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Creating the 30 different control schemes of Edith Finch

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:22:00 -0400

How the indie game company Giant Sparrow created 30 richly varied control schemes for What Remains of Edith Finch using only the analog sticks and one trigger button. ...

InXile Entertainment nets $4.5M to push further into VR

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:14:00 -0400

Torment: Tides of Numenera developer InXile Entertainment has secured a $4.5 million investment from Gumi VR. ...

Blog: Looking at the coding style guide behind Awesomenauts

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:43:00 -0400

Reading code from your team members is easier if all code adheres to the same formatting and naming conventions. That's why we have a rather strict coding style guide at Ronimo. Here, let me explain. ...

Unity 2017.1 launch marks the start of new engine cycle

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:24:00 -0400

The release marks the beginning of the Unity 2017 cycle, and is packed with a slew of features sure to make the lives of Unity devs that little bit easier. ...

Former Guerrilla Cambridge developers join VR outfit Virtual Arts

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:15:00 -0400

Following the death of Guerrilla in January this year, the Virtual Arts founders were left with a wealth of talent on their doorstep, and wound up hiring some of those affected by the closure. ...

VRDC heads to Shanghai with new VRDC Asia event this November!

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:12:00 -0400

VRDC Asia is a brand-new event happening in Shanghai this November! Put it on your calendar, and if you have a good idea for a talk, submit between now and August 10th. ...

David Perry leaves Sony to lead Instagram influencer broker GoVyrl

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:43:00 -0400

After spending his entire adult life in games, veteran dev and exec David Perry is taking a break to try something new: being CEO and cofounder ofÊInstagram influencer meetup app maker GoVyrl. ...

Riot files suit against alleged League of Legends mobile clone maker

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:01:00 -0400

Riot Games has filed a lawsuit alleging Chinese mobile dev Shanghai Moonton Technology is engaging in 'willful and bad faith infringement' of Riot's rights to its flagship intellectual property. ...

Logitech snaps up headset maker Astro for a cool $85 million

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:11:00 -0400

Swiss peripheral maker Logitech announced today that it's acquiring headset manufacturer Astro Gaming in an $85 million deal aimed at strengthening Logitech's foothold in the console headset market. ...

What Indie Megabooth's standalone show means for indie devs

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:05:00 -0400

One of Indie Megabooth's co-founders fills us in on how the new standalone show aims to help indie developers. ...

Video: Crafting the sound of No Man's Sky

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:48:00 -0400

At GDC 2017, sound designer Paul Weir breaks down how the game makes use of innovative audio tech, including a vocal modeling synthesizer plugin and a custom-built generative music system. ...

Tired of coding jumping from scratch, dev debuts new 2D Unity game engine

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:28:00 -0400

"In my career, I've probably coded 'jumping' several dozen times," indie dev and RexEngine creator Muir Freeland tells Gamasutra. "I wanted to do that one last time, and be done with it." ...

Get a job: Be an Animator at WRKSHP

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:54:00 -0400

WRKSHP is looking for a talented animator to join its team in San Francisco, California. ...

A new Steam Curator update seeks to end unscrupulous review code requests

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:29:00 -0400

Valve is looking to help developers weed out fake review code requests by merging the entire process of verifying identities and sending games directly with Steam's existing curator program. ...

Minecraft: Education Edition heads up 2017 Games for Change finalists

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:58:00 -0400

Games for Change has announced the finalists in the running for awards at its 14th annual Games for Change Festival. ...