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GDC Europe 2013's call for talks now open until April 22
The call for submissions to present talks at this August's Gamescom co-located 2013 Game Developers Conference Europe is now open through Monday, April 22.
April 2, 2013
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Wargaming's expansion is relentless - and so far, it's working
If you're making online and free-to-play games, and not watching Wargaming's every move, you should go ahead and start doing that immediately. Gamasutra caught up with CEO Victor Kislyi at GDC 2013.
April 2, 2013
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Video: Spec Ops: The Line contextualizes violence through story
Spec Ops: The Line lead writer and narrative designer Walt Williams discusses at GDC 2013 a four-step process, dubbed "the illusion of casuality," used to make the moment-to-moment violence in-game meaningful.
April 1, 2013
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Video: Chris Hecker's wordless rant at GDC 2013
Typically, speakers at GDC's annual game dev rant panel take to the microphone to rant for their allotted five minutes, but this year, design veteran and SpyParty creator Chris Hecker let the industry do the talking for him.
April 1, 2013
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GDC 2013 reveals record 23,000 attendees, next year's show dates
Game Developers Conference organizers have revealed a record 23,000 people attended last week's event in San Francisco, also revealing March 17th-21st, 2014 as next year's dates for the show.
April 1, 2013
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The advantage of a diverse game portfolio, according to Avalanche
We often hear about how large publicly-held publishers are keen on diversifying their portfolio of games with different genres and business models. But that strategy is also important on the independent studio level.
April 1, 2013
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FBI to Monitor Online Chats in Real-Time by 2014
The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn't have the ability to monitor everyone’s one-on-one Internet chats in real-time just yet, but the agency’s chief
March 30, 2013
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Video: Anna Kipnis' GDC 2013 talk on MolyJam
Double Fine's Anna Kipnis discusses how a fake Twitter account inspired the Molyjam game jam that had more than 1,000 participants. This GDC 2013 lecture covers how the jam was invented, organized, and became viral so quickly.
March 29, 2013
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Video: Candy Crush Saga uses luck in the right places
In a full house at GDC 2013, King.com's Tommy Palm delivered a postmortem for Candy Crush Saga, one of the most popular social games on the market today.
March 29, 2013
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EA's next steps toward the next-gen
As Electronic Arts heads into the next generation, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau gives us the rundown of the company's plans, and the role that the impressive Frostbite 3 engine will play.
March 29, 2013
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GDC Day 4: Facebook, Unreal and IGDA controversy
An Epic interview on HTML5 support, a Unity interview on platform partnerships such as Facebook, an IGF booth hijacking, and the IGDA's response to its controversial party mark Day 4 of GDC 2013 news coverage.
March 29, 2013
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Crytek plans to bid for the Darksiders IP
Having already brought on a number of Vigil Games staffers after the demise of THQ, Crytek has now said that it plans to buy the Darksiders IP too.
March 29, 2013