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Haskell Game Object Design - Or How Functions Can Get You Apples
Published in Game Programming
By Marc Sunet - This tutorial shows how to model game objects in Haskell using closures to dodge the everyday use of subtyping and dynamic dispatch in object-orien...
Improving a Sprite-Based Rendering Procedure
Published in Graphics Programming and Theory
By Julien Jorge - So you are developing a 2D game and, suddenly, you discover that the rendering procedure is too slow. What would you do? Would you put less element...
Advice For Aspiring Indie Game Developers
Published in Breaking Into the Industry
By Chris Park - This is a question I'm getting asked with increasing regularity: what advice do I have for other indie developers, or aspiring indie developers?
Hide Objects Blocking Player View
Published in Game Programming
By Christopher Rolfs - In most isometric-esque RTS-style game views, sometimes pesky walls can pop into view, hindering the player’s connection with the protagonist. This...
Rendering and Simulation in an Off-Road Driving Game
Published in Game Programming
By Pavel Zagrebelnyy - This paper describes some tech details in Spin Tires, a game about a big truck driving through mud/water, crushing trees and everything else on its...
Useless Snippet #1: Transform Vec3f by Matrix4x4f
Published in General Programming
By Jim Drygiannakis - The goal of this snippet is to multiply a batch of Vector3f’s with the same 4×4 matrix
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Last week we launched our Steam Greenlight campaign to get Leadwerks into the hands of the Steam community. This week, we're rolling out the second stage of our plan with a Kickstarter campaign to bring Leadwerks to Linux. This will let you build...
I've spent the past decade developing games in my spare time (which I don't have much of) with unique game play that aren't side-scrollers, first-person shooters, RPG's, MMO's; and aren't even multi-player. Recently I felt the urge to just break o...
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Forgotten anniversaries: 10 video games we’ll never celebrate again
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Not every birthday ends with a party. These 10 games have reached milestone anniversaries, but no one in the world cares about them.
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From the Forums: Competitive Windows Phone market and Tim Cook's iPhone display lie
wpcentral.com.feedsportal.com -- It's time for another From the Forums roundup and since it's a Saturday we thought we'd add a slightly humorous twist to this edition - so be sure to check out the miscellaneous section at the end for the feel-good call out. While not much has occ...
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What defines and inspires music games, according to the developers who make them
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- The developers behind Theatrhythm, Sound Shapes, and more demystify what makes and inspires a music game.
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Happy ending for Borderlands 2 box art bungle
www.develop-online.net -- Gearbox head Randy Pitchford makes amends for plagiarism with job offer
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President of HTC China reveals more info behind Windows Phone 8X and 8S, hints at Zenith.
wpcentral.com.feedsportal.com -- Mr. Ren Weiguang on Windows Phone 7.5 Chinese launch event. Image credit to evolife.cn Chinese site WPDang managed to interview Mr. Ren Weiguang, the president of HTC China, after the manufacturer's September 19th announcing of the very color...
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Castle Crashers Coming To Windows, Mac On September 26th
indiegames.com -- The Behemoth announced that the long-awaited PC version of its popular multiplayer beat-'em-up Castle Crashers will be released via Steam on September 26th. Originally launched for Xbox Live Arcade in 2008 (followed by a PlayStation Network relea...
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Saddle up with these Western-flavored video game soundtracks
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Put on your Stetson and listen to these Western-themed pieces from video-game soundtracks.
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Your game industry in your words, week of September 21
www.gamasutra.com -- Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from game industry figures from the past week, including Media Molecule's David Smith, Valve's Robin Walker, Keiji Inafune, and many others. In our original and exclusive interviews, analysis, and feature pieces...
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Demo: Residue (The Working Parts)
indiegames.com -- While the demo isn't exactly out just yet (The Working Parts apparently have the demo uploaded but are currently waiting on authorization), it looks like those interested in seeing how this adventure-platformer handles will soon be able to get the...
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Grand Theft Auto V: Some analysts losing faith that it’ll make its March release window
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- An air of uncertainty is surrounding the highly anticipated open-world crime game, and now investors are hedging on their prediction for a release before the end of March.
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Lyrics updated to version 3.0, adds Music ID to your Windows Phone
wpcentral.com.feedsportal.com -- Lyrics for your Windows Phone was recently updated which added a few performance tweaks and Music ID. Lyrics is integrated with Zune to pull up not only the tracks in your music library but also the ability to list the lyrics as well. Lyrics by Mu...
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PlayMG partners with Com2uS for Android gaming
www.gamesindustry.biz -- Com2uS titles will come preloaded on the MG portable
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SGN adds Zynga's Brian Kahrs as VP of Product
www.gamesindustry.biz -- Kahrs brings his Zynga experience to the mobile and social developer
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Nvidia GM: Next-gen consoles will be the last
www.gamesindustry.biz -- Chip maker's cloud gaming GM unfazed by OnLive outcome, says all cloud gaming issues are solvable
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If Portal’s Chell had a dating site profile
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- The female hero from Portal is looking for love on our made-up dating site for gaming characters, Extra Hearts.
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Borderlands 2 has the most annoying gun ever
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Would you use a gun that screamed high-pitched nonsense whenever you fired it?






