VentureBeat recently shared how the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) plans to help struggling game developers during a crisis, including the ongoing pandemic. From webinars hosted by their 115 local chapters to partnerships with online game developer community GameDev.world, the IGDA is ramping up their support of all developers during these Read more…
In their recent article about GDC’s cancellation in the wake of COVID-19, The Hollywood Reporter shared the news of IGDA, the International Game Developers Association, and GameDev.World‘s partnership to help game developers around the world impacted by the pandemic. “With the effect of COVID-19 on conferences and international travel, many companies and developers have not Read more…
At PAX East 2020, NBC 10 Boston took a look at the growth and inclusion of women in gaming. Noting “we’re here, we’ve been here,” Krystina Arielle Tingner commented during the piece on the importance of being inclusive and seeing other black women in the industry. Robin Hunicke, CEO and Co-Founder Read more…
GamesIndustry.biz’s Rebekah Valentine took a look at the International Game Developer Association’s (IGDA) 2019 Developer Satisfaction Survey (DSS) results and broke down the comparisons between 2019 and 2017 respectively. 1116 people were surveyed, most of whom were primarily game developers, though others were included who make games as a small portion Read more…
PC Gamer’s Andy Chalk shared the good word of 3D Realms’ Kingpin: Life of Crime remaster, Kingpin Reloaded, and details of its new features making it into this version. Released in 1999 by Xatrix and Interplay, it was really violent and really profane—easily the most f-bomb-laden videogame I’d ever played up to that point—and had a Read more…
Wccftech’s Alessio Palumbo sat down with FYQD Studio‘s sole developer, Xiancheng Zeng, to talk about the implementation of Ray Tracing technology in Bright Memory: Infinite, coming later this year and published by PLAYISM. The release of Bright Memory on Steam Early Access was overwhelmingly positive. How did you feel about that? Was the feedback Read more…
PC Gamer’s Fraser Brown reported Shiro Games‘ new co-op zombie survival action game Darksburg‘s Early Access launch, available now on Steam. Players can join up to three other survivors from the “eclectic mix” of an armoured nun, a hirsute gormet, an intimidating bounty hunter and her chipmunk companion, or a big ol’ werewolf to defend Read more…
Tokyo Dark – Remembrance – has released on PlayStation 4 and Gematsu’s Sal Romano pieced together all the clues to reveal the definitive edition adds extra content to the anime-style murder mystery, which merges visual novel and adventure features with new animated sequences, a New Game+ and additional story content. Romano laid out all the Read more…
GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi interviewed current executive director of the International Game Developers Association IGDA), Renee Gittins, about the outcomes of its recent industry survey. The survey is based on responses from more than 1,000 game developers and Takahashi engaged in an extensive discussion regarding the data it showed. Gittins indicated to Takahashi that while “we’re clearly not Read more…
Shacknews’ Riley Little delivered the news comic publisher Valiant has teamed up with game developer and publisher Blowfish Studios. The partnership is Valiant Comics’ first foray into the world of video games, with Blowfish Studios lending their game-making expertise to develop multiple titles based on Valiant’s superhero properties. Little noted that the move into games was Read more…