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Get a job: CCP in Reykjavik seeks an experienced Producer
Get a job: CCP in Reykjavik seeks an experienced Producer
EVE Online developer CCP is looking for someone with game production chops to take a Senior Producer role and lead a new project at its headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Dec. 21, 2015
Video: Working with modders to make Starcraft II a better eSport
Video: Working with modders to make Starcraft II a better eSport
At GDC 2015 MIT researcher Philip Tan & Blizzard developer Ryan Schutter break down how they worked with Starcraft II modders to improve the game, as an eSport, by iterating on the viewer experience.
Dec. 21, 2015
Come out to GDC 2016 and see how Campo Santo made the world of Firewatch
Come out to GDC 2016 and see how Campo Santo made the world of Firewatch
As GDC 2016 draws nigh organizers announce a new talk from Campo Santo artist Jane Ng on how the studio designed the world of Firewatch.
Dec. 21, 2015
Ghostware and Two-Faced Malware Coming in 2016
Ghostware and Two-Faced Malware Coming in 2016
Summary: Malware is increasingly sophisticated. In 2016, look for two developing malware families. First, as law enforcement becomes more specialized in
Dec. 18, 2015
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Bryant F's Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Bryant F's Top 5 Games
If I were to define my favorite games of 2015 as a whole, I would categorize them as a group of short stories--small individual tales that come together to make a bigger whole in different ways.
Dec. 18, 2015
Get a job: Infinity Ward seeks a single-player Gameplay Designer
Get a job: Infinity Ward seeks a single-player Gameplay Designer
The Call of Duty studio is looking for a game designer to use "a flexible C-style scripting language to realize your designs."
Dec. 18, 2015
Armello, Galak-Z and Soma join GDC 2016 Indie Summit lineup
Armello, Galak-Z and Soma join GDC 2016 Indie Summit lineup
With GDC 2016 on the horizon, organizers run down a selection of can't-miss talks from developers of Armello, Soma, Galak-Z and more at the conference's Indie Games Summit.
Dec. 18, 2015
Here are your Audio, Visual Art and Narrative juries for IGF 2016
Here are your Audio, Visual Art and Narrative juries for IGF 2016
The final three juries behind the GDC 2016 Independent Games Festival come together as a diverse lineup of developers and industry professionals sign on to decide the finalists for the March awards.
Dec. 18, 2015
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Katherine Cross' Top 5 Games
Gamasutra's Best of 2015: Katherine Cross' Top 5 Games
The year in video games has been something of an explosive blur that I cannot quite put words to.
Dec. 18, 2015
New report shows how eSports is rivaling plain ol' sports
New report shows how eSports is rivaling plain ol' sports
"Traditional sports have grown slowly through the decades, with all but the NFL guilty of plateauing in the last 20 years. eSports exhibits the traits of a classic digital success story."
Dec. 18, 2015
Giant MS Paint billboard aims to make game dev seem approachable
Giant MS Paint billboard aims to make game dev seem approachable
The barriers to game development have dropped precipitously in recent years, and the makers of Construct 2 are trying to get the word out with a giant London billboard done up in Microsoft Paint.
Dec. 18, 2015
Open Gaming Alliance hops on the eSports bandwagon
Open Gaming Alliance hops on the eSports bandwagon
The Open Gaming Alliance just publicly welcomed eSports broadcaster Azubu as its latest member and launched a new eSports Special Interest Group to support and promote the growth of games as eSports.
Dec. 18, 2015