Valve on the hook for $4 million over Steam Controller patent infringement
A court has ordered Valve to pay $4 million at the close of a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Ironburg Inventions over the design of its now-discontinued Steam Controller. ...
Get a job: Join Remedy Entertainment as a Sr. Development Manager
This role will include working in a co-development environment, with the unique challenges and opportunities that it brings. ...
EA reports record net bookings as Apex Legends, Ultimate Team exceed expectations
EA closed out Q3 of its 2020-21 fiscal year with record net bookings for both the quarter and the trailing 12 months thanks largely to the out performance of its suite of live games. ...
Detroit: Become Human dev Quantic Dream sets up new studio in Montreal
After a good 23 years as a solo-studio developer, French dev Quantic Dream has opened a second studio across the Atlantic in Montreal. ...
There†™s a lot for artists in the GDC Showcase Discussion Sessions
Game artists, check out three (free!) GDC Showcase Discussion Sessions you won't want to miss out on next month. ...
Video: How architecture can influence your game's worldbuilding
In this 2018 GDC talk, Hybrid Architects' Sarah Bonser discusses ways that you can build your game's world through architecture. ...
Master the art of narrative design in Susan O†™Connor†™s GDC Masterclass!
Sign up for Susan O'Connor's GDC Masterclass to improve your narrative design skills! ...
EA Sports revives college football games, but without NCAA involvement
EA Sports' new line of College Football games won't feature the names or likenesses of any real-world players, a likely result of past legal troubles with the NCAA. ...
Don't Miss: The creative challenges BioWare faced designing Mass Effect 3
Take a look back at this 2012 interview with Casey Hudson on the creative challenges his team faced while closing out the original Mass Effect trilogy. ...
AppOnboard nets $20 million to support 'no-code' mobile dev platform Buildbox
AppOnboard has raised $20 million in funding to continue developing its no-code mobile game development platform, Buildbox. ...
iOS 14.5 update adds DualSense and Xbox Series X controller support
Apple is adding support for the next-generation DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers to iOS devices with a new update. ...
Q& A: Lessons learned from five years spent on the Hitman series
Hitman 3 executive producer Forest Swartout Large talks about treating a game engine like a "gardener," open-ended game design, and how the game's murder-mystery level was percolating well before Knives Out. ...
EA signs multi-year license extension with UEFA to continue FIFA collaboration
EA has signed a multi-year license extension with UEFA that will allow it to continue featuring flagship competitions like the UEFA Champions League in its soccer franchises. ...
Get a job: Join Phaser Lock Interactive as a Senior Software Engineer
Phaser Lock Interactive is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to develop solutions that address design requirements in an efficient manner as a member of its Texas-based team! ...
Is Steam really conspiring to price fix?
A new class action lawsuit against Valve suggests that price fixing could be at play on Steam. Is this really happening, and if so, has antitrust law actually been breached? We look into it (& lots more!) ...
