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Video: Diablo: A classic game postmortem
Diablo developer David Brevik returns to the GDC stage to give a classic post-mortem on Blizzard's action RPG hit Diablo in this 2016 talk.
May 11, 2016
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Steam Stealer: Targeting The "Treasure" In Online Game Accounts
Panopticon Labs co-founder Matthew Cook interviews Kaspersky Lab's Santiago Pontiroli about Steam Stealer, why hackers are targeting online games, and the importance of protecting players from fraud and abuse.
May 11, 2016
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Residual Play Artifacts
Residual play artifacts are objects, whether virtual or existing in real space, that are created by the player during the process of play.
May 11, 2016
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NDCS Workshop 2016
A summary of the recent game development workshop run by Guerilla Tea alongside the National Deaf Children's Society, hosted by Abertay University.
May 11, 2016
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Smooth Operator: designing a fluid and handy FPS movement model
A game design article that talks about the ways FPS developers can fine-tune and flesh out the movement model in their games, and make it smoother and more intuitive.
May 11, 2016
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A Brain Dump of What I Worked on for Uncharted 4
Here is a brain dump of what I worked on for Uncharted 4.
May 11, 2016
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Microsoft unlocks framerates for UWP apps, tells devs 'we're listening'
"As a direct response to your feedback, we’re excited to announce the release today of new updates to Windows 10 that make gaming even better for game developers."
May 10, 2016
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Stellaris becomes Paradox's fastest selling game ever
"We are immensely satisfied to see this leap of faith work out well, especially with all the positive response we are getting from the players."
May 10, 2016
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Get a job: The Behemoth is seeking a Senior Programmer
"If you write super awesome code, we want you to work with us!" says the developer of Castle Crashers, which is seeking a senior programmer.
May 10, 2016
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Video: Designing UX in World of Tanks Blitz: What got us an App Store 'best game' award
In this GDC Europe 2015 talk, Wargaming's Olga Kachalina shares the challenges of bringing real time action games from PC and consoles to touch screens without compromising or dumbing down the user experience.
May 10, 2016
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You're crunching. So now what?
"If your sole experience is a series of tough crunches, you might think, 'This is just how games are made,' and work yourself into a wreck."
May 10, 2016
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A Method to the Madness: How to Facilitate the Brainstorming Process
I discuss a strategy that I have developed for producers and game designers to help facilitate the brainstorming process when a new team forms or begins a new project.
May 10, 2016