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First standalone VRDC debuts in November, call for talks now open
GDC organizers are proud to announce that the first ever standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference, the premier event for VR/AR creators, will be held this November in San Francisco.
June 22, 2016
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Get a job: Turbine is hiring an experienced Android Engineer
The house that built Lord of the Rings Online and the Infinite Crisis MOBA seeks to hire a senior Android engineer to work on mobile projects at its Needham, Massachusetts office.
June 22, 2016
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Sukeban Games' beguiling VA-11 Hall-A makes cyberpunk sexy
Who knew that tending bar in 2070 could be so engaging? This indie title from Sukeban Games tasks you with mixing drinks, and listen to fascinating futuristic pub banter.
June 22, 2016
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Supercell CEO on why $8.6 billion Tencent deal was a no-brainer
"Tencent understands that our unique culture of small and independent teams is what makes Supercell. All of this is very important for us."
June 22, 2016
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Fable Fortune Kickstarter canceled after private investor steps up
The team of former Lionhead devs at Flaming Fowl have pulled the plug on the Fable Fortune Kickstarter campaign after securing private funding.
June 22, 2016
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G2A hits back at TinyBuild after studio claimed it lost $450k to key reseller
"Finding a better medium price here would give a true overview. TinyBuild should explain to the media why they omitted their sales data from the revenue projection."
June 22, 2016
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Hotline Miami 2 gains a full-fledged level editor
After roughly seven months of beta testing, indie developer Dennaton Games today released the full-fledged level editor for its 2015 top-down shooter Hotline Miami 2.
June 22, 2016
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As Quake turns 20, John Romero looks back at how it all started
It's an intriguing collection of ephemera to peruse, as it sheds light on id's culture of '90s game dev and serves as a reminder that the game you aim to make isn't always the game you wind up shipping.
June 22, 2016
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The Disco Generator: Procedural Level Creation in All Walls Must Fall
All Walls Must Fall, the first commercial project from inbetweengames, takes place in the procedurally generated nightclubs of a divided Berlin. In this post, programmer Isaac Ashdown outlines the algorithm used to generate these clubs in Unreal Engine 4.
June 22, 2016
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Creating Best Buds vs. Bad Guys with my son
Best Buds vs. Bad Guys - about a game I created with my son Lucas, who was 11-years old when we began (he is now 12, fast approaching 13!).
June 22, 2016
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Writing Bad: The Challenge of Writing a Villain's Story
Video game storytelling has grown over the years, but is the medium ready to truly break bad?
June 22, 2016
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Unity, HTML5, CORS, and You
When publishing your Unity content to the WebGL target, it is likely you will run into issues with CORS. This post gives an overview of how to configure your project to support CORS, and gives guidance on how to avoid some common pitfalls when doing so.
June 22, 2016