Nintendo is giving E3 passes to some of its YouTube Partners
Nintendo wants you at E3 if you're helping it make money on YouTube.
Former Virgin Interactive Entertainment video game pioneer Martin Alper dies at 72
Alper inspired numerous talented game designers as head of Virgin's game business.
Mirror’s Edge Twitter feed teases Catalyst
The official Mirror’s Edge Twitter account just sent out a Tweet with a definition for the word “catalyst,” which you can see below. Publisher Electronic Arts also filed a trademark for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, via IGN.
Epic worked 4 years on game-jam-inspired Fortnite (interview)
Epic's Mike Fischer tells us how Fortnite evolved into the comic zombie shooter it is today.
In Fortnite, you’ll be chopping wood while the zombies are tearing you apart
Epic's shooter and resource-gathering game will see the light soon,
Sonic thrives on mobile: 100M Dash downloads, 14M monthly players
Sega confirmed today that its mobile runner Sonic Dash has zoomed past the 100 million downloads mark. Developed by Sega’s U.K.-based Hardlight studio, the app has spread across Apple Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store, and Windows Phone in the last two years, making this the most downloaded Sonic game in franchise history.
Bigpoint Games brings in former Activision, Blizzard execs to bolster Games of Thrones launch
These new hires will oversee much of Bigpoint's art and creative work.
I’m a Mega Man diehard, and the Legacy Collection disappoints me
I love Mega Man. It was the first game series that I really became a fan of. My desk has a Lego Blue Bomber...
Apple launches Metal for the Mac, claims games run 10 times faster
Apple promises Mac games will start looking better with its Metal API.
Mixing dev methodologies: There really is a best of both worlds (webinar)
If you’re still adhering to a one-trick-pony for dev -- Agile or Waterfall -- you'll want to attend this webinar. And if you’ve already adopted a Hybrid approach, you may learn tricks of the trade you’re not utilizing to get the best outcome.