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How should you position your game demo on Steam? We look at a couple of options, as well as a whole bunch of other news around game discoverability - how people find and play your game.
Creating comfortable and believable movement for players in virtual reality is one of those game development puzzles where there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer
Infinity Ward, developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, is seeking an experienced Technical Multiplayer Designer.
In this 2020 GDC virtual talk, Die Gute Fabrik's Hannah Nicklin discusses the key techniques, challenges and potential of writing for ensemble casts compared to 'heroes' tales' in video games.
We reached out to some game makers and asked them to name some JRPGs that they believe all devs should study.
Ubisoft's Rocksmith team is getting to work on something new, and ending the creation of new Rocksmith DLC as a result.
The studio has uploaded the game's source code, art, level editor, and music to Github, and has implored fans to get creative.
As game dev teams around the world figure out how to work remotely in a pandemic, I thought I would share a few best practices we've discovered in the past two weeks.
"I think if we look back at this generation at the beginning, I don't think the difference was the games."
The UK Government has partnered with a handful of game developers to encourage people in the country to stay indoors and slow the spread of COVID-19.
Adding a brand new class to a game five years after its release isn't easy, so here are some tips we learned after bringing submarines to World of Warships.
Game Closure is on the hunt for backend / systems engineers to help us build the services and infrastructure that power our social games.
How do you teach players how to play your game without getting bogged down in boring tutorials? Rogue Legacy developer Teddy Lee shares his secrets.
The latest picks for the week's best writing & videos about video games includes a look at Over The Alps, Good Job!, & lots more.
Our Sutured City holds a story within a woven tapestry, having players touch places within the art to progress through a point & click-like game.
This article introduces the 'Three Levels of Culturalization' model to demonstrate why knowing your global players and their context is critical to the success of games studios.
A New York Times article on Amazon's semi-recent dealings in the video game industry notes that the company's take on a cloud-based game platform, Project Tempo, might not see the light of day until next year.
It's important to understand what a technical designer is and how it can help a production by improving the workflow of designers to let them focus on creative tasks, not technical issues.
Rob Wyatt, the system architect behind the original Xbox, is suing Atari for failing to pay him for work he did on the company's retro VCS console.Â
A quick guide to understanding why players write reviews, how to interpret their feedback, and what you as a community manager can do to drive the narrative.
Indie darlings Outer Wilds and Disco Elysium were the big winners at the British Academy Games last night.
After life as creative director on huge Ubisoft games like Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4, Alex Hutchinson was ready to make games at his own small studio.
We're looking for talented, passionate, smart, highly communicative and just plain good people to become part of our crew, to collaborate, shape and build something ambitious and unique.
Xbox head Phil Spencer talks about how Xbox teams are handling the sudden swap to entirely remote development.
As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, Kotaku reports U.S. game retailer Game X Change is keeping its stores open and giving its employees bogus advice on how to avoid getting sick.
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Ryan Sumo breaks down his remote management process and shares many of the tools his team uses to stay connected and productive.
Citing personal experience, Quill Studios founder Quilly Chang outlines the many roles developers need to fill when running their own independent game studios.
Danny Homan explains how narrative writing duties can be divided among multiple team members, from concept artists to mission designers.
Streamline specializes in tech art and creative execution for video games through its integrated 2D, 3D and Animation services.
Motion Logic Studios is a Los Angeles based company dedicated to providing high-end Art and Animation services to the video game industry.
Art Bully Productions was founded in 2008 by 3d art professionals who have years of experience in the video game industry. We pride ourselves on delivering AAA quality work at very competitive rates to developers of all sizes.
