. That we knew from last post. But what can you do about it? Let's find out.
Those access codes allow those that opted to get in on Stadia’s $130 ground floor the ability to actually use the cloud-based streaming service or reserve a username ahead of use.
The creative team at Media Molecule have built something truly special in Dreams, and at GDC 2020 in March they'll share a rare programmer-minded look under the hood that you won't want to miss!
Video game analyst Newzoo has released a new report that looks at how men and women discover and choose games in the West.
Discussing genre in game marketing best starts with the trailer. In this trailer breakdown of Manifold Garden, we discover what works well for associative puzzle marketing design.
"I think a lot of the time, we have a tendency to mistake a habit for intuitiveness. Basically, you think a thing is intuitive, but it’s actually just because you’ve done it that way for so long."
Overwatch maker Blizzard Entertainment and Chinese distributor NetEase have been awarded $569,000 after a court found Chinese publisher 4399 Network guilty of copyright infringement.
A deep dive look at what lessons action games can learn from a classic like Doom.
Swedish tech startup Coherence has netted $2.5 million in funding to continue developing its 'democratic' game development platform.
The team at Microsoft have recently published an updated set of Xbox accessibility guidelines that offer devs a long list of potential pitfalls to avoid while building accessible games.
Simutronics is expanding its awesome team and we are looking for a Technical Artist with experience in 3D art pipelines for games.
CD Projekt cites "continuing strong sales" of The Witcher 3, its expansion packs, and spin-offs like Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and in-game Gwent sales as the driving forces behind rising Q3 revenue.
Motoi Okamoto was a member of Shigeru Miyamoto's Entertainment Analysis and Development department for a decade. He recounts the making of many of Nintendo's best-loved (and biggest-selling) titles.
The latest entry in the Half-Life series has been a long time coming, but so have more developer tools based on Valve’s current internal engine Source 2.
In this 2018 GDC talk, Rare's Jafar Soltani explains how Rare changed its culture and approach for developing Sea of Thieves by adopting 'continuous delivery,' resulting in minimized crunch and has sustainable new features to players.
After giving fans a few days to get to grips with the news, Valve has shared more details about its long-awaited return to the Half-Life franchise.
It’s not the first time talk of a rumored streaming service from Twitch parent company and retail giant Amazon have circulated, but recent chatter indicates an official reveal is on the horizon.
Leading devs Raph Koster and Rich Vogel will be presenting a Star Wars Galaxies Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2020 in March that promises to reveal insightful stories and key lessons learned.
Mobile game company N3twork has secured $40 million in Series C funding to expand its first-party games portfolio, live publishing platform, and media network.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have sold over 6 million units worldwide over the weekend, becoming the fastest-selling Switch game to date.
A recent interview with Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick offers a look at the longtime exec's perspective on the video game industry, alongside a handful of curious anecdotes from his 28-year career.
We’re looking for an Encounter Designer who knows how to meld interesting layouts and challenging enemies into compelling game encounters.
In this 2015 GDC talk Firewatch artist Jane Ng discuss the challenges of translating a bold 2D graphic style into the game's vibrant 3D environments.
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University of Glasgow lecturer Dr Matthew Barr examines the ways in which commercial video games encourage players to develop critical thinking skills.
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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.
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).
