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Evaluating Dyad: A weird conversation 1
by Leigh Alexander [11.22.12]
Developers are doing such a good job of experimenting that we as writers are forced to do the same to be able to keep up the conversation on games. Presenting a decidedly unique take on Dyad.
Console/PC, Art, Design
GDC 2013 debuts 'Schedule Builder', highlights new roundtables  
by Staff [11.20.12]
With planning for March's GDC 2013 in San Francisco now underway, the show's organizers have debuted more than 20 sessions via the initial Schedule Builder, with hundreds more due over the next few weeks.
Console/PC, Art, Design, Production, GDC
IGF China 2012 winners led by CubeTractor, Fish  
by Staff [11.18.12]
IGF China awarded the best independent games in Asia and Australasia at a ceremony in Shanghai during GDC China, led by Best Game winner, retro-inspired puzzler Cubetractor, and abstract action Best Student Game winner Fish.
Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC China
User interface 'shouldn't just be icing on the cake' says Double Fine's Kowalski 14
by Brandon Sheffield [11.18.12]
Should a game's user interface just get out of the way and let the player get to the game, or should it say something unique about the game's world? Double Fine's Joe Kowalski weighs in on the subject.
Console/PC, Art, Production, GDC China
Get a job: Battlecry Studios and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [11.16.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Battlecry Studios, BioWare Austin, TimeGate Studios, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment
Unity 4 is here 11
by Frank Cifaldi [11.14.12]
After a four-month wait Unity 4.0 is live, bringing with it DirectX 11 support, an in-engine animation system, and deployment options for Flash and Linux, among several other tweaks and fixes.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Art, Design, Production
The 'immense responsibility' of creating value for players 8
by Leigh Alexander [11.13.12]
Dan Cook, designer at Triple Town developer Spry Fox, shares insights on creating quality hours for players, and emphasizes the great responsibility designers have in shaping culture and creating ecosystems.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Design, Production
Halo 4's look came from artistic obsession Exclusive 1
by Colin Campbell [11.12.12]
"It is about designing the character, but it's also about storytelling." 343 Industries senior concept artist Gabriel "Robogabo" Garza obsessed for years over the design of Halo 4's updated Master Chief.
Console/PC, Art, Exclusive
Beautiful folk play and emergent interaction in Journey Exclusive 4
by Leigh Alexander [11.10.12]
What's next for Chris Bell (Way, Journey)? At PRACTICE, he shares fascinating player behavior in Journey to shed light on his interest in emergent folk play within expected structures.
Console/PC, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive
Magic: The Gathering's Richard Garfield's strategies for game balancing 14
by Leigh Alexander [11.10.12]
This weekend at New York University, an intimate audience had the opportunity to hear game balancing strategies from a master -- veteran designer and Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Art, Design
Your game industry in your words, week of November 9  
by Eric Caoili [11.09.12]
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Peter Molyneux, Jordan Mechner, Redbox's Joel Resnick, and many others in this weekly roundup.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, Design, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Infinity Ward and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [11.09.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Infinity Ward, Linden Lab, Yager Development, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Evangelism Exclusive GDMag Exclusive 2
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.09.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight ten evangelists in the game industry who've helped advance the medium and raised its profile, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive
Not even Apple knows what's inside Curiosity's cube Exclusive 54
by Leigh Alexander [11.08.12]
Peter Molyneux's mobile experiment Curiosity's seeing a response that overwhelms even him -- and the game's servers. What now? And how many people know what's inside the cube?
Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Business Exclusive GDMag Exclusive  
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.08.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight ten savvy executives, marketers, and other professionals working in the business end of the game industry, helping bring great titles to the market.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Design Exclusive GDMag Exclusive 3
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.07.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight 14 talented designers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive
Kim Swift and Airtight Games test out iOS with Pixld Exclusive 4
by Leigh Alexander [11.07.12]
Now at Airtight Games for three years, Portal and Quantum Conundrum's Kim Swift talks the studio's first mobile foray with Pixld, and being a small team trying out the App Store.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive
Epic debuts free tool to help artists work with perspective 2
by Tom Curtis [11.06.12]
Epic Games on Tuesday released a free art tool to help game artists and traditional illustrators better understand visual perspective.
Console/PC, Art
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Programming Exclusive GDMag Exclusive 10
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.06.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight seven talented programmers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Audio Exclusive GDMag Exclusive 4
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.05.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight four talented composers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive