Adobe acquires Substance toolkit creator Allegorithmic
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/334987/Adobe_acquires_Substance_toolkit_creator_Allegorithmic.php
The big question is: does this mean I will be paying more or less for my suite of game dev tools?
Square Enix trademarks terms for Octopath Traveler’s visual style
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-22-square-enix-trademarks-terms-for-octopath-travelers-visual-style
At least it’s not a trademark on “Edge” for characterization of RPG protagonists.
So You Want To Compete With Steam: Epic, Discord, Kartridge, and RobotCache
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/LarsDoucet/20190124/335114/So_You_Want_To_Compete_With_Steam_Epic_Discord_Kartridge_and_RobotCache.php
How much of a prophet is Lars Doucet? Only time will tell.
Introducing Gamedev.world, the first global game developer conference
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-24-introducing-gamedev-world-the-first-global-game-developer-conference
I can think of worse ways to spend a couple days in the summer.
Facebook ignored solution to children overspending in games
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-25-facebook-ignored-solution-to-children-overspending-in-games
When faced with the concept of “friendly fraud”, Facebook seemed to ignore the significance of the second word in the phrase.