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Ask Gamasutra: What GDC 2013 meant to us
Ask Gamasutra: What GDC 2013 meant to us
Ask Gamasutra is a regular column that takes issues from within the video game industry, and poses them as a question to the editorial staff. For this edition: what last week's GDC meant to the Gamasutra staff.
April 2, 2013
GDC Europe 2013's call for talks now open until April 22
GDC Europe 2013's call for talks now open until April 22
The call for submissions to present talks at this August's Gamescom co-located 2013 Game Developers Conference Europe is now open through Monday, April 22.
April 2, 2013
Wargaming's expansion is relentless - and so far, it's working
Wargaming's expansion is relentless - and so far, it's working
If you're making online and free-to-play games, and not watching Wargaming's every move, you should go ahead and start doing that immediately. Gamasutra caught up with CEO Victor Kislyi at GDC 2013.
April 2, 2013
Cisco at the Cloud Connect Show
Cisco at the Cloud Connect Show
By Mark Loesel, Cloud Solutions Marketing, Cisco I hope that you are able to join us at Cloud Connect this week in Santa Clara as we have much to share
April 1, 2013
Business, Not Technology, Drives Cloud Adoption – Vertical Cloud Providers Can Increase Momentum
Business, Not Technology, Drives Cloud Adoption – Vertical Cloud Providers Can Increase Momentum
By Uwe Lambrette, Director, IBSG Service Provider Cloud adoption is accelerating at an impressive pace. To gain a deeper understanding of the current rate
April 1, 2013
Video: Spec Ops: The Line contextualizes violence through story
Video: Spec Ops: The Line contextualizes violence through story
Spec Ops: The Line lead writer and narrative designer Walt Williams discusses at GDC 2013 a four-step process, dubbed "the illusion of casuality," used to make the moment-to-moment violence in-game meaningful.
April 1, 2013
Video: Chris Hecker's wordless rant at GDC 2013
Video: Chris Hecker's wordless rant at GDC 2013
Typically, speakers at GDC's annual game dev rant panel take to the microphone to rant for their allotted five minutes, but this year, design veteran and SpyParty creator Chris Hecker let the industry do the talking for him.
April 1, 2013
GDC 2013 reveals record 23,000 attendees, next year's show dates
GDC 2013 reveals record 23,000 attendees, next year's show dates
Game Developers Conference organizers have revealed a record 23,000 people attended last week's event in San Francisco, also revealing March 17th-21st, 2014 as next year's dates for the show.
April 1, 2013
The advantage of a diverse game portfolio, according to Avalanche
The advantage of a diverse game portfolio, according to Avalanche
We often hear about how large publicly-held publishers are keen on diversifying their portfolio of games with different genres and business models. But that strategy is also important on the independent studio level.
April 1, 2013
FBI to Monitor Online Chats in Real-Time by 2014
FBI to Monitor Online Chats in Real-Time by 2014
The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn't have the ability to monitor everyone’s one-on-one Internet chats in real-time just yet, but the agency’s chief
March 30, 2013
Don't forget: Evernote used for malware control
Don't forget: Evernote used for malware control
The cloud-based note-taking tool Evernote, with its adorable elephant logo and general user-friendly touchy-feely vibe, seems innocuous enough. However, cybercriminals are giving it a very different character, by hijacking the popular service and using it as a communication and control (C&C) server for malware.
March 29, 2013
March Madness May Equal to Malware Madness
March Madness May Equal to Malware Madness
Are you excited about March Madness? Turn on a TV and it will be hard to avoid the games, the news, the commentaries, and the jokes about it. If you
March 29, 2013