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"I was a huge fan of the 2013 documentary The Smash Brothers and when people asked creator and producer, Travis Beauchamp, about his musical choices on the project, he stated that none of it was specifically composed for the documentary," reflects METAGAME lead composer Garrett Williamson. "When I learned he was beginning production on a follow-up, I knew it was my in. Many feature films and videogames implement music in the final stages of production, but Travis and I collaborated from nearl...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.]     Paris, 9 June 2021 – Voodoo, one of the world’s leading mobile games publishers, has today announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv based Bidshake Ltd., a leading cross-channel marketing automation platform for mobile games and apps. Since its official launch in January 2020, Bidshake has been on a mission to become the one-stop a...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] inXile entertainment and Deep Silver are pleased to announce that “The Battle of Steeltown”—the first narrative expansion DLC for the award-winning squad-based RPG Wasteland 3 - is now available digitally on PC, Xbox One and PS4, at an RRP of $13.99 / €13.99 / £9.99.   You can find and download the latest assets, including screenshots, key art...

A Debugging Story   The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   I’ve been wanting for some time to write something about debugging. I think it’s a really important topic that’s often overlooked. It’s not really taught in computer science classes (except to the extent ...

Why The Science of Game Design Matters by Josh Bycer on 06/09/21 10:14:00 am     The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   The recent announcement over the failure of Balan Wonderworld and the possible retirement of Yuji Naka has mad...

); } A year of online events has meant experimentation, iteration, and improvisation in order to bring you the best online conferences for the game development community. But we have to admit, there’s one format we haven’t considered yet: the classic game show. It really should have inspired us sooner--who hasn’t hopped on Zoom or Teams in the last month and thought about the Hollywood Squares? (Not many of you? Okay, fine.) But the organizers of the Tools Summit at the 2021 Game Develope...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.]   San Diego - June 13th, 2021 | Intrepid Studios’ Creative Director for Ashes of Creation will be participating in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on the popular r/MMORPG subreddit which will be broadcast on Twitch. The top questions posted to Reddit will be answered by Steven live via Twitch on Sunday, June 13th, 2021 at 11 am Pacific. If yo...

In No More Heroes, Travis Touchdown starts off as the #11 ranked assassin in the United Assassins Association (UAA). With his trusty beam katana, he must face off against the world’s top 10 assassins. He rides the streets of Santa Destroy on his signature motorbike, the Schpeltiger, and packs an arsenal of pro wrestling moves honed from years of watching wrestlers power bomb and body slam each other. It’s a long way to the top, but the all-American otaku won’t stop until he’s the #1 as...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berlin, 9 June 2021: Sandbox Interactive, the Berlin-based development studio behind the fantasy sandbox MMORPG Albion Online

); } The investment group CtW has spoken out against the terms of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Koticks contract extension, arguing that a number of other unaddressed provisions more than make up for any pay lost in Koticks recent 50 percent salary reduction and urging shareholders to vote against the package. Kotick himself regularly earns in the millions from his role as Activision Blizzards CEO, earnings that often veer into controversy when, for example, the company opts to lay off hundreds...