Online Game Development

Electronic Arts Cuts Workforce

Dawn Kawamoto, 

April 25, 2013

1 min read

Electronics Arts has reportedly laid off as much as 10 percent of its workforce — about 900 people -- in recent weeks...

How to Land an Engineering Job at Turbine

Dawn Kawamoto, 

April 18, 2013

52 seconds

Engineers looking to pivot their careers into the game industry would be wise to take note of Demetrius Comes. He's...

What I Learned at the Developers Conference

M Noivad, 

April 15, 2013

8 min read

Being in IT for so many years has made me wear a lot of hats: Web dev on some days, a designer on others and a guy who...

Microsoft Games Hiring for Its Audio Team

Dawn Kawamoto, 

April 9, 2013

44 seconds

Microsoft's Games Studio needs to fill out its audio team, Senior Audio Director Greg Shaw told Dice News at the Game...

Final Chapter: LucasArts Employees Hold Wake

Dawn Kawamoto, 

April 7, 2013

3 min read

The bar's name says it all: The Final Final. That's where LucasArts employees gathered Friday night to hold a wake,...

Disney Shuts LucasArts Studio, Cuts Staff at Lucasfilm, ILM

Dawn Kawamoto, 

April 3, 2013

4 min read

Updated Walt Disney took an ax to the staff at LucasArts Wednesday, closing down its game studio, halting...

StageXL Moves You Easily From ActionScript 3 to HTML5

David Bolton, 

April 2, 2013

3 min read

So you're an ActionScript 3 developer creating Flash games, but you can see the writing on the wall. Taking a long...

Death to Downloads: Browser-Based Games on the Rise

Dawn Kawamoto, 

April 1, 2013

4 min read

Here's another nail in the coffin of console games. The folks at Mozilla and Will Harbin, CEO of the gaming...

Microsoft’s Xbox Studios: Old School or New?

Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson, 

March 27, 2013

5 min read

As Microsoft ramps up its Los Angeles-based Xbox Entertainment Studios, you have to wonder whether its goal is to...

CEO’s Departure Could Bode Well for EA’s Workplace

Dawn Kawamoto, 

March 19, 2013

6 min read

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello plans to resign at the end of the month, citing missteps in meeting the company's...