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GDC Europe: Design Your Game Around A Message, Not Features - Santiago
GDC Europe: Design Your Game Around A Message, Not Features - Santiago
At a Gamasutra-attended GDC Europe lecture today, Kellee Santiago of thatgamecompany discussed how developers can forge new audiences for their games, and how to "Begin with the intent of your content and make it your guide."
Aug. 15, 2011
Opinion: Designing Animation For Speed
Opinion: Designing Animation For Speed
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, 5th Cell's Tim Borelli explains how he learned everything he needed to know about animation from Looney Tunes, specifically from Acme's best customer Wile E. Coyote.
Aug. 15, 2011
Interview: Zynga Reworks FrontierVille With The Pioneer Trail
Interview: Zynga Reworks FrontierVille With The Pioneer Trail
Today Zynga launched its FrontierVille follow-up The Pioneer Trail, a title with new gameplay mechanics that aims to foster more "meaningful in-game relationships."
Aug. 12, 2011
Competitive Gaming Video Service Twitch.tv Seeing 8M Viewers Monthly
Competitive Gaming Video Service Twitch.tv Seeing 8M Viewers Monthly
Video game streaming network TwitchTV has revealed that, since launching five months ago, the service's audience has rapidly grown and it is now seeing more than eight million viewers every month.
Aug. 12, 2011
New Game Deals Start-Up HitFox Raises 'Mid 7-Figure Euro Investment'
New Game Deals Start-Up HitFox Raises 'Mid 7-Figure Euro Investment'
A new game deals company called HitFox is due to launch in the next week, after raising a "mid 7-figure Euro investment" from Holtzbrinck Ventures, Hasso Plattner Ventures, Tengelmann Group and Kite Ventures.
Aug. 12, 2011
Facebook's Ryan Admits 'Slowed Growth' In Number Of Players On Platform
Facebook's Ryan Admits 'Slowed Growth' In Number Of Players On Platform
Facebook's Sean Ryan says the new features in the Facebook games channel partially address "slowed growth" in the game sector due to removal of "negative" viral channels last year.
Aug. 12, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of August 12
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of August 12
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Electronic Arts Partners, Retro Studios, BigPoint, Rivet Games,
Aug. 12, 2011
GDC 2012: Young, Selfon, Tallarico On Goals For Game Audio
GDC 2012: Young, Selfon, Tallarico On Goals For Game Audio
To help inspire submissions for the GDC 2012 call for papers, advisory board members including Kenneth Young (Media Molecule), Scott Selfon (Microsoft), and Tommy Tallarico (
Aug. 12, 2011
Jagex: Developers Need To Understand 'The DNA Of Sociability'
Jagex: Developers Need To Understand 'The DNA Of Sociability'
At the Gamasutra-attended Edinburgh Interactive conference today, Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard discussed the multiplayer revolution, noting that hit title Runescape used viral growth rather than real marketing.
Aug. 12, 2011
Xbox 360 Sells 277,000 In July, Fifth Month At 40+ Percent Console Share
Xbox 360 Sells 277,000 In July, Fifth Month At 40+ Percent Console Share
Ahead of July's NPD results, Microsoft has released its monthly statement, claiming U.S. sales of 277,000 units of the Xbox 360 console -- the fifth month of 2011 in which the company has held over 40 percent market share.
Aug. 11, 2011
Sifteo Cubes Coming September, $49 Each
Sifteo Cubes Coming September, $49 Each
Sifteo, the studio behind the upcoming Sifteo Cubes, has announced that the hardware will be available to purchase starting this September, with individual cubes costing $45 each.
Aug. 11, 2011
Critical Reception: Halfbrick's Fruit Ninja Kinect
Critical Reception: Halfbrick's Fruit Ninja Kinect
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to the iOS-ported fruit-murder sim Fruit Ninja Kinect, which reviewers describe as "easily the best version of Halfbrick's popular title."
Aug. 10, 2011