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Come to GDC 2019 and get expert advice on growing your game dev career
Come to GDC 2019 and get expert advice on growing your game dev career
There's a smorgasbord of great career-building opportunities available to you at GDC 2019, including the popular Game Career Seminar and the Career Development Stage!
March 13, 2019
Get a job: Join the Deep Silver Volition team as a Sr. Project Manager
Get a job: Join the Deep Silver Volition team as a Sr. Project Manager
Project Managers are the primary keepers and managers of the project schedules, working closely with other devs to ensure they are managing the project on-time, to established quality bars, and on budget.
March 13, 2019
Don't miss all these great Classic Game Postmortems at GDC 2019!
Don't miss all these great Classic Game Postmortems at GDC 2019!
Catch these promising, in-depth game dev postmortems of the Panzer Dragoon series, Paperboy, Lemmings, and Command & Conquer at GDC 2019 next week in San Francisco!
March 13, 2019
Dwarf Fortress is headed to Steam and itch.io, 17 years into its development
Dwarf Fortress is headed to Steam and itch.io, 17 years into its development
The game had previously been funding development primarily through Patreon but its devs say health issues and the "uncertain structure of Patreon" led to the change.
March 13, 2019
Video: Recreating a classic era in automotive history in Mafia III
Video: Recreating a classic era in automotive history in Mafia III
In this 2017 GDC talk, Audio director of Hangar 13 Matt Bauer shares the detailed process the studio took to deliver authentic vehicle audio in Mafia III.
March 13, 2019
Spyro Reignited Trilogy now features subtitles in cutscenes
Spyro Reignited Trilogy now features subtitles in cutscenes
Publisher Activision faced no small amount of public outcry over the game’s lack of subtitled cutscenes (and its subpar statement on the omission) late last year.
March 13, 2019
New Microsoft app lets users stream PC games to an Xbox One
New Microsoft app lets users stream PC games to an Xbox One
Xbox One users can now stream PC games to the console through the recently updated Wireless Display app.Â
March 13, 2019
Come to GDC for a behind-the-scenes look at Pokemon GO's PvP combat design!
Come to GDC for a behind-the-scenes look at Pokemon GO's PvP combat design!
Learn why Niantic chose to build this new PvP feature at this point in the game’s lifecycle (and what decisions were made to make the feature true to its roots in the Pokemon franchise) at GDC 2019!
March 13, 2019
Chinese Hackers Backdoor Gaming Titles
Chinese Hackers Backdoor Gaming Titles
Winnti Group suspected of targeting three companies
March 12, 2019
Game industry vet Jade Raymond signs on as a Google VP
Game industry vet Jade Raymond signs on as a Google VP
After leaving EA last year, game industry veteran Jade Raymond took to Twitter today to announce she's taken a VP position at Google -- though it's yet unclear what she'll be doing there.
March 12, 2019
Devs share their own personal game design rules
Devs share their own personal game design rules
While there are no hard set rules to abide by in the world of game development, there are certainly a few unspoken ones to follow when making sure a game is playable (and hopefully enjoyable).
March 12, 2019
The 'equal pay and equal say' structure of the game dev studio KO_OP
The 'equal pay and equal say' structure of the game dev studio KO_OP
Waypoint has published a story on the indie developer KO_OP, exploring the studio’s unique co-op-like management structure that bestows equal pay and equal power to each and every dev it employs.
March 12, 2019