Thomas Was Alone Out Now on Steam
Gameranx
Thomas Was Alone, an “indie minimalist 2D platformer about friendship and jumping and floating and anti-gravity” came out on Steam yesterday. Originally only available on Desure or IndieCity (or directly from the developer), Thomas Was Alone has still ...
Gameranx
Treyarch Game Developer Explains How Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Was ...
Forbes
Activision and developer Treyarch enlisted former Call of Duty pro gamer Mike “Hastr0” Rufail to design the multiplayer eSports elements of Call of Duty: Black Ops II from the beginning. The game was developed with three distinct teams, one focusing...
Forbes
Software Engineer and Video Game Developer from Victoria BC
Destructoid (blog)
Software Engineer and Video Game Developer from Victoria BC I <3 UVic GameDev! This appears in a 300-pixel ... It almost never is. Game Maker stores the entirety of your game (code and assets) in a binary file - basically just a big-ass dump of ones ...
'Medal of Honor' video game draws fire over involvement of Navy SEALs
OregonLive.com (blog)
LOS ANGELES — The punishment of Navy SEALs who worked on the video game"Medal of Honor: Warfighter" is the latest in a series of misfires for the interactive medium's popular military shooter genre, which continues to face scrutiny as high-definition ...
OregonLive.com (blog)
Video Game developer Valve developing new game engine
FTC Publications
Bellevue, WA, United States (4E) – Video game developer Valve, popular creator of the Half-Life series, is developing an improved gaming engine. According to Valve honcho Gabe Newell they've been “working on new engine stuff” for quite some time.
Kung Fu Superstar Seeks To Evolve Martial Arts Video Games [Developer ...
Shogun Gamer
Kinesthetic Games Founder and KFS Game Director Kostas Zarifis spared some time out of his schedule to discuss Kung Fu Superstar in this rather extensive interview which covers the basic gameplay elements of the game and how the development team is ...
Rob Carroll joins 5th Planet Games as Chief Mobile Officer
Inside Social Games
Carroll is an established video game industry veteran, coming to 5th Planet most recently from Tapjoy, where he was Director of Publishing. ... The developer has multiple new games in the works (including mobile versions of Dawn of the Dragons and ...
Inside Social Games
Shogun Gamer
Kinesthetic Games Founder and KFS Game Director Kostas Zarifis spared some time out of his schedule to discuss Kung Fu Superstar in this rather extensive interview which covers the basic gameplay elements of the game and how the development team is ...
Rob Carroll joins 5th Planet Games as Chief Mobile Officer
Inside Social Games
Carroll is an established video game industry veteran, coming to 5th Planet most recently from Tapjoy, where he was Director of Publishing. ... The developer has multiple new games in the works (including mobile versions of Dawn of the Dragons and ...
Inside Social Games
New "Reloaded Edition" released for PC game Fray
News10.net
FILED UNDER; Game Guys · Game Guys: PC. PC game 'Fray' from indie developer Brain Candy. Indie video game developer Brain Candy has re-released their turn-based strategy game, Fray, as Fray: Reloaded Edition. The original Fray computer game ...
More 'Grand Theft Auto V' screens released
Examiner.com
Of course there is the traditional cop chasing sequence that has been a part of every "GTA" gamesince its inception on the PlayStation (after all, the game could hardly be called "Grand Theft Auto" if there were no cops to chase around the carjackers).
Examiner.com
Of course there is the traditional cop chasing sequence that has been a part of every "GTA" gamesince its inception on the PlayStation (after all, the game could hardly be called "Grand Theft Auto" if there were no cops to chase around the carjackers).
Intriguing game releases spice up season
Daily Trojan Online
By displaying dazzling, big-budget spectacles and offering competitive multiplayer experiences, Call of Duty and Halo have established themselves as two of the most critically successful and best-selling video game franchises of all time. November will ...
Top 5 Timeless Features (From Once Great Developers)
GamingBolt (blog)
You've probably heard of them: Banjo Kazooie, Diddy Kong Racing and even some littlegame called Goldeneye 007. However, after being purchased by Microsoft and releasing a few ho-hum titles, the developer was relegated to developing Kinectgames.
