"A summary of how things have gone so far" from Frictional Games' Thomas Grip, which covers the sales, critical reception, piracy rate, and marketing data for the studio's latest horror game. ...
Valve enforced its user disclosure requirements this week by wiping all user reviews from the Steam page of a game after the devs ran a promotion offering free copies in exchange for said reviews. ...
"When you first think about the genre, level design seems to be just about throwing random enemies at the player frantically. The truth is actually much different." ...
Fabric Software has released Fabric Engine 2, an updated version of its development platform that enables the creation of high-performance tools for games, virtual reality, and visualisation. ...
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"You can feel that if you only draw another card you'll succeed, you'll get your reward. This is the same type of condoning that makes you buy another booster pack or another lottery ticket." ...
Reload Studios' World War Toons is a multiplayer VR shooter -- and it's apparently appealing enough to get the company some investment, as it hatches plans to expand beyond games. ...
"If you're a game developer then I urge you to give it a shot! Release a couple tools and see how you like it. Take something and ask: 'Can this be used other places?'" ...
Got a great talk idea for the Game Career Seminar at GDC 2016? Now's the time to pitch it, because the deadline for GCS talk submissions is coming up fast: this Friday, October 2nd at 11:59 PM PT. ...
Heads up, prospective GDC 2016 speakers: Now is your chance to propose a talk for one of the first-class Summits or the new VRDC at GDC 2016! Do it before submissions close Friday, 10/2 at 11:59 PM PT. ...