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A Miyamoto design pillar: Forget characters, focus on experiences
A Miyamoto design pillar: Forget characters, focus on experiences
"We approach it not from, 'What is the next character?' But really, 'What is there within this structure of video games... from which we can create new play structures?'"
March 12, 2013
Call of Duty will soon have microtransactions
Call of Duty will soon have microtransactions
Activision is using its blockbuster Call of Duty first-person shooter franchise to test the waters for microtransactions on Xbox 360, with $1-$5 items currently available.
March 12, 2013
This week in video game criticism: From SimCity to Tropes vs. Women
This week in video game criticism: From SimCity to Tropes vs. Women
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Katie Williams on topics including SimCity's disastrous launch, the pope as a gameplay mechanic, Anita Sarkeesian's Tropes vs. Women series, and more.
March 12, 2013
Video: Hall and Romero's Doom postmortem
Video: Hall and Romero's Doom postmortem
Designers John Romero and Tom Hall deliver a postmortem on their prolific first-person shooter, Doom, 17 years after its release in this free video lecture from GDC 2011.
March 11, 2013
Release This: StarCraft II: HotS, God of War: Ascension ship worldwide
Release This: StarCraft II: HotS, God of War: Ascension ship worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings God of War: Ascension, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 to retailers in North America and Europe.
March 11, 2013
Get a job: ArenaNet needs programmers in Bellevue
Get a job: ArenaNet needs programmers in Bellevue
"ArenaNet was founded by programmers; we are a company of doers, dedicated to our craft, and we put decision-making in the hands of the people who are closest to the issues and thus best suited to make the right choices."
March 11, 2013
AI postmortems of Assassin's Creed III, XCOM, AI rant planned for GDC 2013
AI postmortems of Assassin's Creed III, XCOM, AI rant planned for GDC 2013
GDC 2013 organizers are highlighting its Artificial Intelligence Summit, including AI postmortems of Assassin's Creed III, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Warframe, its annual AI dev rant, and 'The Simplest AI Trick in the Book.'
March 11, 2013
Former Sony CEO Howard Stringer will retire this summer
Former Sony CEO Howard Stringer will retire this summer
Former Sony president and CEO Howard Stringer will fully retire from the company this summer to pursue other opportunities, with analysts claiming that the move is good news for Sony.
March 11, 2013
The Piston living room PC costs $1000, launching Holiday 2013
The Piston living room PC costs $1000, launching Holiday 2013
The Xi3 Corporation opened up pre-orders for its upcoming Piston game PC over the weekend, while detailing extra information about the device and its user interface.
March 11, 2013
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco threatened with Nasdaq delisting
Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco threatened with Nasdaq delisting
Although Zumba Fitness publisher Majesco was able to regain compliance with the Nasdaq market late last year, the company is now once again in danger of having its stock delisted.
March 11, 2013
China’s next-generation internet is streets ahead of the West
China’s next-generation internet is streets ahead of the West
So says an article in the latest issue of New Scientist, commenting on a report published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society last week. The key, apparently, is China’s implementation of Source Address Validation Architecture (SAVA).
March 11, 2013
EdChat with Cisco Experts on Technology Trends and Solutions
EdChat with Cisco Experts on Technology Trends and Solutions
Education leaders and innovators around the world are transforming education today. Please join us on March 19th (Americas and EMEA) or March 20 (Asia
March 11, 2013