If you're a budding game developer, you should know that Gamasutra's education-focused sister site GameCareerGuide offers information for game industry students and beginners — and every three weeks, it also launches a Game Design Challenge that anyone can take part in.
The challenge is aimed at novice developers, but it's also a great opportunity for anyone to flex their design muscles and come up with interesting ideas — and submit them for evaluation, if they so choose.
The ideas people submit to the challenge are also interesting to study, so today we're going to highlight just some of the top results of the most recent Game Design Challenge: to design a one-on-one figh…
GDC 2016 organizers are offering an early look today at the scope and ambitions of the Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial Day that will help kick off the March conference.
It's just one of the many Bootcamps and Tutorials that take place during the first two days of GDC (Monday and Tuesday, March 14th and 15th this year) and offer attendees the chance to dive deep and explore focused topics like level design, art direction and storytelling fundamentals.
Brought to you with the collaboration of the industry's leading hardware and software vendors, the day-long Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial provides an in-depth look at how DirectX technologies can be applied to …
The elusive Lego Nintendo Entertainment System is back in stock at Amazon. Despite being over four years old–it was in the first batch of Lego Nintendo releases in 2020–this set remains exceedingly popular today. Dubbed “hard to find” by Lego, the Lego NES is sold out at Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and the Lego Store. Amazon is the only major retailer that has it available for purchase. With Lego set to release a Game Boy build later this year, the NES will probably be even more popular in the coming months.
Amazon has also restocked Lego Mighty Bowser, which is the only Nintendo-themed building set with more pieces (2,807) than the NES. Plus, the most recent Lego Super Mario disp…
Kpop group Stray Kids has put a cameo of Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds in the teaser for its upcoming music video. The actor has been a fan of the group, and they’ve even collaborated before by promoting Free Guy back in 2021. [Update: The new “Chk Chk Book” music video is here, featuring both Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.]
Stray Kids released a short 39-second teaser trailer of the music video for the song “Chk Chk Boom.” It features the group members around New York City while Reynolds is providing voiceover as a newscaster. “Chk Chk Boom” is the lead single for the group’s nineth mini-album, ATE, which is scheduled for release on July 19.
Stray Kids member Felix dressed as Deadpool during a performance, which captured the attention of…
A nomad no more, things have changed for Xur in Destiny 2: The Final Shape as the wandering arms dealer has finally set up shop in a permanent location in the game. With a slice of prime real estate dedicated to him, Xur has also undergone a revamp and he now offers a more exciting selection of Exotic gear for players to browse through. In case you’re looking to get a potentially good roll of a specific armor piece or you’re looking to see if he has a specific catalyst, here’s where you can find Xur this weekend and what he has for sale.
This week Xur is offering the weapon catalysts for Bad Juju and Arbalest. Hunters can pick up Lucky Raspberry; Titans can grab Heart of Inmost Light; and Warlocks can buy Nezarec’s Sin.
Xur…
It might be summer now, but its time to prepare for winter with this Prime Day deal on a comfy lap desk for laptops. Once the chill hits, why work at a desk when you can turn your bed or couch into your office? That’s exactly what the lightweight Couchmaster Cybot does, and it’s on sale for $119, a nice savings from its usual $149 price.
- Couchmaster Cybot — $119 ($
149) - Couchmaster Cycon 2 Black — $189 ($
199)
The Couchmaster Cybot is a massive set of armrests that can be positioned around you while you sit on a sofa, recliner, bed–basically any big seat that isn’t your desk. It has enough space for up to a 17-inch laptop, mousepad, and mouse, so you don’t have to subject yourself to the terror of using a trackpad. There’…