GamingBolt (blog)
Daily Trojan Online
By displaying dazzling, big-budget spectacles and offering competitive multiplayer experiences, Call of Duty and Halo have established themselves as two of the most critically successful and best-selling video game franchises of all time. November will ...
Top 5 Timeless Features (From Once Great Developers)
GamingBolt (blog)
You've probably heard of them: Banjo Kazooie, Diddy Kong Racing and even some littlegame called Goldeneye 007. However, after being purchased by Microsoft and releasing a few ho-hum titles, the developer was relegated to developing Kinectgames.
GamingBolt (blog)
I Never Saw The Moment Video Games Hit The Mainstream
Kotaku Australia
There was no such thing as a smartphone, you couldn't really play games for free, indie developersweren't getting exposure or money and online multiplayer was still finding its feet. As I write this in 2012, all those things have come to pass, and ...
NetEnt Releases New 3D Online slot Game
Online Casino Archives
NetEnt, the renowned 3D casino game developer, has released their latest gem, Wild Rockets. Get ready for some ... Wild Rockets isn't NetEnt's best game – where's the video intro? But their average slot games are better than most developers best efforts.
Online Casino Archives
NetEnt, the renowned 3D casino game developer, has released their latest gem, Wild Rockets. Get ready for some ... Wild Rockets isn't NetEnt's best game – where's the video intro? But their average slot games are better than most developers best efforts.
Perfect World Appoints Alex Yiran Xu as Senior Vice President
Sacramento Bee
He was one of the founders and served as a director for game development and operations at RealNetworks China from 2005 to 2007, and led business development, investment and new game development at Sohu.com Inc. from 2003 and 2005. ... Perfect World's ...
Sacramento Bee
He was one of the founders and served as a director for game development and operations at RealNetworks China from 2005 to 2007, and led business development, investment and new game development at Sohu.com Inc. from 2003 and 2005. ... Perfect World's ...
Review: 'Halo 4'
Chicago Tribune
On the development side, Bungie is no longer behind the "Halo" brand. In charge is 343 Industries, a first-time developer that has been handed the reins of one of the most popular video gamefranchises. Did 343 meet expectations? Let's go find out .
Chicago Tribune
On the development side, Bungie is no longer behind the "Halo" brand. In charge is 343 Industries, a first-time developer that has been handed the reins of one of the most popular video gamefranchises. Did 343 meet expectations? Let's go find out .
Minecraft – The Most Popular Design-Defying Game
Gaming Illustrated
In an age where video game graphics have transcended the bit count, it's hard to image that there is any successful game that regresses back several platforming generations, yet still manages to draw a crowd. With such overwhelming evidence that ...
Gaming Illustrated
In an age where video game graphics have transcended the bit count, it's hard to image that there is any successful game that regresses back several platforming generations, yet still manages to draw a crowd. With such overwhelming evidence that ...
Montreal International Game Summit peers into unknown future
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL – Destabilized but also inspired as video games move to tablets and online, more than 1,500 gamers are met Tuesday at the ninth annual Montreal International Game Summit. “We're calling this edition 'The Future Unknown,' because our industry ...
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL – Destabilized but also inspired as video games move to tablets and online, more than 1,500 gamers are met Tuesday at the ninth annual Montreal International Game Summit. “We're calling this edition 'The Future Unknown,' because our industry ...
ASSASSIN'S CREED Movie Starring Michael Fassbender Coming in 2013
The Daily BLAM!
Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of video game development company Ubisoft, will develop the Assassin's Creed film in close collaboration with New Regency. In a recent press release announcing the partnership between the two ...
How Portal 2 Developers Became The Best 6th Grade Physics Teachers Ever
Fast Company
Soon after the release of the 2007 hit video game Portal, the developers at Valve began receiving emails from math and science teachers across the country who were using the game in their classrooms. Some worked at private high schools, others at urban ...
Fast Company
The Daily BLAM!
Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of video game development company Ubisoft, will develop the Assassin's Creed film in close collaboration with New Regency. In a recent press release announcing the partnership between the two ...
