Новости за 13.05.2016

Internships are a fantastic way to prepare for a career in games, but they can also offer huge benefits to you as a studio.

The newest game from Ubisoft’s UK mobile studio, Hungry Shark World, has surpassed 10m downloads worldwide within the first seven days.

Amazon’s Lumberyard engine now supports integration with Allegorithmic’s Substance texture editor.

UK-based developer Creative Assembly has recruited Gareth Edmondson, who was previously CEO at mobile publisher and distributor Thumbstar Games.

Skype

Suitable for: Video conferencing

Web: skype.com

Available for Mac, Linux and mobile – not just Windows – Microsoft’s video chatting software can let devs communicate with free HD group calls when working remotely.  It’s also useful for press interviews.

BitBucket

Suitable for: Tracking code

Web: bitbucket.org

Free for up for five users, BitBucket is a collaborative Git solution allowing devs to review code, control permissions and work together in a desktop client. Читать дальше...

Mari and Modo creator The Foundry has appointed Jody Madden as its chief customer officer.

These past few months have unfortunately seen the end of some of the UK’s most beloved studios.

Games allow players to fill the virtual shoes of a limitless number of exciting characters, from fantasy adventurers skilled with a blade and bulletproof action heroes to historical figures and even otherworldly beasts.

Yet, when developer Owlchemy Labs was considering what it could bring to the new medium of virtual reality, it settled instead on comparatively dull tasks. Instead of slaying dragons, scanning and bagging groceries. In place of escaping explosions, filing paperwork. Conquering the world replaced by making a sandwich. Читать дальше...

VR First, the educational initiative set up by Crytek to advocate virtual reality development training, has almost doubled its number of participating universities.

A number of staff have lost their jobs at Texas studio KingsIsle Entertainment.