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GDC Play 2013 'Best in Play' game winners announced
GDC Play 2013 'Best in Play' game winners announced
GDC organizers have revealed winners for 'Best in Play', for exhibitors in the on-site GDC Play 2013 event, including titles like Hawken, Spin The Bottle, Krautscape and Space Qube.
March 1, 2013
44% of surveyed game developers plan to try crowdfunding
44% of surveyed game developers plan to try crowdfunding
Nearly half of our polled Game Developers Conference attendees said that they would attempt to crowdfund a game in the future, which could present challenges for those of you hoping to get on Kickstarter in the near future.
March 1, 2013
Tomb Raider: What the critics are saying
Tomb Raider: What the critics are saying
This edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider series reboot, which reviewers describe as "exciting, beautiful and just incredibly well-made."
Feb. 28, 2013
GDC adds Double Fine, Journey sand tech, Capy/17-Bit talks to roster
GDC adds Double Fine, Journey sand tech, Capy/17-Bit talks to roster
GDC 2013 organizers are highlighting new talks from Double Fine on 'optimizing for human performance', a panel on building indie studio culture, and Journey's refined sand technology.
Feb. 28, 2013
EVE Online is still growing, ten years later
EVE Online is still growing, ten years later
CCP games credits the subscription-based MMO's continued success to the design of its expansion packs: rather than generating easily-consumable story content, the game's expansions give players new tools to interact with each other.
Feb. 28, 2013
GDC 2013 adds details on DirectX 11, Intel gestural tech, Facebook dev days
GDC 2013 adds details on DirectX 11, Intel gestural tech, Facebook dev days
GDC 2013 organizers have added to March show's Developer Days, including a multi-firm DirectX 11 rundown, and sponsored Dev Days from Intel on gestural technology, and Facebook on its ecosystem.
Feb. 27, 2013
Apple to pay back parents in free-to-play games settlement
Apple to pay back parents in free-to-play games settlement
A lawsuit filed against Apple by disgruntled parents who found that their children had accidentally bought in-app purchases in kids' games may finally come to an end soon, with a large settlement from Apple.
Feb. 27, 2013
GDC 2013 adds design talks on The Walking Dead, Short's Versu, The Witcher franchise
GDC 2013 adds design talks on The Walking Dead, Short's Versu, The Witcher franchise
GDC 2013 organizers have revealed new design talks, including The Walking Dead's use of empathy and choice to engage the player and a postmortem on Emily Short/Linden Lab's new storytelling app, Versu.
Feb. 26, 2013
GDC 2013 adds key smartphone and tablet talks on virality, scalable cloud tech
GDC 2013 adds key smartphone and tablet talks on virality, scalable cloud tech
GDC 2013 organizers have highlighted Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit talks for its March conference, including talks on making players your biggest advocates and on building scalable cloud tech.
Feb. 25, 2013
List of PS4 developers quietly shrinks
List of PS4 developers quietly shrinks
Days after Gamasutra reported discrepancies in the list of third-party developers that Sony said was working on PS4 games, the publisher has now updated the list, giving a clearer picture of the console's support.
Feb. 25, 2013
Ghost Recon Online's 5 pillars for a new free-to-play shooter
Ghost Recon Online's 5 pillars for a new free-to-play shooter
Players and developers of online first-person shooters are becoming more acclimated to free-to-play. We recently spoke with Ubisoft about the making of its free-to-play FPS, Ghost Recon Online.
Feb. 25, 2013
Valve's Gabe Newell honored with BAFTA Fellowship
Valve's Gabe Newell honored with BAFTA Fellowship
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts today announced that Valve co-founder Gabe Newell will be honored with a BAFTA Fellowship at this year's awards ceremony.
Feb. 25, 2013