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As Facebook devs flock to mobile, Madfinger goes the opposite direction
As Facebook devs flock to mobile, Madfinger goes the opposite direction
Following big success on mobile platforms, Czech Republic-based Shadowgun developer Madfinger has released a version of its latest game on Facebook.
Aug. 5, 2013
Alternative funding for games: Don't miss our extensive coverage
Alternative funding for games: Don't miss our extensive coverage
Last week marked our first themed week, and we covered something we feel is important to much of our readership: funding your video game using alternative means. Here are some highlights.
Aug. 5, 2013
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From nostalgia to jiggle physics
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From nostalgia to jiggle physics
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Cameron Kunzelman on topics including the "death" of Final Fantasy and solving problems the Nintendo way.
Aug. 5, 2013
F.E.A.R vets boot up new team, Blackpowder Games
F.E.A.R vets boot up new team, Blackpowder Games
Gamasutra speaks to creative director Craig Hubbard and executive producer Larry Paolicelli about why now is the time to break from Monolith and go indie.
Aug. 5, 2013
Grants for your games: An interview with the National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants for your games: An interview with the National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities' Office of Digital Humanities offers funding to developers and scholars of interactive media. Is this funding right for you?
Aug. 2, 2013
Q&A: Catching up with Kickstarter
Q&A: Catching up with Kickstarter
Kickstarter's head of community Cindy Au answers our burning questions, while also divulging general tips for those developers looking to get a Kickstarter underway at some point in the future.
Aug. 2, 2013
Games are art - but getting public funding for your art can be tough
Games are art - but getting public funding for your art can be tough
Alyce Myatt, director for Media Arts at the National Endowment for the Arts, explains what she looks for in video game applicants, and why only one game received a grant in the last round.
Aug. 2, 2013
We're not abandoning console games, says Square Enix
We're not abandoning console games, says Square Enix
"I can categorically say that we’re not abandoning core, triple-A console and PC games." - Phil Rogers, CEO of Square Enix's European and American branches, talks openly about the company's future.
Aug. 2, 2013
Time to explore innovation in the FPS genre, game jam style
Time to explore innovation in the FPS genre, game jam style
Last year's 7-Day FPS (7DFPS) game jam challenged developers to explore innovation in the tired old first-person shooter genre. Now the initiative is back...
Aug. 2, 2013
Video: The 'damsel in distress' trope in modern indie games
Video: The 'damsel in distress' trope in modern indie games
The third part of Anita Sarkeesian's Kickstarter-funded Tropes vs. Women in Video Games series explores how modern indie and mobile games have perpetuated the "damsel in distress" trope in video games.
Aug. 2, 2013
Xbox One's insides have been tweaked since E3
Xbox One's insides have been tweaked since E3
Microsoft said today that it has tweaked the insides of the upcoming Xbox One console since E3, in a bid to optimize the console in the run-up to launch.
Aug. 2, 2013
It's free-to-play for another major Namco Bandai franchise
It's free-to-play for another major Namco Bandai franchise
Namco Bandai is continuing to adopt its recognizable game franchises to today's digital-centric business landscape.
Aug. 2, 2013