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One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #3 - Going Bananas
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #3 - Going Bananas
Recorded on the afternoon of the 19th of March 2014, live from the foot of the escalators in North Hall of the Moscone Center, One Life Left presents OLL vs Gamasutra Show #3: THE THREEQUEL.
March 20, 2014
In-house game jams help Frontier find its indie spirit
In-house game jams help Frontier find its indie spirit
When Mike Rose met up with Frontier's David Braben at GDC this week, he was intrigued to hear about some of the more outlandish stuff coming from his studio via its in-house game jam.
March 19, 2014
Anita Sarkeesian, more up for nominations at Women in Gaming Awards
Anita Sarkeesian, more up for nominations at Women in Gaming Awards
On March 20th, the sixth-annual luncheon and award ceremony produced by Microsoft and the International Game Developers Association is set to honor the contributions of 14 women from across the games industry.
March 19, 2014
For women in games, getting to the top is only the beginning
For women in games, getting to the top is only the beginning
In an impassioned talk debunking several myths about women in game development, Elizabeth Sampat, designer at Storm 8, cautioned women against complacence once they make it to the top.
March 19, 2014
Key quotes from GDC's fiery Indie Soapbox session
Key quotes from GDC's fiery Indie Soapbox session
Selected quotations from a series of six-minute talks delivered during the Indie Soapbox Session delivered at GDC 2014 yesterday.
March 19, 2014
Inafune: 'My heart is healthier and soul is freer as an indie'
Inafune: 'My heart is healthier and soul is freer as an indie'
Keiji Inafune, former global head of production at Capcom told a GDC audience tonight that the independent game movement might return Japan's industry to its former glory.
March 19, 2014
Papers, Please takes the grand prize at 16th annual IGF Awards
Papers, Please takes the grand prize at 16th annual IGF Awards
Lucas Pope’s Papers, Please won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game -- and its accompanying $30,000 cash prize -- this evening at the 16th Annual Independent Games Festival.
March 19, 2014
The Last Of Us wins top honors at Game Developers Choice Awards
The Last Of Us wins top honors at Game Developers Choice Awards
Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic adventure game netted Game Of The Year during the 14th annual GDCAs, which also recognized games like Papers, Please and industry luminaries like Anita Sarkeesian and Ken Kutaragi.
March 19, 2014
Epic radically changes licensing model for Unreal Engine
Epic radically changes licensing model for Unreal Engine
Today at GDC, the Epic founder showcased Unreal Engine 4, and noted that it's going to a subscription model -- $19 a month, with devs Epic paying royalties on shipped games.
March 19, 2014
Crytek is transforming CryEngine into a subscription service
Crytek is transforming CryEngine into a subscription service
Much like Epic, Crytek announced today at GDC that it will start charging developers a monthly subscription for license to create games with its game engine -- $9.90/€9.90 a month per user, to be exact.
March 19, 2014
Oculus opens preorders for second-generation Rift dev kit
Oculus opens preorders for second-generation Rift dev kit
Oculus' new development kit is more expensive and more capable than its predecessor, with improved support for Unity and Unreal Engine 4.
March 19, 2014
Facebook sends 735 million referrals to games every day
Facebook sends 735 million referrals to games every day
In a statistic released to Gamasutra, Facebook explains how mobile/web connectivity boosts game performance -- as Facebook's Dan Morris touts the power of the platform.
March 19, 2014