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GDC Online 2012 adds new Segerstrale, online PR, A/B testing talks
GDC Online 2012 adds new Segerstrale, online PR, A/B testing talks
GDC Online organizers have revealed talks for this October's Austin show from EA/Playfish's Kristian Segerstrale (SimCity Social), former CCP community supremo Valerie Massey, and GSN on holistic A/B testing.
June 20, 2012
Borderlands 2: How do you know when to make a sequel?
Borderlands 2: How do you know when to make a sequel?
Borderlands has an unusually long lifespan with players, thanks to a quest-based design and robust DLC. So how do you know when your players -- and your team -- are ready for a brand new sequel?
June 19, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 adds Hitman, Bigpoint, breakdancing talks
GDC Europe 2012 adds Hitman, Bigpoint, breakdancing talks
In the latest update for GDC Europe 2012, show organizers have debuted a trio of notable sessions, including a look at Hitman: Absolution's crowds, and an eccentric talk on how breakdancing can make you a better developer.
June 18, 2012
Reminder: GDC China's call for submissions ends Monday, June 18
Reminder: GDC China's call for submissions ends Monday, June 18
The UBM TechWeb Game Network, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference series, are reminding that the deadline to submit a presentation for this year's GDC China is Monday, June 18.
June 13, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 adds new social game talks from Kabam, Couchbase
GDC Europe 2012 adds new social game talks from Kabam, Couchbase
In the latest update to GDC Europe's ever-expanding lineup, show organizers have debuted a trio of talks from the Social & Online Games Summit, featuring speakers from Kabam, Couchbase, and more.
June 11, 2012
New GDC Taipei Summit to cover key trends in Asian, Western development
New GDC Taipei Summit to cover key trends in Asian, Western development
GDC organizers are highlighting the GDC Taipei Summit, a brand new event taking place later in June, and covering the biggest trends in Asian and Western game development.
June 7, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 adds Assassin's Creed III design keynote
GDC Europe 2012 adds Assassin's Creed III design keynote
In the latest update to GDC Europe's ever-expanding lineup, show organizers have revealed a keynote covering the evolution and production behind Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series, including the upcoming Assassin's Creed III.
June 1, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 debuts Total War, MMO design, rendering sessions
GDC Europe 2012 debuts Total War, MMO design, rendering sessions
GDC Europe show organizers have debuted new talks for August's show in Cologne, including in-depth presentations on the Total War franchise, the essentials of MMO design, and forward rendering pipelines.
May 31, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 adds Indie sessions on The Dream Machine, Vlambeer, and more
GDC Europe 2012 adds Indie sessions on The Dream Machine, Vlambeer, and more
GDC Europe organizers have unveiled the first batch of talks in the Independent Game Summit, featuring sessions on The Dream Machine, Derrick the Deathfin, and Vlambeer (Super Crate Box)'s approach to in-game fiction.
May 29, 2012
'Tales from the GDC Vault' presents talks on the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 from 1999
'Tales from the GDC Vault' presents talks on the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 from 1999
Continuing his Tales from the GDC Vault series, GDC historian Jason Scott has digitized three free, notable videos from GDC 1999, all of which are available online for the first time.
May 23, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 debuts new Mafia II, hacking, fundraising talks
GDC Europe 2012 debuts new Mafia II, hacking, fundraising talks
GDC Europe 2012 organizers have unveil new talks covering the multi-year development of 2K Czech's Mafia II, how to prevent online game hacking, and how to successfully raise the funds for your next game.
May 22, 2012
GDC Europe 2012 adds new BioWare DLC, Bigpoint, HTML5 talks
GDC Europe 2012 adds new BioWare DLC, Bigpoint, HTML5 talks
GDC Europe 2012 has added new talks, with BioWare talking post-release DLC lessons from Mass Effect and Dragon Age, plus Bigpoint on free-to-play game design and YoYo Games on HTML5 programming.
May 17, 2012