Get a job: Join the Embodied team as a Game Designer
At Embodied, our Game Designers are champions for overall quality of experience and creators of innovative activities designed for children. ...
Don't Miss: Bringing Washington D.C. to life - The AI of The Division 2
Part two of this interview with Massive's lead AI programmer Philip Dunstan discusses the weird problems that arose when balancing systemic game design in the new Washington D.C. map. ...
Rocket League won't require PS Plus or Nintendo Switch Online after free-to-play shift
Online matches on Xbox One will still require Xbox Live Gold however. ...
Video: Crafting the crafting system in Astroneer
In this 2020 GDC Summer talk System Era Softworks' Aaron Biddlecom & Elijah O'Rear walk you through how they made extensive changes to Astroneer's crafting system without destabilizing the game. ...
Marvel's Avengers sets new beta download record on PlayStation
Over 6 million players logged time in Marvel's Avengers across all platforms, with enough doing so on PlayStation 4 to set a new record. ...
Interactive storytelling platform Dorian raises $3.25 million in funding
Dorian is being pitched as a "no-code platform that allows writers to turn fiction into interactive visual games" and generate revenue. ...
Blog: Finding retention influencers in Destiny
The era of social media gave birth to influencers, however, this phenomenon also occurs in other types of social environments: games, for instance. Who are they? How can we find them? ...
China-linked mobile games including PUBG Mobile have been banned in India
The Government of India has banned over 100 mobile applications with links to China, including popular games like PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor. ...
Blog: Democratizing PySpark for mobile game publishing
How Zynga analytics is leveraging the Spark big data platform to support game studios and publishing operations. ...
In-depth: Crafting the score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps composer Gareth Coker outlines how he created the score for the super sequel in this incredibly in-depth Q& A. ...
Get a job: Join System Era as a Senior Services Engineer
As Senior Services Engineer at System Era, you are responsible for our online services technology stack. ...
Don't Miss: A look at how different-sized studios approach the challenges of QA
We speak to experts from small, medium, and larger game companies to find out how they handle the oft-under-appreciated discipline of quality assurance. ...
Report: AT& T no longer looking to sell off Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment parent company AT& T is reportedly no longer looking to sell off the video game development and publishing division. ...
Big Fish Games lays off 250 staff
Big Fish Games laid off a sizable portion of its staff today, a reduction an internal letter obtained by GeekWire says comes from its desire to pivot operations rather than concerns over company funds. ...
Video: Making the designer-writer collaboration work in game dev
In this 2020 GDC Summer session, writer Susan O'Connor breaks down best practices that any team can use to get writers and designers moving in the same direction. ...
