Video: Making Marketing Mistakes with Innersloth's Victoria Tran
Innersloth Games' Victoria Tran goes through her own mistakes as a game marketer to explain that mistakes are inevitable, there are ways to correctly fail, and what lessons you can take away from failure. ...
Get a job: Hinterland Studio is hiring an Art Director
In this role, you will lead a team of artists across multiple areas and unify their efforts behind a clear artistic vision, ensuring the result reinforces gameplay, strengthens narrative, and delights players. ...
Don't Miss: Exploring the world-driven game design of Control
Remedy's Control was one of the most interesting games of last year because of its mysterious world where the mundane collided with the strange. Mikael Kasurinen and Brooke Maggs tell us the thinking behind the world-building. ...
Steam's marketing tracking, Epic's exclusivity data & more
The latest game discovery round-up looks at Steam's new UTM tracking solution, an Epic Game Store exclusivity database, and lots more besides. ...
Steamworks expands marketing tools with open beta for UTM traffic analytics
Valve is adding Urchin Tracking Module analytics to Steamworks to help developers better measure the effectiveness of marketing efforts that direct players towards their games. ...
Threes creator forms new studio Vodeo Games to create 'cozy-crunchy' experiences
Threes creator Asher Vollmer has founded a new studio called Vodeo Games with the aim of delivering annual releases that offer a "cozy-crunchy experience." ...
Embracer completes $1.38 billion acquisition of Borderlands dev Gearbox
Embracer Group has completed its $1.38 billion purchase of Borderlands and Brothers in Arms developer Gearbox Entertainment. ...
Opinion: Six Days in Fallujah tramples over the human cost of the Iraq War
The surprise revival of Six Days in Fallujah risks justifying the violence against the Iraqi people in the name of entertainment, writes Bryant Francis. ...
Get a job: Join Sucker Punch Productions as a Senior Writer
Sucker Punch is looking for a Senior Writer to join its writing team and help craft engaging narrative content for its next project. ...
Resident Evil Village director shares the process behind creating its imposing antagonist
In a larger interview with IGN, Resident Evil Village director Morimasa Sato notes that the setting of the upcoming horror game was built around the character concepts that emerged, similar, he says, to Resident Evil 4. ...
Day of the Devs is taking game submissions for its Summer Game Fest showcase
Day of the Devs announced details about its next big showcase, and is currently looking for games to feature (digitally!) during Summer Game Fest in June 2021. ...
Five lessons from a year of online GDC events
GDC General Manager Katie Stern shares lessons learned from a year of adapting the conference to an online format. ...
Esports Integrity Commission working with FBI to probe Counter-Strike esports cheats
The Esports Integrity Commission is working with the FBI to investigate match fixing and illegal betting in Counter-Strike competitions. ...
E3 returning virtually in June with backing from Microsoft, Nintendo, and more
E3 will be making a virtual return in 2021 after taking a year out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Play Ventures raises $135 million to invest in game startups
VC fund Play Ventures has raised $135 million to invest in video game startups, beginning with a $1.5 million pre-Series A investment into Indian mobile studio All Star Games. ...
