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At GDC Europe, learn to use live events to amp up your mobile game
At GDC Europe Space Ape Games cofounder Simon Hade will show you how you can sustain and grow your mobile game through live ops -- without tying up a lot of talent.
July 13, 2016
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PlayStation's Richard Marks, Funomena's Robin Hunicke join VRDC board
PlayStation's Richard Marks, Funomena's Robin Hunicke and Road to VR's Ben Lang join the VRDC advisory board, where they will help program sessions for the November conference in San Francisco.
July 13, 2016
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How did Pokemon Go conquer the planet in less than a week?
Gamasutra staff grapple with the question of how Pokemon Go became one of the most successful apps on Android and iOS practically overnight.
July 13, 2016
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Unity raises $181 million to boost VR and AR development
Unity has raised $181 million in series C funding to further fuel the development and growth of virtual and augmented reality titles.
July 13, 2016
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Kojima: Games' ability to convey emotions will soon surpass that of real people
Hideo Kojima says emerging technologies such as virtual reality mean devs may soon be able to convey emotions through game design more effectively than through real-world interactions.
July 13, 2016
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Blizzard nixing hero stacking in Overwatch competitive play
Blizzard is about to make a major change to Overwatch's fledgling competitive play mode with the introduction of a one-hero limit.
July 13, 2016
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How Doom was licensed and reskinned to create Chex Quest
"It really wasn't very long. I probably spent, boy it couldn't have been more than four months," Chex Quest artist Charles Jacobi tells Zam in a chat about the game, released via cereal box prize CD.
July 13, 2016
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White Boxing Your Game
Midnight Hub is a Swedish indie studio run by former Mojang and Paradox developers. In this post I’ll share how we at Midnight Hub go on about making our first game Lake Ridden, how we use white boxing to iterate on the game production!
July 13, 2016
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Unexpected Narrative: Part 4
Story can be found in unexpected places in games. In this article series, I will discuss my thoughts on finding narrative in surprising places, and applying those structures to your own games.
July 13, 2016
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Platinum Games exec says studio needs own IP to gain true independence
Platinum Games cofounder Atsushi Inaba tells UsGamer that the company's licensed games push is a short-term business model, and it'll need to produce original game ideas in order to succeed.
July 12, 2016
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Blizzard casts silence on abusive World of Warcraft players
Blizzard's new silencing tool will prevent abusive players from participating in open chat channels, as well as some of World of Warcraft's other key social features.
July 12, 2016
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Video: Escaping the Holodeck - Storytelling in VR and AR games
At GDC 2016's sibling conference VRDC, narrative designer Rob Morgan spoke to how storytelling techniques perfected in AR can help overcome the challenge of creating "emotional immersion" in VR.
July 12, 2016