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Steam Spy and the specter of game sales transparency
Sergey Galyonkin wants to share game sales data with the public whether publishers like it or not. Gamasutra spoke to him and several developers on the state of sales figure transparency in games.
Sept. 2, 2016
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Behaviourism, In-game Economies and the Steam Community Market
A look into how In-game item systems can increase player motivations by providing rewards, of both internal and external value; from virtual weapons, skins and keys.
Sept. 2, 2016
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Battlefield 1 - When a game could change the perception of history
Battlefield 1 will be a great game but its vision of history is questionable and raises ethical issues.
Sept. 2, 2016
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Ancient Adventure Post Mortem
This article describes my thoughts on developing the adventure game Ancient Adventure for the Ludum Dare 36 game development competition.
Sept. 2, 2016
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Don't miss the great VR/AR game and entertainment talks at VRDC!
From Double Fine to CCP Games to Ubisoft, organizers run down a sample of some of the great talks taking place as part of the Games & Entertainment track at this year's standalone VRDC!
Sept. 1, 2016
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Video: Creating AI that thrives in procedurally-generated worlds
At GDC 2016, Damian Isla and John Abercrombie discuss how they've made game AI (The Flame and the Flood, Fortnite) that can adapt and thrive in both procedurally-generated and user-generated spaces.
Sept. 1, 2016
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Get a job: Be a Lead Animator at Double Fine Productions
The studio responsible for games like Headlander is looking for an experienced animator to take a lead role on Psychonauts 2 alongside the rest of the team at Double Fine's San Francisco HQ.
Sept. 1, 2016
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Wooga hit with layoffs as it reshuffles for the casual market
German mobile publisher Wooga has laid of 40 staff members, or around 10 percent of its total workforce, as part of internal restructuring efforts.
Sept. 1, 2016
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Worms creator nets $21.9 million, acquires Escapists dev
British developer and publisher Team17 has received a £16.5 million ($21.9 million) investment from Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) to build out its operations on an international level.
Sept. 1, 2016
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Watch Japanese game devs explore the places that inspire them
Web/TV show Toco Toco has been publishing brief videos featuring notable game designers (from Swery to Suda51) discussing their work and lives as they show off some of their favorite places in Japan.
Sept. 1, 2016
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500+ fan games on Game Jolt targeted by Nintendo DMCA takedown
Online game platform and marketplace Game Jolt has reportedly received a DMCA takedown request from Nintendo of America targeting 562 games which allegedly infringe on Nintendo-owned properties.
Sept. 1, 2016
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Qualcomm debuts new design for a wireless, eye-tracking VR headset
Qualcomm today debuted the Snapdragon VR820, a reference design for a wireless, eye-tracking, Android-powered virtual reality headset that it expects to make available later this year.
Sept. 1, 2016