How Portal 2 Developers Became The Best 6th Grade Physics Teachers Ever
Fast Company
Soon after the release of the 2007 hit video game Portal, the developers at Valve began receiving emails from math and science teachers across the country who were using the game in their classrooms. Some worked at private high schools, others at urban ...
Fast Company
Scribblenauts Unlimited Releases on Nintendo Wii U and 3DS!
HawtWired (blog)
Interactive Entertainment announces today's North American launch of Scribblenauts Unlimited, a new game expanding upon the award-winning, video game franchise that challenges players to imagine anything and bring it to life in the game. The popular ...
David Cage comments on 'Beyond: Two Souls' in Playstation interview
Examiner.com
Earlier today, the folks over at the Official Playstation Blog sat down with the Quantic Dream head game developer for a quick update on project, which features Hollywood starlet Ellen Page as a mysterious girl with a ghostly guardian. Though Cage ...
Examiner.com
More Games Should Have Day-One DLC
Forbes
If you think that the developer has unfairly locked its content away on the disc, the heart of that problem is that you don't think that the available product is worth $60. In that case, don't buy it. Or wait for a sale. That's how consumer choices ...
Orange launches Alt-Minds transmedia adventure game
Telecompaper (subscription)
Alt-Minds was created by games developer Eric Viennot. It allows players to follow and interact with the story through the worlds of TV, video games, social networks and the internet. Dailymotion.com, Deezer.com, Lemonde.fr and Melty.com have joined ...
Telecompaper (subscription)
Alt-Minds was created by games developer Eric Viennot. It allows players to follow and interact with the story through the worlds of TV, video games, social networks and the internet. Dailymotion.com, Deezer.com, Lemonde.fr and Melty.com have joined ...
Looking for interview w/ designer or tester
GameDev.net
My name is Brody. I am currently going to school to become a video game designer(life dream). ...So I am looking for a video game tester, or designer, who could answer these questions for me. I'm very ... You can read my Developer Journal entries for ...
GameDev.net
My name is Brody. I am currently going to school to become a video game designer(life dream). ...So I am looking for a video game tester, or designer, who could answer these questions for me. I'm very ... You can read my Developer Journal entries for ...
2K Play and Nickelodeon's Holiday Video Game Lineup Features Favorite ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Play and Nickelodeon announced today that their 2012 holidayvideo game lineup is now available at retail in North America. Nickelodeon ... With Nickelodeon Dance 2, we expand that magic with new characters, songs and ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Play and Nickelodeon announced today that their 2012 holidayvideo game lineup is now available at retail in North America. Nickelodeon ... With Nickelodeon Dance 2, we expand that magic with new characters, songs and ...
Living with the Xbox 360: how Microsoft's trojan horse took over your living room
The Verge
You'll also find the 1998 British spy remake starring Uma Thurman (Comcast Xfinity, Xbox Video, VUDU, CinemaNow), a 2010 animated series that ran two seasons (Xbox Video, Netflix), and even the movie tie-in Xbox game Avengers: Battle for Earth (plus ...
Far From Apple's Servers, an App-Bribe Fight Erupts
Wired (blog)
As more and more software is sold to customers through app stores rather than through open channels like the web, developers engage in elaborate and often desperate struggles to game the proprietary systems that govern their success. A slot on Apple's ...
Wired (blog)
The Verge
You'll also find the 1998 British spy remake starring Uma Thurman (Comcast Xfinity, Xbox Video, VUDU, CinemaNow), a 2010 animated series that ran two seasons (Xbox Video, Netflix), and even the movie tie-in Xbox game Avengers: Battle for Earth (plus ...
Far From Apple's Servers, an App-Bribe Fight Erupts
Wired (blog)
As more and more software is sold to customers through app stores rather than through open channels like the web, developers engage in elaborate and often desperate struggles to game the proprietary systems that govern their success. A slot on Apple's ...
Wired (blog)
Fruit Ninja snags in iPhone 5, new iPod Touch
GMA News
It said game developer CMA Megacorp noted the seeming glitch, while Recombu posted a videothat shows the issue on the iPhone 5, but not the iPhone 4S. Also, it said tests by Rene Ritchie at iMore initially found the iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th gen ...
