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Bungie tweaks expansion-locked Destiny 2 modes in wake of player criticism
The dev says that it planned to lock certain end-game activities behind each new expansion in an effort to keep those modes competitive, but that the decision was poorly received.
Dec. 12, 2017
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Survey: 11% of British children have taken part in game-related gambling
An annual survey from the UK Gambling Commission has found that over 1 in 10 British children aged between 11 to 16 have participated in some form of game-related gambling.
Dec. 12, 2017
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Get a job: TheWaveVR is hiring a Game Designer
TheWaveVR is looking for a Game Designer/Product Manager to be in charge of designing, implementing, and tuning game mechanics in its music concert platform TheWaveVR.
Dec. 11, 2017
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Come to GDC 2018 and see how Owlchemy brought Rick & Morty into VR
Owlchemy Labs' Alex Schwartz and Devin Reimer will break down the successes, failures, and lessons learned during the development of the game, published earlier this year by Adult Swim.
Dec. 11, 2017
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GDC Speaker Q&A: Reclaiming creativity in the face of hardship
Laralyn McWilliams is Chief Creative Officer at Skydance Interactive and will be at GDC 2018 to present the talk You’re Not Broken: Finding Your Creative Way Through Difficult Times.
Dec. 8, 2017
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How we taught Dimension Drive’s unique mechanic through its trailers
Dimension Drive is out today, delivering a unique twin-screen take on the SHMUP genre. We needed to make a trailer that presented this new mechanic in a way that transmitted this new novel mechanic. This is how we did it.
Dec. 8, 2017
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Crytek partners with new startup to launch cryptocurrency for games
Developer-publisher Crytek has partnered with startup Crycash to launch a new cryptocurrency for video games.
Dec. 7, 2017
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Nordisk Film grabs minority stake in Heroes & Generals dev for $5M
Entertainment outfit Nordisk Film has acquired a minority stake in Heroes & Generals developer Reto Moto for $5 million.
Dec. 6, 2017
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Come out to GDC 2018 and see how games are earning FDA approval
At GDC 2018 Noah Falstein will speak to the challenges of FDA approval as well as more general issues for studios, individuals, and patients in creating the latest generation of games for health.
Dec. 6, 2017
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Weekly Jobs Roundup: Supergiant, Sucker Punch, and more are hiring now
This week's roundup of game development job openings includes companies looking to hire engineers, designers, producers, and programmers.
Dec. 5, 2017
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Architecture of System for Reading Input Devices (Part 2)
In this article we’ll consider creation of simple game Pong for 2 players. It has the option to assign to action more than one key of keyboard, and not only of keyboard. We’ll consider a mouse and several connected joysticks.
Dec. 5, 2017
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State Rep: Games industry must self-regulate loot boxes before government steps in
Hawaii State Rep. Sean Quinlan has waded into the loot crate debate by suggesting the games industry should self-regulate before the government is forced to step in.
Dec. 1, 2017