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Blog: Different ways of shaking the camera in Unity 6
by Gamasutra Community [07.11.18]
The main objective of this blog post is to give you an idea about Camera Shake in Unity3D.
Programming, Design
Tilting Point expands UA Fund with $132M annual investment  
by Chris Kerr [07.11.18]
Mobile game publisher Tilting Point has bolstered its User Acquisition Fund by committing to invest $132 million annually to help devs scale up their game projects.
Production, Business/Marketing
Designing a 'demake' in 2018: The making of PS1 love letter OK/NORMAL 1
by Joel Couture [07.11.18]
The nightmares of the '90s are alive in the work of devs like Toni Kortelahti (aka 98DEMAKE), who chats with Gamasutra about using historical techniques to make his PS1 demake game OK/NORMAL.
Indie, Art, Video
Levine on BioShock: 'I don't think I was conscious of how Jewish it was until afterwards'  
by Alex Wawro [07.10.18]
"When I started thinking about the look of Rapture and Rand, who was a New York Jew...her accent, the way she sounded, all those things brought me back to my childhood," Ken Levine tells Kotaku.
Console/PC, Design
Video: How the animation in Moss creates an emotional experience 1
by Staff [07.10.18]
In this GDC 2018 talk, Polyarc's Richard Lico goes over the methods he uses to create honest performances for Moss's mouse protagonist, Quill, and the player.
VR, Design, Video
Amy Hennig on being a creative director: 'It takes a level of humility'  
by Emma Kidwell [07.10.18]
Amy Hennig and Mark Cerny discuss the misconceptions around what creative directors actually do.
Console/PC, Production
Blog: Lessons for live game developers from X-Wing 2.0  
by Bryant Francis [07.10.18]
As tabletop games and video games embrace the idea of being developed in perpetuity, here's a few lessons from X-Wing Miniatures' 2.0 edition that can transition to digital games.
Console/PC, Design
Don't Miss: Doing agile QA the BioWare way 14
by Gamasutra Community [07.10.18]
In this timeless blog post, veteran game dev Tulay Tetiker McNally shows how how and why quality assurance should be an integral part of game development, with specific examples from BioWare QA.
Console/PC, Production
ESA: Strong wages and opportunities keep unionization from being a 'significant issue' 6
by Alissa McAloon [07.10.18]
In a conversation with Waypoint, ESA president Michael Gallagher talks about the past and current state of the video game industry and labor organization.
Business/Marketing
The sound design behind Bethesda's Oblivion and Fallout 3  
by Emma Kidwell [07.10.18]
In a recent video interview with Noclip, audio director Mark Lampert goes over the music and sound behind classic Bethesda titles from Fallout to The Elder Scrolls series. 
Console/PC, Audio, Design
Get a job: Embodied is hiring a Game Designer  
by Staff [07.10.18]
Embodied is looking for a Game Designer to join its team in developing products and services that leverage robotics to impact people’s quality of life in meaningful ways.
Design, Recruitment
'Gatcha' is a good fit for Fire Emblem, but it isn't Nintendo's standard for mobile 2
by Alissa McAloon [07.10.18]
Despite reports that Fire Emblem Heroes has been the big earner for Nintendo’s mobile pool, it isn’t resigning to only releasing games that use those same cash-for-random-reward monetization mechanics.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing
Blog: Visualizing StarCraft replays with R  
by Gamasutra Community [07.10.18]
Here's how you can use the R programming language to create interesting summarizations of expert StarCraft gameplay.
Console/PC, Programming
How do companies like Nintendo and CD Projekt Red approach crunch? 4
by Alissa McAloon [07.10.18]
"Crunching in our company is actually something that all of the workers think that they need to do right now, because they want to have their work look better, you know?"
Indie, Production
Blog: Behind the AI and storytelling of Spec Ops: The Line  
by Gamasutra Community [07.10.18]
In this article I explore how the horrific story of Spec Ops is held aloft by smart AI systems and designers exploiting them to full effect.
Console/PC, Programming, Design
Attend XRDC for cutting-edge insight into AR data visualization!  
by Staff [07.10.18]
At XRDC in San Francisco this October, IBM's Reena Ganga and Jenna Goldberg will share lessons learned from building AR tools that help data scientists analyze data and present their findings in 3D.
VR, Programming
Blog: Localization project manager boot camp - Part 1  
by Gamasutra Community [07.10.18]
Part 1 of 10 in a localization series for aspiring Localization Project Managers. Here, I will share my knowledge of localization having worked for Activision and Sony on over 100 games.
Production
What game devs can learn from Japan's most interesting puzzle magazine 1
by John Harris [07.10.18]
Gamasutra contributor John Harris explores the logic puzzle designs of the Japanese puzzle company Nikoli (which popularized Sudoku) and shares useful takeaways for curious game devs.
Console/PC, Design
ArenaNet president: Fired devs 'could have chosen not to engage' on social media 65
by Alex Wawro [07.09.18]
"Executives promised us that they wanted us to speak up about the ugly things, the harmful things, and that we wouldn’t be punished for doing so," fired ArenaNet staffer Jessica Price tells Polygon.
Social/Online, Business/Marketing
ArenaNet firings inspire IGDA to remind devs: Ask about harassment protection 13
by Alex Wawro [07.09.18]
International Game Developers Association chief Jen MacLean updated her company blog today with a post offering "Questions You Should Ask For Your Protection" if you're a game dev on social media.
Console/PC, Serious