Games for Change announces 2013 festival keynote speakers  
by Kris Ligman [05.10.13]
Games for Change has announced the line-up of keynote speakers for its tenth annual Games for Change Festival, this June 17th to 19th in New York City.
Indie, Serious, Design

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Blog: Why we took our game design back to the drawing board 3
by Gamasutra Community [05.10.13]
It seemed like a great idea for a game, but playtesters just weren't into Henchmen! That's when the developers decided to start fresh.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design

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Warren Spector: Use the storytelling tools that work for games 27
by Christian Nutt [05.10.13]
"Respect the medium and the player" was Warren Spector's message in his presentation at UC Santa Cruz's IFOG symposium. There are strengths to games that must be harnessed to tell better stories.
Console/PC, Design

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Time to move on from the gameplay vs. story debate 43
by Christian Nutt [05.10.13]
UC Santa Cruz's Michael Mateas (Facade) argued in an impassioned presentation this morning that the time for debate on whether games should have stories has passed -- it's the work that matters.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Design

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This OS could turn Google Glass into a game device 1
by Mike Rose [05.10.13]
A San Francisco start-up has launched a real-world operating system that it hopes will soon serve as a visual layer for wearable computing devices such as Google Glass.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Video

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Video: The Unfinished Swan - From student prototype to PS3 exclusive 1
by GDC Vault Staff [05.10.13]
Giant Sparrow creative director Ian Dallas shares how The Unfinished Swan began as a week-long prototype in school and became a Sony-published PlayStation Network game.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Design, Production, Video

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Get a job: Be a PS4 Engineer for Zombie Studios  
by Kris Ligman [05.10.13]
"Zombie Studios is currently looking for a PS4 Engineer to work on Blacklight: Retribution and other titles. Will be responsible for designing and maintaining core platform features."
Console/PC, Programming, Recruitment

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Blog: The baggage that comes with 'personal' video games 23
by Gamasutra Community [05.10.13]
Elizabeth Ryerson (Dys4ia) responds to Darius Kazemi's "Fuck Videogames," and argues that we are in danger of letting games, and our reactions to them, be defined not by the work but by what surrounds it.
Indie, Design

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Security firm ensuring Watch Dogs hacking is believable 10
by Mike Rose [05.10.13]
"Sometimes they say, 'Yeah, that's possible, but change that word'" - Watch Dogs' Dominic Guay explains how the game's hacking goes through a security firm to make sure it's fairly realistic.
Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing

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Blog: Making players feel important 6
by Gamasutra Community [05.10.13]
Making players feel like they can have an impact on the world is crucial, but doing so is far from easy. How do you do it? Here are some observations and suggestions.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design

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Sega's video game business is still not coping with change 12
by Mike Rose [05.10.13]
Although it would appear at first glance that Sega's last fiscal year was rather healthy, with soaring profits recorded, this is actually far from the truth.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing

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An exercise for creating accountable teams 2
by Gamasutra Community [05.10.13]
It can be hard to change your way of thinking -- even if you've just been introduced to the rules. This blog post on a team exercise reveals how useful it is to search for better solutions.
Console/PC, Indie, Production

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Gree lays off staff at its U.S. studio 1
by Mike Rose [05.10.13]
Japanese mobile gaming giant Gree moved its U.S. headquarters to San Francisco just over a year ago -- but now the company has been forced to cut back on its staff numbers at the studio.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Leaving AAA: Why Naughty Dog's star designer became a teacher 14
by Kris Ligman [05.10.13]
"Game developers should not walk but run towards their nearest academic institution," says Richard Lemarchand, design lead on Uncharted 3 who in 2012 left AAA to teach game design.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive, Student/Education

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If games are art, what's next? 39
by Staff [05.10.13]
Jonathan Blow, academic Grant Tavinor and indie Erlend Grefsrud argue for the creative future of video games and explore what they can be capable of.
Console/PC, Indie, Design

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TestFlight heads into open beta on Android  
by Kris Ligman [05.09.13]
TestFlight, the free app for developers to beta test their software with users, is moving into open beta on Android today after 45 days spent in closed beta.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Production

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Blog: Why I am making games 3
by Gamasutra Community [05.09.13]
When asked why you make games, what would you answer? One developer shares the reasons he makes games, after giving it some serious thought.
Console/PC, Indie, Design

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All GDC 2013 content live and mobile-ready on the Vault 2
by GDC Vault Staff [05.09.13]
GDC Vault, the most comprehensive collection of talks and slides from game industry thought leaders, has gone live with all GDC 2013 content on the newly-redesigned website.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Design, Production, Business/Marketing

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Why are pro gamers moving to League of Legends? 33
by Gamasutra Community [05.09.13]
League of Legends has become the biggest thing in pro gaming, draining players away from StarCraft II and fighting games, too. Zoran Cunningham speaks to players to find out why.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Business/Marketing

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Ouya has a new competitor with subscription-based GamePop 4
by Kris Ligman [05.09.13]
Mobile company BlueStacks is poised to become the latest entrant in the "microconsole" market with the GamePop, which operates under a Netflix-like subscription service.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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