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Get a job: Telltale is looking for a Creative Development Director
Get a job: Telltale is looking for a Creative Development Director
The Walking Dead developer Telltale is hard at work on its next project, and is looking for a Creative Development Director to join its San Rafael, CA-based team.
July 9, 2013
World of Warcraft to monetize experience buffs
World of Warcraft to monetize experience buffs
Blizzard Entertainment will soon be rolling out an in-game store for its flagship World of Warcraft, testing the microtransaction waters with monetized experience buffs and a new way to obtain specific items.
July 9, 2013
IGDA Chair: Relying on stereotypes is 'lazy creativity'
IGDA Chair: Relying on stereotypes is 'lazy creativity'
IGDA Executive Director Kate Edwards believes strongly in industry diversity -- not just for the sake of representation, but because it spurs creativity as well.
July 9, 2013
GDC Europe adds Crysis III, AMD, Housemarque talks
GDC Europe adds Crysis III, AMD, Housemarque talks
Learn about Crysis III's lighting pipeline, AMD's GPU architecture powering PS4 and Xbox One, and Housemarque's 18 years worth of tips for staying independent, at GDC Europe 2013 this August.
July 9, 2013
Video: Iterating on Diablo III's game systems
Video: Iterating on Diablo III's game systems
Blizzard senior technical game designer Wyatt Cheng demos what was cut and kept for Diablo III's health recovery, command input, and skills support system designs in this free GDC 2013 video.
July 9, 2013
The Last of Us is PS3's fastest-selling new intellectual property
The Last of Us is PS3's fastest-selling new intellectual property
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us has moved 3.4 million units worldwide in less than three weeks since launch, Sony Computer Entertainment said today.
July 9, 2013
Looking beyond files and folders, Dropbox wants to sync mobile games
Looking beyond files and folders, Dropbox wants to sync mobile games
Dropbox is already a handy tool for syncing files and folders. Now the company is bringing its idea of a sync’d-up world to mobile games.
July 9, 2013
Gree closes another office, this time in the UK
Gree closes another office, this time in the UK
Just months after Japanese mobile gaming giant Gree closed its Chinese studio, and laid off staffers in the U.S., the company has now also shut down its UK office.
July 8, 2013
Nintendo: We may have underestimated the shift to HD
Nintendo: We may have underestimated the shift to HD
Nintendo has admitted that the shift to high-definition visuals on the Nintendo Wii U, and the scale of work required to make this shift, has taken the company by surprise.
July 8, 2013
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Ellie to Charles Foster Kane
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Ellie to Charles Foster Kane
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics including The Last of Us's portrayal of women and a seance with the ghost of_Citizen Kane_.
July 8, 2013
Get a job: Firaxis is on the hunt for concept artists
Get a job: Firaxis is on the hunt for concept artists
Firaxis Games, part of Take-Two Interactive's 2K publishing label, is seeking a concept artist to join its Sparks, MD-based studio.
July 8, 2013
Obituary: Giant Bomb co-founder Ryan Davis
Obituary: Giant Bomb co-founder Ryan Davis
Gamasutra has learned that game journalist veteran, Giant Bomb co-founder and Bombcast host Ryan Davis passed away this July 3rd. He was 34 years old.
July 8, 2013