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Looking back, looking forward with devs of the Independent Games Festival
Looking back, looking forward with devs of the Independent Games Festival
Past Independent Games Festival finalists and winners revisit their time in the IGF, and reflect on where they are now.
Jan. 26, 2015
Learn how to make your game just completely hilarious at GDC 2015
Learn how to make your game just completely hilarious at GDC 2015
"Watch William Pugh desperately attempt to deconstruct The Stanley Parable to find an excuse for its success. Be amazed as he lists pre-prepared top tips for making your game funny" at GDC 2015.
Jan. 26, 2015
Video: How Amplitude Studios tackles community-driven development
Video: How Amplitude Studios tackles community-driven development
At GDC Next 2014, Amplitude Studios' Jeff Spock spoke about how the studio practices open development by involving its fans, as well as the positive and negative lessons learned.
Jan. 26, 2015
Get a job: Be a UX Designer for Treyarch/Activision
Get a job: Be a UX Designer for Treyarch/Activision
Activision-owned Treyarch is looking to bring on a user experience designer who can help build compelling, accessible interfaces for its games alongside the team in its Santa Monica, CA studio.
Jan. 26, 2015
GDC 2015 partners with iam8bit to showcase the 'Wheel of Whimsy'
GDC 2015 partners with iam8bit to showcase the 'Wheel of Whimsy'
For the fifth year running, iam8bit will delight GDC attendees with an interactive exhibit on the show floor. This time it's the Wheel of Whimsy, which is tied to four fun live-action minigames.
Jan. 26, 2015
We want your Global Game Jam blogs!
We want your Global Game Jam blogs!
This past weekend, the Global Game Jam took place across over 500 sites around the world. Were you a participant? Blog about your experience and your game!
Jan. 26, 2015
Frontier Developments lays off staff as it launches new franchise
Frontier Developments lays off staff as it launches new franchise
Elite: Dangerous developer Frontier Developments has laid off at least fifteen people as it refocuses development operations from its satellite studio in Halifax to its headquarters in Cambridge.
Jan. 26, 2015
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Engineer for Sega Networks 3
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Engineer for Sega Networks 3
Sega Networks' Three Rings studio is looking for developers with strong backgrounds in mobile and server-side engineering to work on new mobile and live operations games in San Francisco, CA.
Jan. 23, 2015
Get community management tips from MMO experts at GDC 2015
Get community management tips from MMO experts at GDC 2015
At GDC 2015, veteran online game developers Raph Koster, Richard Vogel and Gordon Walton will team up to discuss smart, effective community management practices.
Jan. 23, 2015
Interactive storytelling a top priority at new studio from Brothers designer
Interactive storytelling a top priority at new studio from Brothers designer
We talk to Hazelight's writer and director Josef Fares about the transition from Starbreeze to forming an independent studio, as well as his thoughts on the state of interactive story telling in 2015.
Jan. 23, 2015
Video: Building Glitch City, a Voltron-like indie dev collective
Video: Building Glitch City, a Voltron-like indie dev collective
At GDC Next 2014, indie developers Asher Vollmer, Teddy Diefenbach, Ben Esposito and other Glitch City members discuss their failures and successes in founding an indie dev collective and workspace.
Jan. 23, 2015
DayZ hits 3 million sales after 13 months in Early Access
DayZ hits 3 million sales after 13 months in Early Access
The popular standalone version of DayZ has hit 3 million sales in just over a year -- as the team works to rebuild its engine from the ground up.
Jan. 23, 2015