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Photoshop as game editor
In this blog post I want to show you how we optimized our workflow process by using Photoshop and Photoshop Generator.
May 6, 2016
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Testing for Success: Devising a Mobile QA Strategy
How to think about building a well thought-out mobile QA strategy to mitigate some of the resource burden and risk associated with that last, critical phase before bringing a new app to the marketplace.
May 6, 2016
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Get a job: Be a Project Design Director at Schell Games
I Expect You To Die studio Schell Games is looking for an experienced designer to take a lead role directing others in a variety of projects at its studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
May 5, 2016
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Oculus appoints new COO, adds supply and manufacturing experience
Former Fitbit COO, Hans Hartmann, has been brought in, and will add "decades of hardware, manufacturing and supply chain experience."
May 5, 2016
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Poetry in motion: Catch a glimpse of Persona 5's gorgeous new UI
You might not need many reasons to get excited over the new Persona 5 trailer that just dropped, but we're going to give you some anyway.
May 5, 2016
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Made for Samsung support program now open to game devs
Samsung is offering to help mobile game developers with marketing, production, and tech support through its "Made for Samsung" exclusivity program.
May 5, 2016
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Showcase your design skills with GameCareerGuide's Game Design Challenge
Our sister site, aimed at students and beginning developers, has a challenge every three weeks -- and if you fit the bill, you can enter and offer your own take.
May 5, 2016
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Video: One hour, five concentrated shots of VR game design advice
At VRDC 2016, five VR experts from a variety of creative backgrounds share practical advice collected from exploring VR and examining where the artistic possibilities overlap with the technical.
May 5, 2016
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Bringing Industry into Education
In this blog I will share some insight into the way games education is evolving in universities to include involvement from game studios.
May 5, 2016
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The Future of the ARPG
Shares some thoughts about the ARPG, how it came to be, how it has evolved and what the future might hold for the genre.
May 5, 2016
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Fears of Apple's Paid Search Plans
A recent report from Bloomberg claims that Apple is investigating adding paid search to the App Store. Here, I react with some fears for how paid search will affect rank and file game devs and the mobile game ecosystem.
May 5, 2016
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The making of mobile game 'Photo Finish Horse Racing', part 1
After being laid off in a studio closure, industry veteran Ian Cummings set out to make a game for fun in his spare time. That little side project has now grown into the top horse racing game on mobile, and this blog explains what happened along the way.
May 5, 2016