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Opinion: The trials of the game developer
Opinion: The trials of the game developer
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Visual Outbreak creative director Alex Norton explains why it's not easy to make a game, and the many roles developers must take on.
Aug. 27, 2012
When your player's opinions are crap
When your player's opinions are crap
"I'm a big believer in the fact that opinions are really important, but people's justifications for why they hold opinions are basically crap." - Game designer Simon Strange, who knows better than his playtesters why they don't like something.
Aug. 27, 2012
Video: 5 things social games can teach core developers
Video: 5 things social games can teach core developers
Social games have had a huge impact on the industry at large, and GDC Online 2011, venture capitalist Dan Fiden explained how they can -- and maybe should -- influence core game developers.
Aug. 27, 2012
Voting opens for the Game Developers Choice Online Audience Award
Voting opens for the Game Developers Choice Online Audience Award
Developers and gamers can vote now to select the Audience Award winner at this year's Game Developers Choice Online Awards -- to be held this October at GDC Online in Austin, Texas.
Aug. 27, 2012
David Cage's 'biggest concern' about Heavy Rain - gamers who wouldn't try it
David Cage's 'biggest concern' about Heavy Rain - gamers who wouldn't try it
In a new feature interview, the director of the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls tells Gamasutra that his "challenge as a game designer" is getting those who ignored Heavy Rain to give his new game a chance.
Aug. 27, 2012
Dropbox adds two-step authentication
Dropbox adds two-step authentication
File-sharing has long had a reputation for being a veritable petri dish for viruses and/or credential or identity theft, but web-storage and sharing provider Dropbox is now offering two-factor authentication to thwart would-be hackers.
Aug. 27, 2012
Hacker collective leaks one million records, vows 'hellfire'
Hacker collective leaks one million records, vows 'hellfire'
Hacker collective Team GhostShell is boasting that it has breached more than one million user records from 100 corporate and public affairs websites across a variety of industry segments, and leaked them online.
Aug. 27, 2012
Super House of Dead Ninjas highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Super House of Dead Ninjas highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Sister site IndieGames.com looks at the top PC Flash/downloadable indie titles released over the past week, including a soccer-themed tactical puzzle game, and the sequel to Megadev's House of Dead Ninjas.
Aug. 24, 2012
Are Facebook's costs driving away developers?
Are Facebook's costs driving away developers?
"Companies with aspirations to be larger publishers -- Kabam, Kixeye, even Zynga -- are moving aggressively off the Facebook platform to mobile and the open web." - Former EA exec and venture investor Mitch Lasky.
Aug. 24, 2012
Your game industry in your words, week of August 24
Your game industry in your words, week of August 24
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Unity's David Helgason, Republique's Ryan Payton, and many others in this weekly roundup.
Aug. 24, 2012
Get a job: Raven and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
Get a job: Raven and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Raven Software, 6waves, SCEA, and others.
Aug. 24, 2012
Microsoft to publish its first free-to-play Xbox 360 game
Microsoft to publish its first free-to-play Xbox 360 game
Microsoft has announced that the downloadable action title Happy Wars will be truly free-to-play when it launches on Xbox 360 later this year, making it the platform's first title to use this popular business model.
Aug. 24, 2012