Secrecy runs rampant in the game industry, with everything from game projects to hiring decisions kept lock and key under tight NDAs. But what if a company was so secretive you didn’t even know you were applying to work at it when you sent in your application? That’s a scenario one former worker at Phoenix …
February 13, 2024 1 Hr View Date: Feb 28, 2024 Duration: 1 Hr WATCH ON DEMAND Sponsored by Rockset To create and iterate on the most compelling in-game features, gaming companies use real-time game telemetry. They collect real-time gamer behavior data including game interactions, purchasing behavior, movement, interactions with other users and more to inform …
Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Earlier installments cover topics such as how GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release …
The following is an excerpt from Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game, a historical study of Ultima (Origin Systems, 1981). The book was published in April 2024 by Amherst College Press and is available for open-access download or paperback purchase. In her classic work on human-computer interaction, Computers as Theatre, game designer Brenda Laurel …
Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League Sideswipe have dropped back onto iOS and Android handsets via The Epic Games Store. As promised earlier this year, Epic will use its marketplace to relaunch key titles on mobile platforms following a protracted legal battle with Apple and Google. The Epic Game Store is currently available for download …
Bryant Francis, Senior Editor February 27, 2024 3 Min Read Image via Remedy/Epic Games. At a Glance Remedy has experimented with video production in game narrative since 2016’s Quantum Break. The studio began implementing live-action video inside of gameplay with the 2019 game Control. According to creative director Sam Lake, expanding its use in Alan …
Ustwo Games is revisiting the series that launched it into the stratosphere over a decade ago with Monument Valley 3. The threequel was unveiled at Gamescom 2024, but unlike its forebears will be shunning the App Store and launching exclusively on Netflix Games. This isn’t the first time Ustwo has collaborated with Netflix. The studio …
Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Earlier installments cover topics such as the technical design of impossible spaces in the …
Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Earlier installments cover topics such as creating asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum, expanding accessibility …
Krafton has penned a licensing agreement with Pocketpair to bring Palworld to mobile platforms. The Korean company explained the project will be overseen by PUBG: Battlegrounds developer PUBG Studios. In a translated press release, Krafton said it will “faithfully reinterpret and implement” the core elements of Palworld. Palworld launched earlier this year for console and …
