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What's Next? Chris Crawford says storytelling is our greatest challenge
What's Next? Chris Crawford says storytelling is our greatest challenge
Ahead of GDC Next, GDC interviewed GDC founder and interactive storytelling pioneer Chris Crawford about the future of games -- and why he sees storytelling as the medium's paramount challenge.
Sept. 25, 2013
Valve's answer to game consoles: Steam Machines
Valve's answer to game consoles: Steam Machines
Continuing its series of reveals, today Valve announced a new line of living room hardware built for its upcoming SteamOS, to be rolled out in 2014.
Sept. 25, 2013
Stardock rolls out new mobile division
Stardock rolls out new mobile division
Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations developer Stardock has announced it is unfurling a new mobile division, with one announced and two as yet unannounced titles in the pipeline.
Sept. 25, 2013
Get a job: Wargaming is seeking a documentation specialist
Get a job: Wargaming is seeking a documentation specialist
Wargaming.net is seeking a tools documentation specialist for its Chicago-based team. "The ideal candidate will have experience writing customer facing programming documentation for a wide range of clients."
Sept. 25, 2013
IndieGameStand: Another marketplace option for your games
IndieGameStand: Another marketplace option for your games
Pay-what-you-want service IndieGameStand is branching out with a permanent marketplace feature, and is offering a competitive 75/25 revenue split to draw in developers.
Sept. 25, 2013
The man behind the impressive '3-Sweep' 3D modeling technique
The man behind the impressive '3-Sweep' 3D modeling technique
We tracked down the developer behind the "3-Sweep" interactive 3D modelling technique, whose video generated 1.5 million YouTube views this month.
Sept. 25, 2013
The game industry's pursuit of happiness, according to Splash Damage
The game industry's pursuit of happiness, according to Splash Damage
Splash Damage's Paul Wedgwood suggested today that our industry puts too much focus on money, and that we should be more interested in spreading happiness, both with our players and with our teams.
Sept. 25, 2013
'Let's be true to ourselves - we are all in the time-killing business'
'Let's be true to ourselves - we are all in the time-killing business'
It's estimated that the global game market will reach revenue of around $86 billion by 2016. Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming isn't happy with this -- he believes we can reach $200 billion in revenue by then.
Sept. 25, 2013
Lucasfilm using game engine to render movie scenes in real-time
Lucasfilm using game engine to render movie scenes in real-time
Lucasfilm plans to utilize video game engines to render movie scenes in real-time, potentially eliminating the post-production process in film-making over the next decade.
Sept. 25, 2013
Terry Cavanagh's playful process of commercial-free game design
Terry Cavanagh's playful process of commercial-free game design
Terry Cavanagh has a new game. Actually, scratch that -- the VVVVVV dev has finally finished a very old game that has very much been an on-and-off project over a number of years.
Sept. 25, 2013
Video: The 'Dumb Hobby Project' - Lessons Learned Making Thomas Was Alone
Video: The 'Dumb Hobby Project' - Lessons Learned Making Thomas Was Alone
"Getting the front page of the biggest games sites of the world is nothing compared to a 14-year-old who really likes my game." - Thomas Was Alone dev Mike Bithell speaks about getting his game noticed.
Sept. 25, 2013
Stuck on that creature design? Here are some helpful techniques
Stuck on that creature design? Here are some helpful techniques
In this reprint from the March 2003 issue of Game Developer magazine, Hayden Duvall lays out some tips and tricks for getting the character artist juices flowing.
Sept. 25, 2013