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The Next Generation of Game Developers

We speak to game design students from universities and colleges around Sydney about their perception of the challenges and opportunities regarding video game development and how they hope to put their stamp on the industry! Are you a game design student? Let us know your opinions! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "The Next Generation of Game Developers" was posted by Dan Chiappini, Edmond Tran...

DayZ Developers Went To The Real Chernarus, Took Pictures

As we've shown you before, the towns and farms in the DayZ world of Chernarus aren't exactly fiction. Much of the map, from the street layout down to individual building design, is lifted from real locations in the Czech Republic.Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...

Too Human developers Silicon Knights are “down to just a few employees”, and have “sold off office e

Too Human developers Silicon Knights are "down to just a few employees", and have "sold off office equipment and game assets", according to a report on Polygon.Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...

Just Cause 2 developer’s Wii U dev kits are “collecting dust”

Avalanche Studios may not focus on Nintendo's new console until it gets a higher user base. Avalanche Studios, the team behind the Just Cause games, said that they may not focus on developing games for the Wii U. Unless the Wii U's user base expands, we may not see a Just Cause 3 on the system. Avalanche founder Christofer Sundberg said on Pressfire (via Escapist) that the Wii U's user...

You can now watch the “Hotheaded Developers Rant Back” panel from the Game Developers Conference.

You can now watch the "Hotheaded Developers Rant Back" panel from the Game Developers Conference. Panelists like Eric Zimmerman, Anna Anthropy, Kellee Santiago, Anna Marsh, Naomi Clark and Mitu Khandaker all talked frankly and often rousingly about issues ranging from poor planning to crunch time to racial and gender inclusivity in games. Rant-panel veteran Chris Hecker gave an outstanding guest rant in which he didn't say a word, and the...

NBA Live 14, assuming it ships, figures to add an Ultimate Team mode, if a developer’s bio is any in

NBA Live 14, assuming it ships, figures to add an Ultimate Team mode, if a developer's bio is any indication. I asked and EA Sports said no comment. If true, it probably means they're building a full retail product, not the $ 20 downloadable that NBA Live 13 was rumored to be.Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...

Two Game Developers Travel The World, Playing Games And Helping People

Earlier this year, Battlefield producer Daniel Matros and former colleague Tim Kjell set up something called Charitystream. The idea was simple: stream games online, raise money for charity. It's a noble goal, yeah, but it's also something countless others are engaged in.Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...

Nexon Developers Conference Was Held

NDC 2013 (Nexon Developers Conference) was held from 24th to 25th of April at COEX, Seoul, Korea. Since Nexon has acquired NCsoft, popular MMORPG Blade&Souls from NCsoft also joined the event. Continue reading Nexon Developers Conference Was Held. MMOsite Gaming News Continue reading...

Developers Accused of Cloning Luftrausers Say Luftrausers Is a Clone

Two days ago, dev studio RubiqLab found themselves the subject of much scorn, thanks to the unseemly resemblance between their game SkyFar and Vlambeer’s long-ago-announced Luftrausers. They responded to their critics by saying that they’ve been working on SkyFar for a year and cited U.S. copyright law. Now, RubiqLab is accusing Vlambeer of copying.Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...

The fantastic #1ReasonToBe Game Developers Conference panel is now available to watch for free onlin

The fantastic #1ReasonToBe Game Developers Conference panel is now available to watch for free online. Brenda Romero, Robin Hunicke, Elizabeth Sampat, Mattie Brice, Leigh Alexander and Kim McAuliffe each shared stories of working as women in the video game industry in a galvanizing, often emotional panel that was emblematic of the overarching theme of change that ran through much of this year's GDC.Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...