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Your game industry in your words: Week of March 16
Your game industry in your words: Week of March 16
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures such as Valve Software's Chet Faliszek, Capcom's Christian Svensson, Ubisoft Toronto's Jade Raymond, and many others in this new weekly roundup.
March 16, 2012
Portal 2 earns top honors at 2012 BAFTA game awards
Portal 2 earns top honors at 2012 BAFTA game awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has revealed the winners for its 2012 British Academy Video Games Awards, with standout titles including Portal 2, Battlefield 3, and LittleBigPlanet 2.
March 16, 2012
Six major challenges to game preservation for indies
Six major challenges to game preservation for indies
In Gamasutra's latest feature, two indie developers, Dejobaan's Ichiro Lambe and Bigpants' Jim McGinley, share what they consider the three biggest hurdles to indies preserving their work for the future.
March 16, 2012
Best of IGF returns to Melbourne's ACMI
Best of IGF returns to Melbourne's ACMI
Melbourne's Australian Centre for the Moving Image will present the "Best of the Independent Games Festival 2012" exhibition, featuring winners, finalists, and honorable mentions from this year's IGF competition.
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
Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free for this weekend
Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free for this weekend
EA is offering a free trial of its latest MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic this weekend, with players able to participate in a limited pass for the game for the next several days.
March 14, 2012