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Learning from the Carmageddon Kickstarter
Learning from the Carmageddon Kickstarter
There is a serious amount of work that goes into the planning and ongoing management of a Kickstarter project, warned Stainless Games co-founders today.
July 12, 2012
GDC Europe adds World of Tanks session, Diamond Dash postmortem, and more
GDC Europe adds World of Tanks session, Diamond Dash postmortem, and more
As GDC Europe continues to evolve, the show has added new talks including a presentation on the evolution of World of Tanks developer Wargaming.net, and a postmortem on Wooga's popular Diamond Dash for iOS.
July 12, 2012
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Ouya's future to the value of luck
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Ouya's future to the value of luck
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including the uncertain prospects of the upcoming Ouya console, and how luck can benefit game design.
July 12, 2012
Current platform proliferation is great for developers, says BioWare Mythic VP
Current platform proliferation is great for developers, says BioWare Mythic VP
The current proliferation of video gaming hardware is the first to happen for the industry that is actually a great thing for developers, argues BioWare Mythic's Eugene Evans.
July 11, 2012
Free 2012 Game Career Guide issue available from Game Developer
Free 2012 Game Career Guide issue available from Game Developer
The fifth annual Game Career Guide issue of Game Developer is out, featuring beginner-friendly tutorials for Unreal Engine and Source, a postmortem of experimental student game The Snowfield, and more.
July 11, 2012
Valve: Steam Greenlight is the solution to 'an intractable problem'
Valve: Steam Greenlight is the solution to 'an intractable problem'
"We had this huge business problem," admitted Valve's Jason Holtman. "How do we go through the thousands of indie games submitted?" The answer, he says, is Steam Greenlight.
July 10, 2012
Lessons learned from The Real Texas' voluntary 18-month delay
Lessons learned from The Real Texas' voluntary 18-month delay
Sometimes developers choose to complete development of a game and then stew over the whole experience for a while. Calvin French took that stewing period to a whole new level, waiting around 18 months before finally releasing The Real Texas.
July 10, 2012
Finally, games are moving away from movies and finding their own language
Finally, games are moving away from movies and finding their own language
In a new feature article, writer and designer Tadhg Kelly examines how the maxim "show, don't tell" needs to evolve for the interactive age into "play, don't show" -- empowering gamers in its wake.
July 10, 2012
Release This: NCAA Football 13, Rhythm Thief ship to retail
Release This: NCAA Football 13, Rhythm Thief ship to retail
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings NCAA Football 13 and Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure to North America, while Japan gets Time Travelers.
July 9, 2012
GDC Europe adds Witcher 2, Love postmortems, and more
GDC Europe adds Witcher 2, Love postmortems, and more
The lineup for GDC Europe 2012 continues to grow this week, as show organizers have released three new talks featuring a look at the production of CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 2, a programming-heavy postmortem on the online indie game Love, and more.
July 9, 2012
Thomas Was Alone highlights this week's Best of Indie Games
Thomas Was Alone 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 an old school beat 'em up of sorts for iOS, and the latest offering from Tiny Tower creator Nimblebit.
July 6, 2012
Your game industry in your words: Week of July 6
Your game industry in your words: Week of July 6
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro wada, THQ's Brian Farrell, Unity's David Helgason and many others in this weekly roundup.
July 6, 2012