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Taking your game from jam to commercial release
Taking your game from jam to commercial release
Game jams are great place for working concepts to emerge. Sometimes, those concepts are good enough to build upon for a "full" game release.
Nov. 5, 2013
Square Enix enlists competing publishers for new cloud games initiative
Square Enix enlists competing publishers for new cloud games initiative
Square Enix today unveiled new cloud gaming technology, and will be partnering with other game publishers to deliver new kinds of cloud-based game experiences.
Nov. 5, 2013
9 trends for the next decade of video games
9 trends for the next decade of video games
Predicting the future of a space that's as dynamic as the video game industry is a difficult task, but it's still fun to speculate every now and then.
Nov. 5, 2013
Video: Free-to-Play the Wrong Way in Age of Empires Online
Video: Free-to-Play the Wrong Way in Age of Empires Online
"I thought fixing the business model was all that was needed. I was wrong." Microsoft's Kevin Perry reflects on how he tackled the many issues that plagued Ages of Empire Online, in this free talk from GDC Vault.
Nov. 4, 2013
Blizzard, Bethesda veteran founds new 'breakthrough talent' game studio
Blizzard, Bethesda veteran founds new 'breakthrough talent' game studio
Rich Barham, an industry veteran who previously developed games at companies like Blizzard, Bethesda, Riot Games and Jagex, has founded a new multi-platform game studio in the UK.
Nov. 4, 2013
Zynga comes out on top in Scrabble lawsuit
Zynga comes out on top in Scrabble lawsuit
The English High Court has ruled that Zynga's Scramble with Friends does not infringe on Mattel's own Scrabble trademarks, although Zynga must change its game logo.
Nov. 4, 2013
More downloads for Google Play, but App Store still brings in the cash
More downloads for Google Play, but App Store still brings in the cash
The latest report from analytics company App Annie suggests that, while game downloads on Google Play for Android are outpacing downloads on the iOS App Store, the latter is still generating much more revenue for developers.
Nov. 4, 2013
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Pokemon to David Cage
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Pokemon to David Cage
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Lana Polansky on topics including the lasting pull of Pokemon and Beyond: Two Souls's sophistication.
Nov. 4, 2013
GDC Next 10: SWERY on the new Kinect and D4's inspiration
GDC Next 10: SWERY on the new Kinect and D4's inspiration
In advance of D4 creator Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro's GDC Next 10 talk this week, GDC briefly chatted with about D4's creative inspiration, and working with the new Kinect.
Nov. 4, 2013
Call of Duty resolutions were the result of 'a long process'
Call of Duty resolutions were the result of 'a long process'
Speaking with Eurogamer concerning Call of Duty: Ghosts's disparate native resolutions on next-gen hardware, Infinity Ward's Mark Rubin contends that this was not a simple matter of console power.
Nov. 4, 2013
Get a job: Vicarious Visions is looking for an art director
Get a job: Vicarious Visions is looking for an art director
"Vicarious Visions is looking for a talented and creative Art Director to join our studio and lead our teams in creating the next generation of award-winning games for console and mobile markets."
Nov. 4, 2013
Machinima teaming up with Twitch
Machinima teaming up with Twitch
Youtube juggernaut Machinima has announced a partnership with foremost streaming service Twitch, with goals to produce and distribute ongoing and original content through the platform.
Nov. 4, 2013