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The spookiest postmortem: WayForward's Til Morning's Light
A console-quality horror adventure on mobile, for a publisher that had just gotten into games? Adam Tierney, the game's director at WayForward, tells the tale of its creation.
Aug. 11, 2015
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Give us your Dirty Coding Tricks!
The "Dirty Coding Tricks" articles have been among the most popular on Gamasutra, and that's why we're asking you to share your stories -- so we can do a part 3!
Aug. 11, 2015
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Video: See the beauty and the value of supposedly 'broken' games
Game designer Naomi Clark takes the stage at GDC 2015 to deliver a brief, passionate paean to what she described as "weird little messy, artsy games" that "dare to be cantankerous and obtuse."
Aug. 11, 2015
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Get a job: Be a 2D Animator for DrinkBox Studios
The folks who built Guacamelee! are currently working on Severed and they want an experienced 2D animator to work on a contract basis alongside the team at DrinkBox's Toronto HQ.
Aug. 11, 2015
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Shinra's cloud gaming tech makes its U.S. debut -- in Kansas City
Square Enix's cloud gaming company Shinra Technologies has launched the first North American technical beta test of its remote game-streaming platform -- for Google Fiber subscribers in Kansas City.
Aug. 11, 2015
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Being an indie in Japan isn't easy, says dev -- but it's getting better
Onion Games' Yoshiro Kimura speaks candidly about how Japan's indie scene has changed, and how his encounters with other indie developers at GDC reignited his passion for making games.
Aug. 11, 2015
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Oculus and Facebook fail to stop Zenimax lawsuit moving forward
Zenimax's lawsuit against Oculus VR and parent company Facebook is moving forward despite separate motions by both Oculus and Facebook to have it dismissed on multiple counts.
Aug. 11, 2015
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When video games kill time, and even kill players
"No, video games are not mere time-wasters. This label, so often and gleefully applied, implies a certain idleness on their part. Rather, they are time-killers: they destroy time."
Aug. 11, 2015
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New study sheds light on how teens form relationships around video games
A recent Pew Research Center exploring the new contours of friendship in the digital age has found that video games are becoming a fundamental part of teenage friendships.
Aug. 11, 2015
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PlayStation Plus prices set to rise in Europe
PlayStation Plus prices are set to rise in Europe, with Sony confirming that the cost of its one month and three month subscription plans will be pushed up due to a change in "market conditions."
Aug. 11, 2015
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Taito planned to launch a satellite-powered game console in the 1990s
"The demo was good, however it was difficult to plan good future satellite game business and I decided to suspend it." - Former Taito R&D manager Yukiharu Sambe
Aug. 11, 2015
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Blizzard registers trademark for Compete eSports service
A new filing for an "internet-based system application featuring technology enabling users to organize and promote e-sports tournaments" has popped up.
Aug. 11, 2015