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Fortnite's new game mode curiously resembles Among Us

Epic Games has announced a new game mode for Fortnite that seems to resemble Innersloth's hit indie game Among Us. ...



Get a job: Myr is hiring a Tookits Engineer

Myr is hiring a Toolkits Engineer to help build new virtual reality games with a remote team. ...



Roblox Corporation's revenue is up, but it's not quite profitable yet

Roblox Corporation's second quarter results show strong growth in revenue and playtime in the company†™s post-pandemic year, but the company still isn't turning a profit. ...



Chivalry 2 sells over a million copies in just two months

Torn Banner Studios' Chivalry 2 has sold over a million copies just two months after release. ...



Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft pressure groups continue to push for cultural reforms

Groups of current and former employees from Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard are continuing to push for meaningful cultural reforms in the wake of misconduct allegations at both companies. ...



Blog: A Raptor Boyfriend postmortem

This postmortem is about trying to identify what happened during the development of Raptor Boyfriend. What were the decisions that led to positive, neutral and negative outcomes? Let's take a look. ...



Death Trash recoups dev costs after under two weeks in early access

Cosmic post-apocalyptic RPG Death Trash has made back its development costs after less than two weeks in early access. ...



Blog: Horizontal resequencing and song structure for game music composers

Composer Winifred Phillips shares content from her GDC2021 lecture, 'From Spyder to Sackboy: A Big Adventure in Interactive Music.' ...



Outriders developer People Can Fly still hasn't seen any royalties from the game

Outriders developer People Can Fly has indicated the title didn't break even during the first quarter of the fiscal year, despite attracting 3.5 million players.  ...



RuneScape developer Jagex names former Codemasters exec as its new CFO

RuneScape developer Jagex has named former Codemasters exec Rashid Varachia as its new chief financial officer. ...



Distant Kingdoms dev Orthrus Studios shuts down after entire team is laid off

The entire team at Dundee-based developer Orthrus Studios has been made redundant following the launch of its most recent title, Distant Kingdoms, in May this year. ...



Designing dual-perspective puzzles for 2D-3D platformer Toodee and Topdee

Puzzle platformer Toodee and Topdee offers an interesting perspective on a classic genre. Here's how developers Dietzribi turned a Ludum Dare prompt into this perspective-swapping puzzler. ...



Data dive: inside a successful sequel launch

PlayWay shared with its investors some very focused and precise data on Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 - so let's analyze it in detail! ...



Don't Miss: Making XCOM tighter and more focused with Chimera Squad

What made XCOM: Chimera Squad so dang compelling? Lead designer Mark Nauta told us how Firaxis broke the strategy series down to its juiciest bits in this 2020 interview. ...