Codemasters CEO and CFO step down following EA acquisition
Dirt dev Codemasters is losing its executive leadership following its acquisition by EA earlier this year. ...
DICE LA rebrands as Ripple Effect Studios
The EA-owned game development studio unveiled its new name and look today, noting in a blog post that, while DICE remains part of its DNA, the team was eager to carve out its own unique identity as Ripple Effect. ...
Please welcome Imogen Mellor as your host for GDC 2021
Game journalist and streamer Imogen Mellor will be your host for the 35th annual Game Developers Conference. ...
Visit our friends at Omdia when you attend GDC 2021
Our colleagues at Omdia will be on hand at GDC 2021 for all your marketplace research needs. ...
Using mundane objects to evoke heartfelt memories in Some Old Stuff
"When you find an object you have not seen for a long time, you start to figure out why you had that object. That moment felt very human to me." ...
Blog: An ode to optimization video games
A subgenre of strategy games, optimization/logistics games have attracted fans to a different kind of gameplay and thinking that I wanted to talk about today. ...
Assassin's Creed becomes a cross-studio project, starting with Assassin's Creed Infinity
Ubisoft says working from home has fundamentally changed the way games are made, allowing it the chance to increase collaboration on future Assassin's Creed titles. ...
Q& A: Developing the visually striking Death Trash
"There†™s depth in the Death Trash world," says creator Stephan Hövelbrinks. "It's just consumed in a different way." ...
Get a job: Health Scholars is hiring a Unity Software Engineer
Health Scholars is looking for an experienced Unity Software Engineer to help develop virtual reality simulations on multiple platforms including PC and Android devices. ...
Nintendo denies use of forced Uyghur labor in affiliated factories
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated in a recent shareholders meeting that the company has not identified any use of forced labor in its current supply chain. ...
Amazon's Lumberyard game engine is now open source
Amazon†™s Lumberyard game engine is now fully available as an open source project under the newly organized Open 3D Foundation. ...
Blog: The future of interactive characters - Why games need believable NPCs
In this final post, we discuss four reasons why games need better NPCs: 1) players want them, 2) bad character AI is a creative bottleneck, 3) better collaborative NPCs can make games more inclusive, 4) they're a necessary part of our 3D & XR future. ...
Apex Legends devs forced into holiday work by Titanfall-linked hack
A major Apex Legends on July 4th prevented players from entering matches and forced the team to work on a holiday weekend. ...
Exploring the subliminal spaces between strobing lights in Gaël Bourhis' Kristallijn
The developer of Kristallijn share what interested them in exploring the space between the blinks of a strobe light, and what questions the game aims to ask as players see what lies in the moments of darkness. ...
What do devs really want from a game platform?
Sometimes, as a game†™s creator and 'the little guy', you feel helpless in the face of 'the big guy'. So let's talk about game platforms, and what devs need from them! ...
