Four years ago, Bin Xie was happy to sing the praises of WeChat. The IT manager from Houston had seen his pro-Trump blog, “Chinese Voice of America,” go viral on the app. Today, Xie stands…
Sony financials: PS4 hardware and software sales lower-than-expected
Sony has released its financials for the second quarter ended September 30, 2019, and both sales and operating income are down in the company's video game division. According to the report, quarterly sales within the…
Revenue up at Rovio, though high user acquisition…
The end of Rovio’s Q3 sees the company with year-over-year gains in revenue for both its game division and the group as a whole, though operating profit came in below estimates. That decline in adjusted…
Deep Dive: Inside the narrative design and multiple…
The Gamasutra Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game, in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren't really…
Sony financials: PlayStation 4 hardware and software sales…
Sony has released its financials for the second quarter ended September 30, 2019, and both sales and operating income are down in the company's video game division. According to the report, quarterly sales within the…
Gamasutra Deep Dive: Inside the narrative design and…
The Gamasutra Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game, in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren't really…
The Valkyrie Profile-inspired design of Indivisible
Lab Zero Games' Indivisible is a unique beast of an RPG. Its developers had to design a game vision that merged fighting game mechanics with RPG systems. Lead designer Mike Zaimont (AKA "Mike Z") and creative director…
Dont Miss: The six year journey to Donut…
In a crowded sea of games this year, developer Ben Esposito launched Donut County, a quirky, personal game filled with hand-crafted puzzles where players control a hole in the ground that sucks up a fictional Southern California…
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Outer Worlds Of…
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