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Road to the IGF: Osmotic Studios' Orwell
Orwell, nominated for Excellence in Narrative in the IGF, is a game of suspicion and guilt, giving players access to the texts, social media, bank accounts, and personal files of strangers.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Creators Update bringing controller co-piloting to Xbox One
Microsoft has given select "Xbox Insiders" an early taste of its upcoming Creators Update, which contains a couple of intriguing new features.
Jan. 24, 2017
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$19.3M live-in game studio might be heading to Scotland
The Scottish city of Dundee could play host to a new kind of game development studio featuring built-in accommodation to provide game devs with a "fully immersive live-in experience."
Jan. 24, 2017
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With the ACA in jeopardy, IGDA urges U.S. devs to call Congresspeople
With U.S. gov't leaders moving to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare"), The IGDA is exhorting devs in the U.S. to contact their Congresspeople and express their thoughts on the matter.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Using Powerpoint to prototype your UI: A Molemen Must Die case study
Cutting edge tools are great, but sometimes they're not quite what you're looking for. We put a familiar tool to work in unfamiliar ways, using Powerpoint to fully visualise our UI prototyping for Molemen Must Die.
Jan. 24, 2017
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I’ve been working remotely for 3+ years. Here’s what I’ve learned.
I share anecdotes, advice and best practices for working from home in the gamedev industry.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Doing what you're told | This Week in Videogame Blogging
This week, our partnership with games blogging curation site Critical Distance brings us picks from their Senior Curator Zoyander Street on governance and management.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Research Resource: Gallery of 16,000+ RPG screenshots.
I've put together a gallery with over 16,000 .png screenshots of almost 400 CRPGs, free for anyone to use.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Most Inspiring Game Animation Tech Talks of 2016
A quick summary of my favorite talks related to game animation programming/technology of 2016.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Social Gaming Was Never Just a Tactic for Viral Growth..
We posit that Casual Social Games are, more often than not, characterized by engaging social gameplay that can achieve a lot more than simply act as a catalyzer for the viral spread of a game.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Around $5B in Counter-Strike skins were wagered in 2016
A feature put together by ESPN extensively digs into the origins and recent eruption of gambling sites based around wagering Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins.
Jan. 23, 2017
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Get a job: Sperasoft is hiring a Quest Designer
Sperasoft is looking for a talented and creative Quest Designer to design, plan and implement story-driven quests for its next project in Krakow, Poland.
Jan. 23, 2017