How Paradox Development Studio makes its hit strategy games
Paradox Development Studio has been around in different forms since 1995, but it started operating as the studio we know today around the early...
Are your traditional retention metrics useless?
At Kabam, we believe that the commonly used retention benchmarks today are holding the mobile gaming industry back. Traditional retention metrics simply do not...
Why Amplitude chose Sega’s strategy-studio stable
Sega’s acquisition of strategy game house Amplitude Studios on Tuesday set up the publisher’s European arm as a strategy-gaming powerhouse. The move is interesting...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs and phones, starts to finalize Anniversary Update code
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs and phones. This is one of the last builds ahead of the free Windows...
Square Enix, Geomerics make Enlighten lighting-tech pact after bright results in FFVII Remake
Square Enix has a new light source in the darkness. The Japanese publisher responsible for popular role-playing adventures like Final Fantasy has struck a...
16-year-old game maker’s fourth company teaches kids to code
At 16, Jordan Casey is a little young to be giving back. But he’s doing it anyway. This Irish game developer is on his...
Hothead Games details its 10-year transition from console to mobile and Kill Shot Bravo
It’s difficult to find success in game development, and once found, it’s rare for a team to sustain it for a decade. But that’s...
How Heroes of the Storm’s production director turned a testing gig into a Blizzard career
Even the mightiest chieftain has to start out as a wood-cutting grunt. Today, Blizzard is one of the biggest companies in gaming and celebrating...
Epic Games gives out $80,000 with more Unreal Dev Grants
Giving out some money is a nice way to say thank you to the community of developers that use your engine — and encourage...
AMD’s HiAlgo acquisition brings gamer-friendly tools to Radeon Software experience
While AMD is impressing gamers with its new Radeon RX 480 graphics card, the hardware company is investing more in its software side to improve...