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Design Patterns: Singleton Basics
Published in Game Programming
By Ivan Spasov - In this article we will take a quick look at what is the Singleton Design Pattern, how to use it, when to implement it and what it's good for.
Building an In-Game Store for the First Time? Here are the 4 Keys to Success
Published in Game Design
By Yaniv Nizan - So you have a great concept for a mobile game and you have heard that free games with in app purchase is the way to go but you are not sure where t...
Indie tutorial: Organizing your work as a team
Published in Production and Management
By ANtY - Let's see, we already have a game prototype and a team of quality people. What do we do now? Well, you could always actually start working on y...
Never Team Up with the Idea Guy
Published in Production and Management
By Albert Tedja - Be sure that the people you team up with can actually contribute to the project's success
Building a First-Person Shooter Part 1.2: The Player Class
Published in Game Programming
By Chris Vossen - In this tutorial we will begin to flesh out our player class by adding in a camera and setting up character physics.
Math for Game Developers: Intro to Matrices
Published in Math and Physics
By Jorge "BSVino" Rodriguez - Explores various game development techniques that utilize a basic understanding of matrices
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Happy Cloud announces $4.25M funding round and new chief executive
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Happy Cloud plans to expand its games-on-demand service for PC, console, and Android developers.
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www.develop-online.net -- Director behind Indiana Jones enlisted to handle Xbox's biggest entertainment property
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New Star Wars Rebels animated series is better for gaming than The Clone Wars cartoon
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Lucasfilm Animation is returning to X-wings and the rebellion against the Empire in its new show. That could lead to some better games.
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Mobile game players spending more than ever, research claims
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WildTangent launches mobile games on Asus tablets
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- WildTangent unveils its mobile game partnership at Casual Connect Asia in Singapore.
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PlayStation First education program launched
www.develop-online.net -- Sony Australia parters with AIE to bring Vita devkits to classrooms
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Microsoft shows behind-the-scenes design of its Xbox One game controller
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Microsoft brought more of the controller design process in-house for the Xbox One.
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Xbox Live gets Smart Match and 'personalised' Achievements
www.develop-online.net -- 500GB non-removable HDD, but USB promised for expansion and storage capabilities
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Kinect 2 support coming to PC
www.develop-online.net -- Motion sensing hardware to break away from Xbox One
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DeNA to publish Peter Molyneux’s Godus mobile game
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Japan's DeNA teams up with the renowned game developer Peter Molyneux.
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No backwards compatibility for Xbox One
www.develop-online.net -- Unique architecture means next-gen console is unable to play Xbox 360 games
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Sony shows off fuzzy PlayStation 4 console in teaser video
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Sony's hints at the design for the PS4 with fuzzy imagery, closeups, and quick cuts.
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Array of development tools get Xbox One support
www.develop-online.net -- Middleware firms show support for Microsoft's next-gen console
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GamesBeat’s complete coverage for Microsoft’s new Xbox announcement
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Keep up with this hub for the latest news coming out of Microsoft's new Xbox announcement.
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Sony mulls 'spin off' proposal
www.develop-online.net -- Executives consider dividing company's entertainment assets for new IPO
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Call in sick: Plants vs. Zombies Adventures is out now
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Plants vs. Zombies invades Facebook with a new take on the franchise.







