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GDC Online: Carbine's Jeremy Gaffney's Rules For Being A Good Boss
GDC Online: Carbine's Jeremy Gaffney's Rules For Being A Good Boss
Jeremy Gaffney, executive producer at Wildstar MMO developer Carbine Studios, offered tips for game producers at GDC Online in Austin, including the advice, "don't suffer the 'brilliant jerk.'"
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Rift, Minecraft Top 2011 Game Developers Online Choice Awards
GDC Online: Rift, Minecraft Top 2011 Game Developers Online Choice Awards
This evening at GDC Online, Mojang's Minecraft and Trion's Rift were the big winners in Game Developers Online Choice Awards, which focuses on social and online games.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: League Of Legends Lead Producer On Being A Better Leader
GDC Online: League Of Legends Lead Producer On Being A Better Leader
Riot Games' lead producer Travis S. George delivered a talk on lessons he learned while shipping League of Legends expansion Dominion, identifying "bad habits" that "will prevent you from being effective."
Oct. 12, 2011
Nearly 100K PSN, SOE Accounts Compromised In New Sony Breach
Nearly 100K PSN, SOE Accounts Compromised In New Sony Breach
Sony revealed today that nearly 100,000 PSN and SOE user accounts have been compromised, as unknown attackers have tested "a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords" against user accounts.
Oct. 12, 2011
Scribblenauts Remix Released For iOS Devices
Scribblenauts Remix Released For iOS Devices
Warner Bros. Interactive today launched a version of 5th Cell's popular Nintendo DS title Scribblenauts for iOS devices called Scribblenauts Remix, developed by Chicago-based Iron Galaxy.
Oct. 12, 2011
Interview: Tripwire's Alan Wilson Takes Red Orchestra 2 Back To Square One
Interview: Tripwire's Alan Wilson Takes Red Orchestra 2 Back To Square One
Last week, Tripwire Interactive made a rather difficult call to reset all player statistics worldwide for PC shooter Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad. VP Alan Wilson tells Gamasutra what went into the decision.
Oct. 12, 2011
Behind The Scenes With People Can Fly's Bulletstorm
Behind The Scenes With People Can Fly's Bulletstorm
In an in-depth postmortem in this month's edition of Game Developer magazine, People Can Fly offers an exclusive look at the development of its over-the-top shooter Bulletstorm.
Oct. 12, 2011
Interview: Navigating An Antichamber Of Sound And Mysteries
Interview: Navigating An Antichamber Of Sound And Mysteries
Gamasutra talks with indie developer Alexander Bruce about finishing up his psychological first-person game Antichamber, developing its unique soundscape with Robin Arnott, and building its thoughtful puzzles.
Oct. 12, 2011
Opinion: A Programmer And His Blobs
Opinion: A Programmer And His Blobs
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, SCEA's senior developer support engineer John McCutchan explains blob structures in programming and their advantages.
Oct. 12, 2011
Kim Swift's New Game Is A Return To Her Portal Roots
Kim Swift's New Game Is A Return To Her Portal Roots
Now at a new studio and with a new game announced, Portal designer Kim Swift says that Quantum Conundrum is a return to her roots -- a small, goofy team designing a game democratically.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: PopCap's Vechey On Transitioning Into The New Social Frontier
GDC Online: PopCap's Vechey On Transitioning Into The New Social Frontier
PopCap co-founder John Vechey shares how the major transitions in the company's history are helping lead it into the new social frontier -- and says despite challenges, the new climate is better.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Spacetime Bridges Browser And Mobile With Star Legends MMO
GDC Online: Spacetime Bridges Browser And Mobile With Star Legends MMO
Pocket Legends creator Spacetime Studios' latest mobile MMO, Star Legends, will be the first to bridge cross-platform play between mobile devices and web browsers.
Oct. 12, 2011