GDC survey exposes game dev views of GenAI and layoffs
Game developers are concerned about layoffs, AI ethics, game engine changes and return-to-work policies, according to a survey by the Game Developers Conference (GDC)....
Game Developers Choice Awards releases finalists
Rounding out a long season of awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards announced its finalists for the best games of 2023. The lead nominees...
Astra Logical debuts as indie publisher for thought-provoking games
Astra Logical is debuting today as a new indie publisher, steps into the gaming arena with a focus on thought-provoking games. Fueled by a...
Natalya Tatarchuk named Activision CTO in first post-Kotick leadership change
Activision Publishing has named Natalya Tatarchuk as its new CTO. In her new role, Tatarchuk will oversee the company’s top-level technology goals across Activision’s...
Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner raises $100M investment
Second Dinner, the developer behind Marvel Snap, announced today that it has secured $100 million in Series B investment funding led by Griffin Gaming...
Aromajoin unveils scent-based XR devices at CES 2024
Aromajoin has unveiled its scent-based devices, the Aroma Shooter Wearable and Aroma Speaker 60, for extended reality (XR) experiences. These scent-emitting devices promise to...
Don Daglow memorializes those we lost in the game industry
As Don Daglow noticed friends and former colleagues passing away, he felt they should be remembered. And so he started keeping a log of...
Never judge your player and other game design tips from Warren Spector
Warren Spector recently gave a talk at the DevGamm gaming event in Cascais, Portugal. He talked about “Thoughts I Live By” in his craft...
How Massive created the world of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora | interview
Ubisoft published Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora as an original extension of James Cameron’s Avatar films on December 7. The average review score on Metacritic...
Activision highlights accessibility features in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Activision revealed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has a variety of features to make the game more accessible to players with accessibility...