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Get a job: Insomniac is hiring an Environment Artist
The folks responsible for Sunset Overdrive & Ratchet & Clank are looking to hire an artist to work on modeling, texturing and laying out in-game environments at their studio in Durham, North Carolina.
Aug. 21, 2015
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Second Life dev hopes to democratize VR with new project
Second Life creator Linden Lab is hard at work creating its next virtual world, "Project Sansar" - a virtual reality platform that aims to "democratize VR as a creative medium".
Aug. 21, 2015
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Making the move from spare time to full time game development
We talk to Heat Signature's Tom Francis about making the move from developing in his spare time to making it his full-time job.
Aug. 20, 2015
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Video: Valuable design lessons you can learn from board games
Game designer Soren Johnson (Offworld Trading Company, Civilization IV) speaks at GDC 2014 about how (and why) board games should matter to video game developers.
Aug. 20, 2015
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The myth of the eclectic 'core gamer' on Steam
You have to develop the specific audience for your game -- because far fewer people than you think actually play lots of different games.
Aug. 20, 2015
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GameFly expands streaming service to Samsung TVs
Launched exclusively for Amazon's Fire TV set-top device, the popular game rental company's streaming service is going bigger, and going global.
Aug. 20, 2015
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New advertising guidelines look to enforce vlogger transparency
The UK Committee of Advertising Practice has produced a fresh set guidelines for vloggers currently taking payment in exchange for promotional videos.
Aug. 19, 2015
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State committee convenes hearing on California's game biz this week
The California Assembly's Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media is having an "informational hearing" this Friday to assess the state's place in the global game industry.
Aug. 19, 2015
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Danish dev Press Play wants players to help develop its next game
Microsoft's Press Play is looking to open up its development process to the world with new "transparent development initiative."
Aug. 18, 2015
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IndieCade expands conference for 2015
The popular independent development festival returns for a new year -- with a revamped conference track and a keynote from notable indies Naomi Clark, Nina Freeman, and Robert Yang.
Aug. 18, 2015
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Video: Watch a blow-by-blow account of animating EA's UFC games
As part of the popular GDC 2015 Animation Bootcamp, EA's Geoff Harrower and Lee Dowsett deconstruct the complex animation systems that underlie the visceral combat of the latest EA Sports UFC game.
Aug. 17, 2015
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Get a job: Wargaming is hiring an experienced Graphics Engineer
World of Tanks maker Wargaming.net is seeking an a graphics engineer to take a lead role in working on the company's current and upcoming projects alongside the team in its Chicago, Illinois studio.
Aug. 14, 2015