Get a job- Crystal Dynamics is hiring a senior Environment Artist

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Senior Environment ArtistCrystal Dynamics

Location: Redwood City, CA

Crystal Dynamics, a part of the Square-Enix family, is constantly on the hunt for top-tier gaming talent worldwide. We pride ourselves on attracting and developing the best talent available to concept, create, and contribute to the most exci…

GDC 2014 adds Summit talks on open-world AI design, games writing

Game Developers Conference 2014 organizers have revealed a few new Summit talks for its March conference, including sessions explaining the challenges of open-world AI design from developers of games like Saints Row IV, a guide to teaching the fundamentals of writing for games, and a talk about making cross-platform mobile games from the co-founder of Kongregate. These talks are part of the Independent Games, Smartphone & Tablet Games, and Game Narrative Summits that will take place Monday, March 17 and Tuesday, March 18 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA during the first two days of GDC 2014. As part of the AI Summit, Volition …

Get a Job- Join the Schell Games team as a VFX Game Artist

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VFX Game Artist, Schell Games

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Our artists honor the unique aesthetic vision of each project and work to make all aspects of the experience beautiful. The team is comprised of 2D/conceptual artists, 3D modelers, technical and effects artists, and animators.  We are seeki…

Get a job- Join Frictional Games as an Engine Programmer

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Engine Programmer, Frictional Games

Location: Malmö, Sweden; applicants residing in European countries welcome

Tired of the constraints of Unity, Unreal and other big engines? Want to be in control and get down into the nitty gritty of engine coding? Come join us at Frictional Games, one of the few co…

Avatar- The Last Airbender Now Has A Deckbuilding Card Game

Avatar: The Last Airbender fans can pass the time waiting for Season 2 of Netflix’s live-action adaptation by playing the latest game based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series. Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang’s Destiny is a cooperative deckbuilding card game with an expansive story you create with friends. Created by The Op Games, the officially licensed Avatar deckbuilder is available now for $50 at Amazon.

If you’re interested in picking up the new game for yourself or for an Avatar fan on your holiday shopping list, you might want to snag it quickly. Aang’s Destiny is only available at Amazon (for now at least), and the retailer’s shipping window is currently two to five weeks; delayed shipping windows are often a precursor to products selling out at Amazo…

A Trio Of Monsterverse Games Are Coming Later This Year, Including One Inside Roblox

Legendary’s cinematic Monsterverse is set to enter the realm of video games in a big way later this year following the success of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at the box office, with three Monsterverse games set to release in the back half of 2024.

One of those upcoming titles is the newly announced Kong: Survivor Instinct, described as a 2.5D action-adventure game set during and after the events of 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong. The game will see players take on the role of a father searching for his lost daughter through the wreckage left in the wake of Kong and Godzilla’s battle. Of the three upcoming games, Kong: Survivor Instinct will be the only one released as a standalone product on PC and current-gen consoles.

In a press release, 7Levels …

EA Reacts To Dragon Age- The Veilguard Coming Up Short And Explains What Happened

Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to reach EA’s expectations, but why did the game–the newest entry in a storied, beloved RPG series from an esteemed developer in BioWare–come up short? Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said during the company’s latest earnings call that The Veilguard’s underperformance is a reflection of the “evolving industry landscape.”

“Historically, blockbuster storytelling has been the primary way our industry bought beloved IP to players,” he said. “The game’s financial performance highlights the evolving industry landscape and reinforces the importance of our actions to reallocate resources towards our most significant and highest potential opportunities.”

Reading between the lines here, it sounds like the Dragon Age franchise is not going to be a c…