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GDC Online: Bissell, Auten Talk Narrative Antagonism, Evolving Storytelling
GDC Online: Bissell, Auten Talk Narrative Antagonism, Evolving Storytelling
Game writers Tom Bissell and Rob Auten spoke at GDC Online 2011 to share strong ideas for best practices in game storytelling and a tighter relationship between narrative and gameplay design.
Oct. 10, 2011
GDC Online: Balancing Metrics And Creativity Key To Item Sales In The Sims Social
GDC Online: Balancing Metrics And Creativity Key To Item Sales In The Sims Social
EA Playfish's Tom Mapham talks about how The Sims Social drives its virtual items sales -- and emphasizes the importance of balancing creativity with product management and metrics.
Oct. 10, 2011
GDC Online: Bushnell On Future Opportunities In Game Storytelling
GDC Online: Bushnell On Future Opportunities In Game Storytelling
At GDC Online, Atari co- founder Nolan Bushnell discussed opportunities for new storytelling forms in gaming's near future -- and what he learned from writing his own science fiction novel this year.
Oct. 10, 2011
Free Realms Creative Lead Laralyn McWilliams Joins iWin
Free Realms Creative Lead Laralyn McWilliams Joins iWin
Former Loot Drop and Sony Online Entertainment creative lead Laralyn McWilliams leads a new round of hires at Facebook licensed game show-focused publisher iWin.
Oct. 10, 2011
Facebook Games Come To iPad, Mobile Devices
Facebook Games Come To iPad, Mobile Devices
Social network leader Facebook launched a number of new mobile initiatives on Monday, finally releasing a native iPad app and starting a mobile gaming initiative with major players.
Oct. 10, 2011
Machinarium Dev Amanita Design Announces Its Next Game, Botanicula
Machinarium Dev Amanita Design Announces Its Next Game, Botanicula
Independent developer Amanita Deisgn has announced its first original game since 2009 IGF award winner Machinarium: a "point and click exploration" game called Botanicula.
Oct. 10, 2011
Chaos Computer Club warns on “German government” communications trojan
Chaos Computer Club warns on “German government” communications trojan
Rumors of a series of German government-developed spyware trojans have been bouncing around for several years, but now the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) claims to spotted one in the wild.
Oct. 10, 2011
GDC Online, Web Wise Kids Team For Game Promoting Online Child Safety
GDC Online, Web Wise Kids Team For Game Promoting Online Child Safety
As Game Developers Conference Online kicks off in Austin, TX, the event debuts a browser-based game commissioned for Web Wise Kids (WWK), a non-profit company for the benefit
Oct. 9, 2011
IndieCade: Inside Jonathan Blow's Puzzle Design Process
IndieCade: Inside Jonathan Blow's Puzzle Design Process
At this weekend's IndieCade in Culver City, CA, Braid developer Jonathan Blow explained how "I will get rid of fun if it means I can get at something deeper or more complete."
Oct. 8, 2011
Analyst: Video Game Market Worth $60B Worldwide In 2011, $80B By 2014
Analyst: Video Game Market Worth $60B Worldwide In 2011, $80B By 2014
A new analyst report from Colin Sebastian at firm Robert W. Baird & Co suggests that the worldwide market for video games will exceed $60 billion this year, over both hardware and software sales.
Oct. 7, 2011
Interview: On GameMaker's HTML5 Expansion Plans
Interview: On GameMaker's HTML5 Expansion Plans
Last month, YoYo Games launched the HTML5 version of its popular GameMaker tools. CEO Sandy Duncan talks to Gamasutra about YoYo's plans to expand to Facebook, iOS and any other platforms it can support.
Oct. 7, 2011
IndieCade: Uncharted's Unlikely Indie Inspirations
IndieCade: Uncharted's Unlikely Indie Inspirations
Naughty Dog's Richard Lemarchand told a captivated audience at Friday's IndieCade keynote about some unexpected indie inspirations for the Uncharted series, including The Graveyard and Passage.
Oct. 7, 2011