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Gamasutra expert blogs: From game save design to crowdsourcing
Gamasutra expert blogs: From game save design to crowdsourcing
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including whether game saves need a redesign, examining a Kickstarter game project unlikely to reach its goal, and more.
March 15, 2012
Ex-Zynga, Sony Online boss heads to Amalur house 38 Studios
Ex-Zynga, Sony Online boss heads to Amalur house 38 Studios
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning house 38 Studios today announced two high-profile hires, as a means of expanding its influence in the MMO gaming space.
March 15, 2012
Core PC game passion drives Ex-EA Tiburon devs' new studio
Core PC game passion drives Ex-EA Tiburon devs' new studio
A couple of EA Tiburon staffers have left the company to start their own studio. But they're not following other game dev startups into the social and mobile spaces -- these guys are chasing the core PC gamer.
March 15, 2012
Wasteland 2 Kickstarter surpasses $900K goal in 2 days
Wasteland 2 Kickstarter surpasses $900K goal in 2 days
The Kickstarter campaign for the Wasteland revival sequel has reached its $900,000 goal after less than two days, with over 16,000 backers in total.
March 15, 2012
Zynga's director of product development departs for Groupon
Zynga's director of product development departs for Groupon
Zynga's director of product development, Curtis Lee, has left the social networking giant to join online deals site Groupon, where he will oversee its numerous consumer-facing initiatives.
March 15, 2012
Capcom: Next-gen console makers need to know what they're up against
Capcom: Next-gen console makers need to know what they're up against
With the industry changing rapidly, Capcom's Christian Svensson says that console manufacturers "need to be aware that that's what they're competing against" if they want to succeed.
March 15, 2012
In-depth: Getting started with Google App Engine (for .NET developers)
In-depth: Getting started with Google App Engine (for .NET developers)
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday in-depth piece, Novaleaf Software's technical director Jason Swearingen shares the steps he took to learn Google App Engine's basics, and to get a "hello world" app running.
March 15, 2012
Letting players govern: what could go wrong... or right?
Letting players govern: what could go wrong... or right?
In Gamasutra's latest feature, the chairman of the current EVE Online Council of Stellar Management argues that player governments bring important checks and balances to developer hubris.
March 15, 2012
GDC Europe opens lecture submissions for 2012 event
GDC Europe opens lecture submissions for 2012 event
The UBM TechWeb Game Network, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference, have announced the call for submissions for this August's GDC Europe conference in Cologne, Germany.
March 15, 2012
GDC Podcast: Capy, Kickstarter, SpaceChem and Ziggurat
GDC Podcast: Capy, Kickstarter, SpaceChem and Ziggurat
It's fun, fragmented, flippant and unfocused: it's One Life Left from the show floor at GDC 2012 with guests including Nathan Vella (Capy), Cindy Au (Kickstarter), Tim Rogers (Action Button) and more.
March 15, 2012
Indie Royale debuts The St. Patrick's Day Bundle
Indie Royale debuts The St. Patrick's Day Bundle
The Indie Royale game bundle site has announced its return with the St. Patrick's Day Bundle, including acclaimed FPS Hard Reset and the PC/Mac debut of satirical platformer DLC Quest.
March 15, 2012
What's the plan, Capcom? SVP Svensson looks ahead
What's the plan, Capcom? SVP Svensson looks ahead
Capcom's take on Sony Vita sales, social games, digital sales, next generation consoles, and Western developer partnerships -- all covered in this interview with SVP Christian Svensson.
March 15, 2012