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Apple has now sold over a billion iPhones
Following the somewhat negative results of Apple's third quarter in 2016, the company announces it has now sold over one billion iPhones worldwide.
July 27, 2016
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Get a job: Double Fine Productions is hiring a Lead Animator
Double Fine, the studio responsible for Headlander, is looking for an experienced game animator to take a lead role at its San Francisco HQ and contribute to development of Psychonauts 2.
July 27, 2016
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At GDC Europe you'll see how The Witcher's living world was built
At GDC Europe CD Projekt Red's Matthew Steinke will walk you through how the studio designed and developed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's remarkable open world.
July 27, 2016
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Video: Designing Sunset Overdrive for diverse protagonist genders/body types
At GDC 2015, Insomniac's Adalbert Kinsey speaks to the tools Insomniac used to create a diverse array of character creation options in Sunset Overdrive, and the lessons they learned in the process.
July 27, 2016
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Epic launches public bug tracker for Unreal Engine
"No longer will you have to wait, wonder or ask about the status of an issue whenever one of our support staff or engineers reference a JIRA ticket number on the forums or Answerhub."
July 27, 2016
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My experience with Unity in creating an arcade style game
My experience as a solo dev on using Unity for my arcade style game SpiritSphere.
July 27, 2016
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When Randomized Game Design goes too Far
Randomly generated content is a popular feature to add replayability, but today's post looks at when it does more harm than good.
July 27, 2016
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Unprecedented raw footage of the Japanese games industry
A collection of short videos documenting the history of Japanese console and computer games.
July 27, 2016
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The purpose of metrics in a game
Metrics were discussed by MMO developers, but it was the social game developers who took the idea and ran with it. How should a modern game designer work with metrics?
July 27, 2016
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Video Game Music Composer: How To Break Into the Business
This article offers tips for how to break in and establish a career as a game composer, including personal anecdotes on breaking into the industry, strategies for effective career networking, and advice for communicating with development teams.
July 27, 2016
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Design Tips: In-Game Proportions and Scale
Determining scale and proportions for characters and environment: a few tips for enhancing the look and feel of your game.
July 27, 2016
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How to Write a Game Design Document
Have you ever wondered what was the right way to document your Game Design? Did you go online, got 125000 search results and didn't know where to start reading? Me too! This post/template will help you get started on your quest for amazing Game Designs.
July 27, 2016