E3 2021

Xbox Design Labs Is Open To Make The Xbox Controller Of Your Dreams

… featuring the updated Xbox Series controller. … Xbox Design Labs Is Open To Make The Xbox Controller Of Your Dreams …

video feature

How Assassin's Creed Origins Is Rethinking Open World Design

… How Assassin's Creed Origins Is Rethinking Open World Design … Learn more about Ubisoft's approach to building a … … How Assassin's Creed Origins Is Rethinking Open World Design

video feature

Ubisoft’s Quest To Make Assassin’s Creed Origins’ World Their Most Dynamic

… Origins’ World Their Most Dynamic … Learn all about the design structure that makes this game tick. … Ubisoft’s Quest To Make Assassin’s Creed …

opinion

Opinion – Why Conventional Thinking About Mobile Game Design Isn’t Smart Thinking

… Opinion – Why Conventional Thinking About Mobile Game Design Isn’t Smart Thinking … Firepoof Studios co-founder … a refreshing antithesis to the modern approach to mobile game development. … Opinion – Why Conventional Thinking About …

Preview

The Nuanced Character Design In Killzone: Shadow Fall

… The Nuanced Character Design In Killzone: Shadow Fall … Guerrilla Games says …

Feature

Places: Rayman Origins Musical Level

… magnificent art style and musical numbers, but its level design is ridden with melodic themes.  … Places: Rayman …

reader discussion

How Meaningful Are Sound Effects To You?

… for its strong sound effects. How important is sound design in a game to you? Are there any individual sound effects from …

News

Turbine Taps Ken Rolston As New Director Of Design

… Turbine Taps Ken Rolston As New Director Of Design … Ken Rolston, known for his work on Morrowind, … and Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning, is now the director of design at Turbine. … Turbine Taps Ken Rolston As New Director Of Design

Feature

12 Places You Can Study Video Games

… globe, the need for educational programs in the area of game studies grows. … 12 Places You Can Study Video Games …

gdc 2012

Hunting the Whale: How Game Developers Target Gamers' Wallets

… Hunting the Whale: How Game Developers Target Gamers' Wallets … Papaya's Oscar Clark gave a presentation entitled "The Design Secrets of Successful Freemium Games," which offered … term for big-spending gamers. … Hunting the Whale: How Game Developers Target Gamers' Wallets …

gdc 2010

Sid Meier: Gamers Aren't Logical

… Sid Meier: Gamers Aren't Logical … This year's GDC keynote was delivered by none other … "Everything you know is wrong." … Sid Meier: Gamers Aren't Logical

video podcast

Answering Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare's Lingering Questions

… studio narrative director Taylor Kurosaki and multiplayer design director Joe Cecot dozens of burning questions from …

Review

Nier Replicant Review – New Blood, Old Veins

… mechanics help make up for its old-fashioned quest design and empty world. … Nier Replicant Review – New Blood, …

video feature

The Creative Puzzle Design of Immortals Fenyx Rising

… discuss how the implementation of puzzles changed their game! … The Creative Puzzle Design of Immortals Fenyx Rising …

Feature

An Interview With Blizzard President J. Allen Brack

… the new games initiative, and how esports influences game design. … An Interview With Blizzard President J. Allen Brack …

News

Grand Prize Winner Of Pokémon T-Shirt Contest Disqualified

… The T-shirt will not appear in the game, nor be replaced by any other conestant's design. … Grand Prize Winner Of Pokémon T-Shirt Contest …

News

A Fan's Custom T-Shirt Design Will Appear In Pokémon Sword And Shield

… winner of a contest with 18,000 contestants, Li Wen Pei's design will appear in the upcoming Pokémon games. … A Fan's Custom T-Shirt Design Will Appear In Pokémon Sword And Shield …

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