Setting Up a Web Game – Part 3: The Server David Bolton, April 30, 2012 7 min read In my previous Web Game post, I described my game server technology stack. It's a conventional HTML/CSS/PHP website,...
To Get a Job in Games, Show Off Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson, April 26, 2012 3 min read Video game companies are sending mixed messages. Recruiters say they regularly run into HR determined to find the...
Valve Looks for Video Game ‘Innovators’ Chandler Harris, April 25, 2012 2 min read Valve Software is one of the more innovative video game companies around. After all, who else can pull off creating a...
How Game Companies Lose the Battle in QA Chandler Harris, April 25, 2012 1 min read QA may be getting the short shrift from game studios, which leads to a more bug-ridden, generally glitchy experience...
Develop a Game in Your Bedroom David Bolton, April 23, 2012 4 min read Game developers Star Command published an interesting blog entry about the money they obtained from KickStarter. They...
Crytek’s CryEngine 3 Creates Worlds Like You Won’t Believe Andrei C., April 19, 2012 1 min read PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 are mere rumors, but today I'll show you something real that's currently under...
Sony to Close Game Maker Zipper; THQ Plans Layoffs Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson, April 18, 2012 1 min read Sony's Zipper Interactive and THQ units Vigil Games and Relic Entertainment have run into the wall of a changing game...
Game Designer Loses His Job, Creates Amazing Solar System App Chandler Harris, April 18, 2012 1 min read Video game designer Christopher Albeluhn lost his job, then created what looks to be an extremely cool view of the...
EA Plans Up To 1,000 Layoffs Mark Feffer, April 16, 2012 1 min read Game publisher Electronic Arts will soon lay off between 500 and 1,000 people, possibly as early as this week. Last...
Version Control Systems for Beginners David Bolton, April 16, 2012 4 min read It amazes me that for the first 20 years of my 31-year programming career, I only used a Version Control Systems (VCS)...
