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PlayStation 4: Five takeaways for developers Exclusive 50
by Frank Cifaldi [02.20.13]
Having just attended Sony's press conference in New York City, Gamasutra news director Frank Cifaldi muses on what the system will mean to developers, and offers up five takeaways from Sony's next-gen plans.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Indies to Sony: Let us in! Exclusive 11
by Frank Cifaldi [02.20.13]
Sony's set to announce the next in its line of PlayStation home consoles tonight, and there's one big question on our minds: Will it be a viable platform for indies? According to a quick Twitter poll, that's on your minds too.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
A game publisher that's indie enough for indies Exclusive 5
by Kris Graft [02.20.13]
There's something a bit...different about Devolver Digital. Co-founder Mike Wilson talks about the business of publishing games from fiercely independent game developers like Vlambeer and Dennaton.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive
What happens when your indie game hits Steam? Exclusive 22
by Staff [02.20.13]
Last year, Lars Doucet shared the numbers on his game Defender's Quest -- and now he's back with a new article, to show what an update and being accepted to Steam really means to a small team.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Road to the IGF: Tomorrow Corporation's Little Inferno Exclusive 2
by Christian Nutt [02.20.13]
Gamasutra speaks to the team behind the the slightly controversial and decidedly subversive "throw your toys into the fire" send up of social games and consumer culture.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, IGF
What are video game previews for? Exclusive 46
by Leigh Alexander [02.19.13]
Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander questions who video game previews actually benefit, when most of them are so tightly-controlled that the only possible outcome is a marketing push for the publisher.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Video: Bungie looks back at the original Halo Exclusive 3
by GDC Vault Staff [02.18.13]
Developers from Bungie's seminal Halo discuss how experimentation and communication were key to creating the game, in this lecture from the 2003 Game Developers Conference.
Console/PC, Programming, Audio, Design, Production, Exclusive, Video
Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's VESPER.5 Exclusive 4
by Kris Graft [02.15.13]
Imagine a video game in which your character can only take one step per day. Michael Brough not only imagined that game, but he created it in about a week and named it VESPER.5.
Indie, Design, Exclusive, IGF
At 57K sold, Wii U's January performance is historically abysmal Exclusive 121
by Matt Matthews [02.15.13]
With only 57,000 consoles sold in its third month on U.S. retailer shelves, the performance of Nintendo's Wii U is anything but good. But how does it stack up with historical context? Not well, it turns out...
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
One way to tackle online multiplayer in platforming games Exclusive 1
by Mike Rose [02.15.13]
When Speedrunner HD studio DoubleDutch was having problems implementing online multiplayer, it turned to Awesomenauts and Swords & Soldiers dev Ronimo. This was Ronimo's advice...
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Design, Exclusive
Linden Lab's Versu wants to make hobbyists storytelling superstars Exclusive 7
by Leigh Alexander [02.14.13]
Linden Lab launches its robust interactive storytelling app, Versu, today. CEO Rod Humble talks about why "the time is finally here" for romance and drama to come to the forefront of games.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive
Rage of Bahamut -- fluke, or birth of a genre? Exclusive 14
by Staff [02.14.13]
Thanks to Rage of Bahamut's success, Cygames' collectible card game hit has spawned imitators. Gamasutra talks to developers and publishers to find out if this is a viable new genre or an ephemeral fad.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Why did free-to-play Tribes Ascend add a buy-to-play option? Exclusive 9
by Mike Rose [02.14.13]
Earlier this week, Tribes: Ascend studio Hi-Rez announced it was adding a single purchase option to its free-to-play multiplayer shooter -- although the reasoning behind this was left unknown.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Nazi Zombie Army takes advantage of standalone spinoff format Exclusive 1
by Mike Rose [02.14.13]
As Sniper Elite studio Rebellion Developments unveils spin-off title Nazi Zombie Army, CEO Jason Kingsley discusses why these smaller spin-off titles benefit both developers and players.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Several out of work as Valve makes 'large decisions' about its future Exclusive 56
by Frank Cifaldi [02.13.13]
Several employees were let go from Steam and Half-Like maker Valve on Tuesday, in what affected employees describe as the company making "large decisions" about its future as a business.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Recruitment
Road to the IGF: Subset Games' FTL Exclusive  
by Kris Graft [02.13.13]
Subset Games' "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" FTL took a year-and-a-half to make, but once it launched, it was an overnight sensation. Now it's up for two awards at IGF 2013.
Indie, Programming, Design, Exclusive, IGF
Q&A: Making waves in Assassin's Creed III Exclusive 3
by Brandon Sheffield [02.13.13]
One of the most impressive components in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III was the game's naval battles. Ubisoft Singapore's Hugues Ricour explains how his studio created a memorable seafaring experience.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive
Shade, and the future of interactive fiction on the App Store Exclusive 2
by Leigh Alexander [02.12.13]
Andrew Plotkin's classic interactive fiction Shade marks his first foray into paid IF on the App Store. Here, he suggests fostering community can bolster the creators of niche games on the mass market.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Exclusive
Q&A: Bit.Trip Business: Indie studio life in 2013 Exclusive  
by Christian Nutt [02.12.13]
Running an indie studio in today's ever-changing game industry is not easy. Gamasutra speaks to Gaijin Games co-founders Alex Neuse and Mike Roush to find out how they handle it.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Nintendo's hard path to third-party support in 2013 Exclusive 94
by Matt Matthews [02.11.13]
We'd like to see the Nintendo Wii U attract great third-party software support -- but Nintendo's shrinking share among third-party publishers' revenues is difficult to ignore.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive