Blizzard president internally comments on 'extremely troubling' harassment lawsuit

An internal email from Blizzard president J. Allen Brack calls the actions described in the lawsuit unacceptable and tells employees that the company is taking those claims seriously. ...



Sports Interactive is bringing women's football to Football Manager

Football Manager developer Sports Interactive is bringing the women's game to the popular soccer simulator for the first time. ...



Report: Blizzard's misfiring Warcraft III remake was the result of cost-cutting and mismanagement

"We have developers who have dealt with exhaustion, anxiety, depression and more for a year now. Many have lost trust in the team and this company." ...



Epic Games acquires Sketchfab asset store, reduces platform fees to 12 percent

Epic Games has acquired the Sketchfab asset store for an undisclosed fee, and has pledged to immediately lower platform fees to 12 percent. ...



How Naughty Dog prototyped the interactive guitar in The Last of Us Part II

"[We decided] the simplest affordance is probably going to be a wheel menu on the analog stick. That way the player can deflect in a corresponding direction without having them look down." ...



Get a job: Legends of Learning is looking for a Senior Systems Designer

The team at Legends of Learning is looking for a Senior Systems Designer to help build fun educational games. ...



Eight tools for creating chilling horror from the maker of FAITH

FAITH creator Mason Smith dropped by GDC 2021 with insights on how developers can scare the pants off players even when they†™re only working with a handful of pixels. ...



A taxonomy of Weenies: the landmarks that define Ghost of Tsushima

Here's a breakdown of the different landmark types Sucker Punch used to make Ghost of Tsushima's virtual world compelling and navigable. ...



Multiple Borderlands 3 developers depart Gearbox for indier pastures

Several now-former Gearbox developers are getting in on one of the biggest trends of the 2020s: quitting triple-A to go indie. ...



Unity acquires SpeedTree creator Interactive Data Visualization

Unity has revealed its acquisition of Interactive Data Visualization, the company likely best known as the creator of SpeedTree. ...



3DHaptics-maker Miraisens is now a member of the PS5's tools and middleware program

Miraisens aims to help developers improve haptics without complicating workflows. ...



Blog: Dynamic destruction in Radio Viscera

This is an overview of all the elements which contribute to the dynamic damage system created for Radio Viscera. ...



Make it a fabulous fourth day of GDC 2021

The penultimate day of GDC 2021 is about to start! Here†™s a few sessions to help you build out your schedule for today†™s show. ...



The Microsoft Game Development Kit is now available for free on GitHub

Microsoft said it wants to "enable any creator, anywhere on the planet, to make games for our ecosystem." ...



EA partners with LPGA to better represent women golfers in EA Sports PGA Tour

EA is partnering with the Ladies Professional Golf Association to bring an "in-depth [and] authentic" representation of women's golf to EA Sports PGA Tour. ...