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Video Game Composers: How Music Enhances Virtual Presence (GDC 2019)
Video Game Composers: How Music Enhances Virtual Presence (GDC 2019)
Game composer Winifred Phillips shares preparatory research from two of her upcoming lectures: her GDC 2019 talk entitled "How Music Enables Virtual Presence" and her Library of Congress lecture, "The Interface Between Music Composition and Game Design."
March 11, 2019
Road to the IGF: Fictiorama Studios' Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Road to the IGF: Fictiorama Studios' Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Do Not Feed the Monkeys puts players in charge of multiple camera feeds looking in on the private lives of various people, but asks them not to mess with their lives. Will they resist, though?
March 8, 2019
Konami building esports centre to help Japan catch up with Western 'pioneers'
Konami building esports centre to help Japan catch up with Western 'pioneers'
"The people who participate in esports will in the future, stand side by side with those participating in real-life sports like soccer, or even surpass them."
March 8, 2019
Marvel Strike Force first-year revenue topped $150 million
Marvel Strike Force first-year revenue topped $150 million
"Our $150 million in gross revenue comes from people loving the game over time. It’s a fairly constant state, based on long-term relationships with our players. That's coming to fruition."
March 8, 2019
Gris has sold 300,000 copies in under three months
Gris has sold 300,000 copies in under three months
To celebrate the milestone, Nomada has released a free update called Gris Undone that lets players browse through a small catalog of unused music and designs.
March 8, 2019
209 were laid off from Blizzard as part of earlier Activision Blizzard cuts
209 were laid off from Blizzard as part of earlier Activision Blizzard cuts
A WARN filing spotted by PCGamesInsider offers a look at how Activision Blizzard's overall 8 percent staff reduction affected Blizzard.
March 8, 2019
SpatialOS dev Improbable is setting up its own game development studios
SpatialOS dev Improbable is setting up its own game development studios
Tools-maker Improbable is setting up two studios, one in Edmonton and one in London, to develop online games powered by its SpatialOS tech.
March 8, 2019
Get a job: Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, and more are hiring now!
Get a job: Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, and more are hiring now!
Here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board.
March 8, 2019
Video: Tips for managing the unmanageable projects in game dev
Video: Tips for managing the unmanageable projects in game dev
At GDC 2017, ClutchPlay Games' Amy Dallas takes to the stage for a no-nonsense talk aimed at helping producers work through the process of managing seemingly unmanageable game dev projects.
March 8, 2019
Enjoy The MADE's sampling of classic and co-op games at GDC Retro Play!
Enjoy The MADE's sampling of classic and co-op games at GDC Retro Play!
The full lineup is being finalized, but you can likely expect to see playable versions of classic co-op games like_Gunstar Heroes_, ToeJam & Earl and Turtles in Time -- plus a working Pong machine!
March 8, 2019
Play the charming Puppet Pandemonium and Klaxo Radio Hour at GDC 2019
Play the charming Puppet Pandemonium and Klaxo Radio Hour at GDC 2019
These two very unique alternative controller games (Puppet Pandemonium actually won last year's Alt.Ctrl.GDC award!) will be playable in the West Hall of the Moscone during GDC 2019 later this month.
March 8, 2019
Octopath Traveler shipped 1.5 million copies, has a mobile prequel on the way
Octopath Traveler shipped 1.5 million copies, has a mobile prequel on the way
Square Enix’s visually distinct Switch RPG Octopath Traveler will see a followup game in Japan before the end of the year.
March 8, 2019