Added: 19.08.2014 7:14 | 3 views | 0 comments


Ahmad Khan writes: "The last few weeks have been interesting because of three Kickstarter projects: Umdlalo, Auraspark and of course Night Trap Revamped. The people behind these projects are game developers that have vast experience in video game industry, but ended up launching really bad Kickstarter projects. Now, to be fair, roughly half of Kickstarters video game projects fail and a number of these are launched by industry veterans. However, it is important for both backers and indie game developers on Kickstarter and IndieGogo to take a step back from time to time and make note of the factors that often play critical role is the success of a project, or in these cases failure."

Added: 29.07.2014 8:13 | 6 views | 0 comments


UM writes: A lone man stands on a broken, old highway, with the wind blowing in his hair. In front of him he has miles of destroyed and dilapidated Washington D.C to explore. But a big part of this for him is how alone he is. All around him, only threats loom in all directions. Mutants who want to tear him apart. Bandits who wants to rob and kill him, leaving his body to rot in the dust like carrion. SUDDENLY, three of his friends drop in the game and start obliterating everything around him. All sense of dread, loneliness, and solemnity are gone, and he strides forth with his three friends, decimating all that stand in their way. As you can see from the following statement, Fallout 3 would have been ruined by multiplayer. I wrote that specifically to make a point. I live for single player game experiences. I am a loner, Dottie, a rebel. Yet the forthcoming landscape of games seem to hint that this is going to be a thing of the past. All games are trying to cram multiplayer into t...

Added: 27.07.2014 16:13 | 9 views | 0 comments


VRFocus - This August sees Gamescom take place once Cologne, Germany with Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) maker Oculus VR set to show off its device at the show. Hopefully the company will have some new announcements to share, but it will also be appearing at the other event taking place in the area on 11th - 13th August, the 2014 Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe. Oculus VR is set to host its own VR-focused session as the event, much like Sony Computer Entertainment will.

Added: 24.07.2014 18:13 | 5 views | 0 comments


From the article, "It may be the San Diego Comic-Con, but video games are surely taking the convention by storm. Every year, more and more developers and publishers take the time to stop by and set up booths at the event, and this year SDCC 2014 looks to offer the biggest video game assortment yet. Which is why people have to get organized now."

Added: 23.07.2014 16:13 | 6 views | 0 comments


Gamebase announced today that it has launched the closed beta test for Reach3dx. An anticipated follow up to what was unveiled at the 2014 Game Developers Conference. The Reach3dx CBT will showcase the HTML5 version and all features of the engine. For those invited, the closed beta test will run until August 18 th.

Added: 23.07.2014 0:30 | 2 views | 0 comments


A recent survey reveals the average salaries for game devs around the world.

Added: 23.07.2014 0:30 | 3 views | 0 comments


A recent survey reveals the average salaries for game devs around the world.