Dead Rising 4’s quirky humor will cure ‘The Walking Dead’ blues
Zombie survival stories don’t have to be as bleak or tragic as AMC’s television series The Walking Dead. Capcom Vancouver wants to remind you that...
Call of Duty’s 2016 world champion is EnvyUs
EnvyUs is the best team in the world in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. After four days of competition at The Forum arena...
Call of Duty esports preview: 32 teams face-off in the shooter’s biggest event
After almost a year of exciting battles in online qualifiers and major tournaments, 32 professional teams from around the world are in The Forum arena in Inglewood, California for the annual Call of Duty Championship (taking place alongside the sold-out Call of Duty XP fan convention).
Publisher 505 Games’ secret to success: ‘true collaboration’ with developers
Ian Howe doesn’t have the chops to be a game designer. While he’s had hundreds of ideas, someone always shoots them down. But that’s...
Call of Duty World League’s second season climaxes with more teams, huge upsets
Good luck predicting the winner of this year’s Call of Duty Championship. After another weekend of heated matchups and upsets, it seems like anything...
No Man’s Sky’s funky fauna: Unicorn dogs, hissing crabs, and space dinos
With No Man’s Sky, everyone gets to be an intergalactic wildlife expert. Out now for PlayStation 4 today (and August 12 for PC), indie developer...
Helpful lessons developers can learn from their hardcore superfans
Developers should listen to their passionate fans. That was the main takeaway from the Catering to Gaming’s Superfans panel at the GamesBeat 2016 conference earlier...
From West to East: What studios must know before bringing their games to Asia
If you’re working on a gory game filled with zombies and skeletons, it might not be the best idea to bring it to China....
Esports’ ticket to going mainstream: big brands, bigger audience
Despite how big esports might seem, it’s still just a very big niche. That’s according to Mike Sepso, the vice president of publisher Activision’s...
Monetizing VR is like the Wild West — but you can still make money today
Virtual reality is one of the most exciting developments in gaming. But developers are still trying to figure out how exactly to make money...