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Minecraft: Story Mode relisted on Xbox 360, but for $100 to deter new buyers 2
by Alissa McAloon [06.18.19]
Minecraft: Story Mode has been relisted on the Xbox 360, but with a noticeable price hike that’s intended to deter new purchasers from buying the game ahead of its official delisting date.
Console/PC, Social/Online
Video: Designing Gambit Mode for Destiny 2: Forsaken  
by Staff [06.18.19]
In this 2019 GDC session, Bungie's Peter Sarrett dives into how Destiny 2's Gambit mode combines PvE with a smidge of PvP, and explains why it's the story of development gone delightfully right.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Design, Video, Vault
Don't Miss: Rethinking the RPG to make it fun to be the bad guy in Tyranny 2
by Staff [06.18.19]
"You may sell the player with a 'you get to be an evil bully' promise, but for there to be a source of conflict, there needs to be a mountain of bigger bullies to climb and strive against."
Console/PC, Indie, Design
Devs deserve the benefits of a union, says US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders 5
by Alissa McAloon [06.18.19]
One of the candidates vying for the democratic nomination ahead of the United States’ 2020 presidential election has tweeted in support of unionization in the game industry.
Console/PC
Check out Opus Magnum dev Zachtronics' entire game design history for free  
by Chris Kerr [06.18.19]
Here's something neat! You can now grab SpaceChem and Opus Magnum developer Zachtronics' complete game design history without spending a dime.
Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Cold Iron Studios is looking for a Senior World Builder  
by Staff [06.17.19]
Cold Iron is seeking an experienced Sr. World Builder to join it in creating a shooter set in the Alien universe for consoles and PC.
Console/PC, Design
Nintendo has promoted The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma  
by Chris Kerr [06.17.19]
Nintendo has quietly promoted some of its longest serving producers, including The Legend of Zelda overseer Eiji Aonuma. 
Console/PC, Production
How Media Molecule designed a fun and robust toolset for Dreams  
by Jack Yarwood [06.17.19]
Media Molecule's hugely ambitious creation engine, Dreams, would be nothing if the tools of creation weren't fun to use. Here's how the studio designed a toolset worthy of play.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video Game Deep Cuts: E3, E3, E3 (and some Non-E3!)  
by Gamasutra Staff [06.14.19]
This week's roundup is E3-packed, including discussion of best games, Nintendo, the PC Gaming Show, Microsoft's xCloud vs Google Stadia (or not!), as well as another 10+ links that aren't about E3 at all.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch seeks a Lighting Artist  
by Staff [06.14.19]
The team at Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch Productions are looking for a lighting artist to join them at the company's HQ in Bellevue, Washington!
Console/PC, Art, Recruitment
Blog: Creating the the AI of Sea of Thieves - Part 2 1
by Gamasutra Community [06.14.19]
In the second of this four part series I look at skeletons and sharks, two distinct AI systems in Sea of Thieves with their own interesting design secrets.
Console/PC, Programming
Amazon Game Studios lays off 'dozens' of staff  
by Alissa McAloon [06.14.19]
Amazon Game Studios has laid off an undisclosed number of developers, though a source speaking to Kotaku says that dozens of employees have been affected by the cut.
Console/PC
Video: 9 takeaways of Duelyst's journey from tabletop to digital game  
by Staff [06.14.19]
In this 2017 GDC talk, Counterplay Games' Eric Lang & Keith Lee reflect on the development of Duelyst, share lessons learned and explain how it went from a boardgame prototype to a digital card game.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Video, Vault
Brenda and John Romero's Empire of Sin is an emergent narrative gangster flick  
by Bryant Francis [06.14.19]
Empire of Sin, Romero Games' take on 1920s turn-based tactics, has some interesting emergent narrative and gameplay elements not typical to the strategy genre.
Console/PC, Design, E3
Steam Remote Play now supports game streaming across different networks  
by Alissa McAloon [06.14.19]
Valve has added out-of-home streaming support to Steam In-Home Streaming, and renamed the feature Steam Remote play following the new addition.
Console/PC, Social/Online
Nintendo is 'evaluating' game streaming technology 1
by Chris Kerr [06.14.19]
If you mentioned game streaming right now, people would likely tell you about Microsoft xCloud and Google Stadia. One name that probably wouldn't crop up, however, is Nintendo.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, E3
Q&A: Writing new characters, new worlds in Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2
by Kris Graft [06.14.19]
Megan Sparks, senior narrative designer at Obsidian, gives us a rundown of how she creates the characters and worlds of The Outer Worlds.
Console/PC, Design, E3
Cyberpunk designer says CDPR is working on transgender character options
by Bryant Francis [06.13.19]
CD Projekt Red lead quest designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz says that the team hopes the still-in-progress character creator will allow for a broader range of gender expression for Cyberpunk.
Console/PC, Design, E3
Opinion: Cloud gaming for both Microsoft and Google remains a horseless carriage 10
by Joost Van Dongen [06.13.19]
SuperData Research founder Joost van Dreunen takes a look at the state of cloud-based game services in the wake of E3 2019.
Console/PC, Social/Online
Video: 5 more game design techniques from rather clever devs  
by Staff [06.13.19]
In this 2018 GDC talk game designers Richard Rouse III, Erin Hoffman-John, Soren Johnson, Raph Koster, Josh Sawyer, and Stone Librande share unique game design rules they've used in their work.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Video, Vault