For Unity, lowering the barriers on mobile is good business 1
by Mike Rose [05.24.13]
There's a chance you missed the news that Unity's basic mobile licenses went free earlier this week. Unity CEO David Helgason explains how his company can afford to make this move.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

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Get a job: Dungeon Defenders dev Trendy seeks producers  
by Kris Ligman [05.24.13]
Dungeon Defenders dev Trendy Entertainment seeks Gameplay and Technical Producers to participate in gameplay design, technical team management, and more.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Production

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Unity announces support for open-source platform Tizen 1
by Kris Ligman [05.23.13]
On the heels of YoYo Games' announcement that it would be bringing GameMaker to Tizen, Unity Technologies has announced it, too, is developing a version of its software to the open-source platform.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Business/Marketing

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Here's how much 'whales' spent so far this year 13
by Mike Rose [05.23.13]
The top 1 percent of people spending money on in-app purchases in mobile and web games account for around 33 percent of total spending, according to a new report.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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The power of imaginative world-building 8
by Gamasutra Community [05.23.13]
Even on the Super Nintendo, it was possible to build worlds that captured the imagination and provoked strong emotion -- or so writes indie Zack Wood, in his analysis of obscure RPG Lennus.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, Design

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British mobile outfit Ustwo launches dedicated games studio 1
by Mike Rose [05.23.13]
British mobile app developer Ustwo, best known for Whale Trail, has launched a dedicated games studio headed up by a handful of notable industry figures.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Video

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The problem with investors and game developers 8
by Gamasutra Community [05.22.13]
Charles Huang couldn't get investors interested in RedOctane when Guitar Hero was about to blow up. Has the success of Supercell or Puzzle & Dragons changed anything?
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing

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Using HTML5 for dynamic educational games 5
by Gamasutra Community [05.22.13]
HTML5 developer Przemyslaw Szczepaniak considers the possibilities for using the platform for dynamic educational games to be used on tablets and smartphones in classroom settings.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming

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Postmortem: Roblox Mobile  
by Gamasutra Community [05.22.13]
The popular Lego-like kids' virtual world needed a great mobile app and needed it fast -- and this feature-length post covers what went right and wrong in its four-month dev cycle.
Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Production

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Tutorial: Making 2D games with Unity 14
by Gamasutra Community [05.21.13]
2D will never die, and if you're looking for a way to replicate a classic feel in the popular 3D engine, look no further than this post by Josh Sutphin (Warhawk).
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming

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GDC Europe adds Assassin's Creed III, Daglow, Epic level design talks  
by GDC Staff [05.21.13]
GDC Europe 2013 has added an Assassin's Creed III design keynote, luminary Don Daglow on the 'treasures and traps' of next-gen, and Epic's James Brown on empowering the player in storytelling.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing

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How marketing and press affect an iPad game's sales 4
by Gamasutra Community [05.21.13]
The debate continues: what effect does press and marketing have on an indie game's sales? Fingle developer Adriaan de Jongh adds some data with this in-depth report on its performance.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing

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Marmalade SDK now supports Google Play game services  
by Mike Rose [05.21.13]
The Marmalade cross-platform development tools now support the newly-unveiled Google Play game services for Android games.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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Molyneux's Godus releasing in Japan, Korea via DeNA  
by Mike Rose [05.21.13]
The mobile version of Godus, the upcoming god game from Peter Molyneux's 22cans studio, will be published and distributed by Japanese mobile games giant DeNA.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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Unity's mobile licenses are now free 37
by Mike Rose [05.21.13]
Unity Technologies, the company behind the popular Unity game development engine, today announced that it has made its basic mobile tools completely free to independent developers.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Video

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Gamasutra blog guidelines: Updated, open for discussion 13
by Staff [05.20.13]
Want to know more about blogging on Gamasutra? Check out the site's new, revised blog guidelines. If you have any questions or comments, editor Christian Nutt is there to answer them.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing

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What can Big Data do for games? 4
by Gamasutra Community [05.20.13]
You can gather tremendous amounts of data these days -- but what can game developers do with it? University professor Dana Ruggiero explains.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing

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Video: GDC's weird and wild Experimental Gameplay Workshop  
by GDC Vault Staff [05.20.13]
Over 20 demos of innovative game designs from Jason Rohrer, Brenda Romero, Emily Short, and more were on display during the 11th annual Experimental Gameplay Workshop.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Video

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Can free-to-play be effective without being exploitative? 17
by Mike Rose [05.20.13]
"There are lots of ways to implement free-to-play, and most of them are detrimental to the core game design." - Rami Ismail of Vlambeer discusses why he still isn't a fan of the free-to-play space.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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A quick guide to particles on mobile 4
by Staff [05.20.13]
If you are looking for a high-performance way to create particles on low-performance portable devices, this tutorial is a quick and useful guide.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming

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