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After leaving Konami, 'IGA' takes a leap and trusts his fans
After leaving Konami, 'IGA' takes a leap and trusts his fans
Koji "IGA" Igarashi discusses the risks of going indie in Japan, where few strike out on their own -- and how it's worth it to finally be able to try making the kinds of games he's known for again.
March 19, 2014
Brenda Romero dreams of games and greatness
Brenda Romero dreams of games and greatness
Brenda Romero received a standing ovation for a heartfelt, passionate talk on how game designers can be inspired by the world's greatest restaurant chefs and pursue, unflinchingly, greatness in games.
March 19, 2014
Four publishing challenges the game industry isn't ready for
Four publishing challenges the game industry isn't ready for
Venture capitalist Mitch Lasky of Benchmark Capital says very few video game executives have a good grip on the revolution of our industry's publishing rules -- he outlines four new challenges.
March 19, 2014
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #2 - Shower Hour
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #2 - Shower Hour
Recorded on the afternoon of the 18th of March 2014, live from the show floor at GDC 2014, One Life Left presents OLL vs. Gamasutra Show #2: BROADCAST HARDER.
March 19, 2014
Yu Suzuki recounts the making of Shenmue
Yu Suzuki recounts the making of Shenmue
At GDC 2014, legendary game developer Yu Suzuki talked about the making of the highly-influential open world 1999 Sega Dreamcast game Shenmue.
March 19, 2014
Popular game dev tools come to PlayStation 4 with native support
Popular game dev tools come to PlayStation 4 with native support
Popular game development tools and middleware are coming to PlayStation 4, Sony Computer Entertainment announced Wednesday during the Game Developers Conference.
March 19, 2014
Two key creatives depart from Sony's first-party game studios
Two key creatives depart from Sony's first-party game studios
Two high-level creative personnel have left Sony Worldwide studios, according to reports, including the creative director of God of War 3 and lead designer on Infamous: Second Son.
March 19, 2014
Commercial RAT Used by Malicious Hackers
Commercial RAT Used by Malicious Hackers
Win-Spy is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) stealth monitoring tool.
March 18, 2014
Shining a New Light on Shadow IT
Shining a New Light on Shadow IT
More people than ever are talking about “shadow IT” nowadays.  As the name implies, it’s mysterious, perhaps even malevolent by some people’s standards.
March 18, 2014
#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep5: UCS Invicta
#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep5: UCS Invicta
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists, hosted by Cisco’s Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja). This week we’re talking about UCS
March 18, 2014
Extrasolar and the perils of reverse-engineering other games’ success
Extrasolar and the perils of reverse-engineering other games’ success
Attempting to reverse-engineer successful games can be a worthwhile exercise, but there are some important things to consider, said Rob Jagnow, creator of Extrasolar.
March 18, 2014
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #1 - San Francisco Skyline Edition
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #1 - San Francisco Skyline Edition
Recorded on the evening of the 17th of March 2014, live from the 32nd floor of the Parc 55 hotel, One Life Left presents the first of its GDC 2014 shows.
March 18, 2014