WebMediaBrands' Inside Network Research Findings -- Developers Must Look ...
PYMNTS.com
The report, “Mobile Games: Driving Discovery,” examines mobile game user behaviors such asgame acquisition frequency versus playing frequency, genre loyalty, and motivations for gamepurchases. It concludes that developers must do more to focus on ...
Alternatives abound, but PC gaming not quite ready to give up Nick DeLorenzo ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Wing Commander also was one of the first games to feature full-motion videocomparable to movies. It started off as a PC platform only. Unfortunately, despite being “ported” to numerous consoles, the series died at about the time gaming was making its ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
David S. Goyer Black Ops II interview – the white knight of storytelling
Metro
He's collaborated with developer Treyarch on both Black Ops games and we caught up with him at the UK launch of the sequel to discuss his work on the campaign mode and the wider subjects of video game narrative and movie adaptations. As you can see, ...
Metro
'Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two' demo impressions
StickSkills
Several years ago, Disney had plans to reinvigorate its Mickey Mouse brand, and sought to do so with a video game that anyone could play. Buena Vista Interactive approached legendary developer Warren Spector to spearhead the project, only convincing ...
StickSkills
'Rainbow Six: Patriots' Still In-Development, Likely Next-Gen
Game Rant
The sequel burst onto the scene with a controversial teaser trailer during the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards, but after that the development team went dark. Up until the reveal of that trailer Ubisoft had been making claims about the title's ...
Game Rant
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Review for 3DS
Gaming Age
Everything in the game, from the NPC'S to the enemies you'll find, are composed of single pieces of paper. The worlds are mostly composed of cardboard in Sticker Star, and overall the paper theme is really well realized. Intelligent Systems has played ...
Gaming Age
A Game of Dwarves Review
TheGamersHub
Developer Zeal Game Studio have put great emphasis on avoiding extensive micro-management of individuals and, as your mine begins to buzz with activity, this much is evident. It would be nice to have the option of guiding the ... For example, it's ...
TheGamersHub
Minecraft sells over 8 million copies, Notch returns to his robot roots
games.on.net
(counting)… ninth best-selling video game for PC (including Mac and Linux, for what it's worth, tee hee) ever, right in front of Guild Wars Prophecies and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, right behind Half-Life and Skyrim, but nowhere near The Sims or ...
games.on.net
You Horrible People and Your Horrible Choices In 'The Walking Dead: Around ...
MTV.com (blog)
You know the drill: another episode of Telltale Games' "The Walking Dead," another stats video from the developer showing all of the choices you made as Lee. Did you let [redacted] die? Did you go around waving your gun at [redacted]? And who'll be ...
MTV.com (blog)
Call of Duty Black Ops II review: Can the first person shooter series survive ...
Mirror.co.uk
Activision could re-skin the same game every 12 months and still sell more gamesthan anybody else. And most COD critics would argue that's exactly what ... Video games like this are the new action movies. Silicon Valley is the new Hollywood Hills ...
Mirror.co.uk
GTA V & Rockstar's Backlash – It's the Parents, Not the Industry
WhatCulture!
In fact, statistics have suggested that the increase in video game sales have directly influenced the decrease in crime over the last twenty years. Why? The answer is a lot... I have grown up in the technological era and have seen the development of ...
WhatCulture!
PYMNTS.com
The report, “Mobile Games: Driving Discovery,” examines mobile game user behaviors such asgame acquisition frequency versus playing frequency, genre loyalty, and motivations for gamepurchases. It concludes that developers must do more to focus on ...
Alternatives abound, but PC gaming not quite ready to give up Nick DeLorenzo ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Wing Commander also was one of the first games to feature full-motion videocomparable to movies. It started off as a PC platform only. Unfortunately, despite being “ported” to numerous consoles, the series died at about the time gaming was making its ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
David S. Goyer Black Ops II interview – the white knight of storytelling
Metro
He's collaborated with developer Treyarch on both Black Ops games and we caught up with him at the UK launch of the sequel to discuss his work on the campaign mode and the wider subjects of video game narrative and movie adaptations. As you can see, ...
