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What are your games pre-release story beats? by Simon Carless on 02/15/21 04:14:00 pm     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 GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert &�...

The Pac-Man Dossier   [What design and AI lessons can we learn from Namcos seminal Pac-Man? From history through behavior, Gamasutra presents a comprehensive Jamey Pittman-authored guide to the classic game.] In 1999, Billy Mitchell of Hollywood, Florida became the first person to obtain a perfect score of 3,333,360 at Pac-Man, eating every possible dot, energizer, ghost, and bonus on every level without losing a single life in the process. But perhaps what is most amazing is the fact he can ...

Emeric Thoas Blog   Emeric Thoa is Co-funder and Creative Director at The Game Bakers. After a career in AAA, he started his own studio with his partner Audrey Leprince and made four original IPs on Console, PC and mobile: Squids, Combo Crew, Furi, Haven.   Posted by Emeric Thoa on Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:40:00 EST in Design In this article, Havens creative director Emeric Thoa talks ab...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] HAMSTER Co. (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya ku ; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) would like to announce that from today February 11th, 2021, THUNDER CROSS, by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., will be added for Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®4 as new content, available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable ...

Tactical Adventures, a French development studio of passionate RPG game developers and tabletop players, released its tactical RPG Solasta: Crown o

Tower of Guns and Mothergunship from developer Terrible Posture Games Join the Versus Evil Roster BALTIMORE, MD ndash; Feb 11th, 2021 ndash; Versus

  MOSCOW— iPi Soft, LLC, the leading developer of markerless motion capture software technology named Pavel Sorokin, current Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).   "I am excited to lead iPi Soft into our next stage of growth and deliver on our promise to bring the most accessible and reliable motion capture products to market that help our customers achieve their creative goals,” Sorokin says. “We will continue to improve our existing product...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Calabasas, Calif. – February 12th, 2021 – 505 Games has partnered with Rabbit & Bear Studios to publish the Tokyo-based studios’ upcoming JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Featuring a unique setting, carefully crafted storyline and a massive cast of characters, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a celebration of the JRPG genre readily as...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] New trailer unveiled     Charlestown, IN –February 11, 2020– Shoot 1UP DX is now available for PS5 and PS4 in the Americas and Europe. Developers Mommys Best Games and Super Soul have taken special care to port their shmup darling to Sony’s consoles.   Shoot 1UP DX is an award-winning twist on the shmup formula: instead of hoarding each 1UP, yo...

Spiritfarer has proven to be Thunder Lotus’ most successful project to date, appearing on best-seller lists on Nintendo Switch™, receiving both critical acclaim and Overwhelmingly Positive reviews from players, and garnering nominations at The Game Awards and The DICE Awards. “We’re tremendously happy with the praise Spiritfarer has received since launch” says Spiritfarer Creative Director Nicolas Guérin. “It’s attracted a very passionate group of fans too, which is great becau...