NGDC Grand Finals & Finalist Expo at NG18
Gamasutra
“Broken Lines” by PortaPlay (Denmark) – qualified at Nordic Game Jam, Denmark. “Second Hand: Frankie's Revenge” (Rumania) – qualified at Reboot Develop, Croatia. “Youropa” by Frecle (Denmark) – qualified as wild card. “Pode” by Henchman & Goon ...

Digital Trends
'Dreams' hands-on preview
Digital Trends
Everything about that vignette, down to its sound effects, was created during the 50-plus hours of the game jam. It all suggests that Dreams will be phenomenal tool for both making stuff and playing stuff, one that will accommodate a variety of players ...

Red Bull
Tequila Works on RiME, VR and the future
Red Bull
We started last year after two rounds of 'Tequila Shots' – our internal game jam process – which generated around 43 new concepts. We prototyped the 11 best ones and further developed the top five the team were the most excited about. Making more than ...

Redbrick
Step Into The Dark Side With The Darkside Detective
Redbrick
Beginning life as a small demo at a game jam, The Darkside Detective, features the titular detective Detective Francis McQueen, the lone detective of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division, where all supernatural hijinks are investigated and ...

Gamasutra
ADL partners with Global Game Jam, NYU's Game Center to reduce hate in games
Gamasutra
Following the completion of its first game jam last year, the Anti-Defamation League's Center for Technology and Society team (CTS) is collaborating with the Global Game Jam and NYU's Game Center to mobilize games to fight hate and bias. In an effort ...

FANDOM
It's Easier Than Ever to Get Into Game Development
FANDOM
The above just scratches the surface of what's available, and we didn't want to clutter this post will all the options. If you're after more, or don't see something you want (such as 3D models, or more audio options), just search for lists of game jam ...

VRFocus
Blind Sets Sights on PlayStation VR Retail Edition
VRFocus
CEO Matteo Lana revealed during an interview that Blind was borne as part of 2014's Global Game Jam, suggesting that four years of the team's lives have been invested in this intriguing VR experience. Blind doesn't yet have an official release date ...

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TechCrunch
Bossa Studios launches Worlds Adrift, the first game built on Improbable's SpatialOS
TechCrunch
The new game, which has been three years in the making and was born out of a Bossa Studios “game jam,” akin to the kinds of internal 'hackathons' many startups routinely hold, is attempting to pull off a number of firsts. For starters (and probably ...
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Red Bull
Tequila Works on RiME, VR and the future
Red Bull
We started last year after two rounds of 'Tequila Shots' – our internal game jam process – which generated around 43 new concepts. We prototyped the 11 best ones and further developed the top five the team were the most excited about. Making more than ...

Paste Magazine
Cyberpunk Bartending Game VA-11 HALL-A Slides a Drink Towards Consoles
Paste Magazine
VA-11 HALL-A originally came to life as a prototype for the Cyberpunk Game Jam. In fact, the prototype is still available on developer Sukeban Games' website. Eventually, Sukeban Games developed the concept into a full game. VA-11 HALL-A's full version ...

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PCGamesN
7 of the best games like Dark Souls for PC
PCGamesN
If it sounds gimmicky, but that's because this started life in a game jam, a great place for coming up with ideas. Titan Souls trades on this one trick throughout, and the steep challenge - and inevitable repetition - will likely only appeal to the ...

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Adventure Gamers
VR-exclusive Blind eyeing spring release
Adventure Gamers
Based on an earlier idea by the team that won them the Best Game award at the 2014 Global Game Jam, Blind presents players with a heavily stylized black-and-white aesthetic, taking the concept of echolocation and embellishing it for flair. Thus, the ...

Dhaka Tribune
Grameenphone launches 'Game Jam Winners'
Dhaka Tribune
Grameenphone is launching “Game Jam Winners: The Future of Bangladesh Mobile Gaming.” The commercial launch of “Game Jam Winners” will take place on Wednesday. The telecom giant arranged a press conference in this regard at Moydaan, GP ...

Brantford Expositor
Library offers 3D printing course for adults
Brantford Expositor
On July 28, there will be Family Game Jam, where participants will learn the basics of building a tabletop game. These games will then be shared and tested during the workshop, which will be a great family activity. The partnership also offers Dungeons ...

TuttOggi
Giovani programmatori di Sigillo alla finale della Kids Game Jam
TuttOggi
Sabato 12 maggio si terrà a Torino la finale della Kids Game Jam, un evento internazionale dedicato allo sviluppo di videogiochi per team di bambini e ragazzi dai 7 ai 16 anni. Quest'anno la finale vedrà partecipare il team Sigillani Illuminati, 4 ...

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The game was born from a prototype made in a game jam
Gamasutra
What started as a game jam group has now evolved into a professional game development team composed of friends who share a common passion for making games. Media contact for further information or any other inquiries: Jon Martinez – Junior PR ...

Lady T'Birds take 9-4 win over SW
Evening Observer
While the Lady Thunderbirds would get out of the late-game jam and move on to pick up a 9-4 CCAA West 1 win over the host Lady Trojans (3-8, 3-7), it was clear that there is still room for improvement in the eyes of their coach. “One of our goals this ...

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Dhaka Tribune
Grameenphone launches 'Game Jam Winners'
Dhaka Tribune
Grameenphone is launching “Game Jam Winners: The Future of Bangladesh Mobile Gaming.” The commercial launch of “Game Jam Winners” will take place on Wednesday. The telecom giant arranged a press conference in this regard at Moydaan, GP ...

The Verge
This retro futuristic student game lets you play Pong across 10 old TVs
The Verge
He's hoping to eventually launch a kind of global game jam to generate new experiences, which will include making the software freely available so anyone can build their own Cathode MK.1. For now, he's focused on exploring just what kind of game works ...

Kotaku
A Game That Turns Item Shops Into Torture Chambers
Kotaku
Roulette Knight manages to satisfy both of these appetites despite being a small freeware project born of a game jam. There's loot to buy, but resources are so tight it's never about collecting for collecting's sake. Instead, ideas like “farming” and ...