gammerscafe: June 2019

Friday 28 June 2019

Video Game Deep Cuts: Valve's Index Vs. Super Mario's Bloodstained Invasion

This week's roundup includes a look at Nintendo's spritely Super Mario Maker 2, more impressions of IGA's much-awaited & Castlevania-ish Bloodstained, and a surprising new invasion in EVE Online. ...

from Gamasutra Independent Games News https://ift.tt/2XKkrqQ

Video Game Deep Cuts: Valve's Index Vs. Super Mario's Bloodstained Invasion

This week's roundup includes a look at Nintendo's spritely Super Mario Maker 2, more impressions of IGA's much-awaited & Castlevania-ish Bloodstained, and a surprising new invasion in EVE Online. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2XKkrqQ

Video Game Deep Cuts: Valve's Index Vs. Super Mario's Bloodstained Invasion

This week's roundup includes a look at Nintendo's spritely Super Mario Maker 2, more impressions of IGA's much-awaited & Castlevania-ish Bloodstained, and a surprising new invasion in EVE Online. ...

from Gamasutra Console/PC News https://ift.tt/2XKkrqQ

Get a job: New World Interactive, Cold Iron Studios, and more are hiring now!

Here are just some of theÂ many, manyÂ positionsÂ being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board. ...

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Don't Miss: Understanding the successful relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn director Naoki Yoshida offers a behind the scenes look at the creation, struggle, and eventual relaunch of the second major Final Fantasy MMORPG. ...

from Gamasutra Console/PC News https://ift.tt/2XlqDWV

Don't Miss: Understanding the successful relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn director Naoki Yoshida offers a behind the scenes look at the creation, struggle, and eventual relaunch of the second major Final Fantasy MMORPG. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2XlqDWV

Gumi lays off 32 with closure of Gumi Europe

Gumi has shut down both its Paris-based Gumi Europe studio and the mobile game Brave Frontier: The Last Summoner it had developed. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2X8A8n6

Valve's Index makes VR prettier, but it's the controllers that steal the show

We go hands-on with Valve's impressive new VR system, the Index, and dig into what this means for VR game developers and the future of the medium. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2FCNh1K

Stadia head: Devs, publishers, and players aren't ready for a subscription-only platform

Stadia head Phil Harrison says that the decision to sell full price games alongside support for subscription services aims to give players and devs more choice. ...

from Gamasutra Console/PC News https://ift.tt/2ZSXnDx

Just Cause dev Avalanche partners with Nitro Games on new mobile project

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios has partnered up with Nitro Games to create a brand new mobile title. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2JgjdKF

Stadia head: Devs, publishers, and players aren't ready for a subscription-only platform

Stadia head Phil Harrison says that the decision to sell full price games alongside support for subscription services aims to give players and devs more choice. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2ZSXnDx

My Friend Pedro has sold 250,000 copies in one week

DeadToast Entertainment'sÂ absolutely bananas shooter My Friend Pedro has sold 250,000 units during its first week.Â ...

from Gamasutra Console/PC News https://ift.tt/2ZSSuub

My Friend Pedro has sold 250,000 copies in one week

DeadToast Entertainment'sÂ absolutely bananas shooter My Friend Pedro has sold 250,000 units during its first week.Â ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2ZSSuub

iPhone and iPad designer Jony Ive is leaving Apple after 27 years

Veteran industrial designer Jony Ive is leaving Apple after over two decades at the tech giant, leaving behind a design legacy that includes the iPhone and iPad. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2ZVAxLG

Stadia purchases and saves will remain accessible, even if a publisher pulls support

Stadia chief has explained what will happen to purchased games and player saves if a publisher decides to pull support for the streaming-only platform. ...

from Gamasutra Console/PC News https://ift.tt/2ZSHuNp

Stadia purchases and saves will remain accessible, even if a publisher pulls support

Stadia chief has explained what will happen to purchased games and player saves if a publisher decides to pull support for the streaming-only platform. ...

from Gamasutra News https://ift.tt/2ZSHuNp

The complicated process of porting Graveyard Keeper to consoles and mobile

Lazy Bear Games summarizes the team's experience of porting a PC game made in Unity to iOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, all while the PC version was being patched and improved. ...