Video: Speedrunning Skyrim with Skyrim dev Jonah Lobe
See how runners find the tricks that developers use to make the game functional in order to beat the game at top speeds in this GDC Summer session, now up for free on the official GDC YouTube channel! ...
Obituary: Meridian 59 and MMO developer Brian Green
Game developer and noted MMO advocate Brian Green has passed away at the age of 46. ...
Get a job: Join Airship Syndicate as a Mid to Senior Worldbuilder
We're currently working on an unannounced PC/console title (with an exciting pedigree), and need help bringing the game world to life. ...
GDC reveals upcoming virtual program, 2021 event lineup
Game Developers Conference 2021 will be a hybrid physical/virtual event taking place online and at the Moscone Center in San Francisco in July next year. ...
Mobile classic Subway Surfers surpasses 3 billion lifetime downloads
The 2012 mobile endless runner from Sybo Games and Kiloo Games has officially surpassed 3 billion downloads since launch, marking a 500 million increase in just over a year. ...
Don't Miss: Designing the weapon-crafting system of Mercenary Kings
I'm going to explain a challenge we had when developing the weapon customization system, and how we solved it. This question was this: "How do we define and balance all stats for 300 gun parts?" ...
Steam Game Festival returns in October (with slightly stricter demo eligibility rules)
Valve is bringing its Steam Game Festival back for another week-long digital demo drive, but it looks like it has taken some small steps to keep the participant pool a little smaller than it was for the last version of the event. ...
Blog: Scope - Choose A Target! Focus! Shoot!
This is the first of a series of articles about Scope, where I try to pass on some of my knowledge on the topic and some mechanisms that help control it. ...
UK survey finds positive links between playing games and literacy
New research published by the National Literacy Trust indicates video games can have a positive impact on the literacy, creativity, and wellbeing of young people. ...
Paradox reports upturn in revenue as expansion packs drive growth
Stellaris developer-publisher Paradox has reported a strong financial quarter, with both revenues and operating profits on the rise. ...
Three nasty netcode bugs we fixed around Blightbound's launch
This post discusses three of the more interesting net code bugs I've seen in the past few years, explaining some important netcode principles along the way. ...
Get a job: Join Robot Entertainment as a Senior VFX Artist
Robot Entertainment, the independent developer of the Orcs Must Die! franchise, is looking for a Senior VFX Artist to join our team. ...
Don't Miss: Why multiplayer almost didn't make it into Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved's multiplayer mode was almost axed in the interest of expediency and cost-saving -- a move that may have altered Microsoft's early status in the hardware race. ...
Xbox narrows down Series X launch window to November 2020
There are now just 30 potential launch day options for the Xbox Series X as Microsoft narrows its launch window down from Holiday 2020 to a single month. ...
Halo Infinite delay pushes it into 2021 and out of Xbox Series X launch lineup
Microsoft and 343 Industries have made the call to delay the launch of Halo Infinite into 2021. ...