Metro
'Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two' demo impressions
StickSkills
Several years ago, Disney had plans to reinvigorate its Mickey Mouse brand, and sought to do so with a video game that anyone could play. Buena Vista Interactive approached legendary developer Warren Spector to spearhead the project, only convincing ...
StickSkills
'Rainbow Six: Patriots' Still In-Development, Likely Next-Gen
Game Rant
The sequel burst onto the scene with a controversial teaser trailer during the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards, but after that the development team went dark. Up until the reveal of that trailer Ubisoft had been making claims about the title's ...
Game Rant
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Review for 3DS
Gaming Age
Everything in the game, from the NPC'S to the enemies you'll find, are composed of single pieces of paper. The worlds are mostly composed of cardboard in Sticker Star, and overall the paper theme is really well realized. Intelligent Systems has played ...
Gaming Age
A Game of Dwarves Review
TheGamersHub
Developer Zeal Game Studio have put great emphasis on avoiding extensive micro-management of individuals and, as your mine begins to buzz with activity, this much is evident. It would be nice to have the option of guiding the ... For example, it's ...
TheGamersHub
Minecraft sells over 8 million copies, Notch returns to his robot roots
games.on.net
(counting)… ninth best-selling video game for PC (including Mac and Linux, for what it's worth, tee hee) ever, right in front of Guild Wars Prophecies and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, right behind Half-Life and Skyrim, but nowhere near The Sims or ...
games.on.net
You Horrible People and Your Horrible Choices In 'The Walking Dead: Around ...
MTV.com (blog)
You know the drill: another episode of Telltale Games' "The Walking Dead," another stats video from the developer showing all of the choices you made as Lee. Did you let [redacted] die? Did you go around waving your gun at [redacted]? And who'll be ...
MTV.com (blog)
Call of Duty Black Ops II review: Can the first person shooter series survive ...
Mirror.co.uk
Activision could re-skin the same game every 12 months and still sell more gamesthan anybody else. And most COD critics would argue that's exactly what ... Video games like this are the new action movies. Silicon Valley is the new Hollywood Hills ...
Mirror.co.uk
GTA V & Rockstar's Backlash – It's the Parents, Not the Industry
WhatCulture!
In fact, statistics have suggested that the increase in video game sales have directly influenced the decrease in crime over the last twenty years. Why? The answer is a lot... I have grown up in the technological era and have seen the development of ...
WhatCulture!
SDK For Android
GameDev.net
I am trying to develop a game for Android phones . Right now , I am using Eclipse IDE with Android SDK installed . Meanwhile I came to know that there are tools like GAMEMAKER , Unity that can port the games directly to Android . So Can u guys suggest ...
RipTen Review: Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Vita)
RipTen
Though developer Criterion has certainly impressed us with the console versions of the newest release in the franchise, could the studio's lofty ambition of putting the open world racer onto the PlayStation Vita work? Would the sleekly designed and ...
F1 Race Stars
HardwareHeaven.com
There are few developers around who can claim to know more about the racing game genre than Codemasters. The UK based ... That game showed that the racing game studio had a sense of what makes a fun game but following the release of the latest F1 ...
HardwareHeaven.com
The 'immense responsibility' of creating value for players
Gamasutra
"When you've been working on the same game for two to three years and it never seems to release, I highly recommend stepping outside of that, getting a hobby and starting some new games on your own," he says. ... But over the last decade the cost curve ...
Gamasutra
RipTen
Though developer Criterion has certainly impressed us with the console versions of the newest release in the franchise, could the studio's lofty ambition of putting the open world racer onto the PlayStation Vita work? Would the sleekly designed and ...
F1 Race Stars
HardwareHeaven.com
There are few developers around who can claim to know more about the racing game genre than Codemasters. The UK based ... That game showed that the racing game studio had a sense of what makes a fun game but following the release of the latest F1 ...
HardwareHeaven.com
The 'immense responsibility' of creating value for players
Gamasutra
"When you've been working on the same game for two to three years and it never seems to release, I highly recommend stepping outside of that, getting a hobby and starting some new games on your own," he says. ... But over the last decade the cost curve ...
Gamasutra
