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How (and why) you should better represent Muslims in your games 35
by Alex Wawro [03.22.18]
“Muslims have a public image problem. And it’s sometimes dangerous to be Muslim,” game designer Osama Dorias said at GDC today. “So we need help addressing the public image problem.”
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, GDC
Laralyn McWilliams on rediscovering creativity following trauma 3
by Simon Parkin [03.22.18]
“When you are in times of distress you feel lost and broken, because you can’t set aside fear and anger," she said. "And if you feel broken your creative work is broken.”
Console/PC, Indie, Serious, Production, GDC
Ubisoft opens two new studios in India and Ukraine  
by Alex Wawro [03.22.18]
The company adds another two beads to its global chain of offices: new studio ins Mumbai and Odesa. Each will be hiring game devs and working alongside Ubisoft's extant studios in the regions.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, GDC
Night in the Woods, Baba Is You win big at the 2018 IGF Awards  
by Staff [03.22.18]
Chuchel, Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy, and Celeste were also among the games honored at tonight's Independent Games Festival Awards.
Indie, GDC, IGF
Breath of the Wild takes top prize at the 2018 Game Developers Choice Awards!  
by Staff [03.22.18]
Other big winners tonight include Gorogoa, What Remains of Edith Finch, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ambassador and Lifetime Achievement honorees Rami Ismail and Tim Schafer, respectively.
Console/PC, GDC
Fortnite's unconventional launch 1
by Simon Parkin [03.21.18]
Head of publishing at Epic Games Ed Zobrist discusses Fortnite's unconventional beginnings.
Console/PC, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Sonic the Hedgehog's origin story, according to the devs who made him 1
by Alex Wawro [03.21.18]
At GDC today original Sonic devs Naoto Oshima and Hirokazu Yasuhara talked about how they designed the game's iconic main character and its many twisting, turning levels.
Console/PC, Art, Design, History, GDC
How Mario Kart influenced Nintendo's fighting game, ARMS  
by Simon Parkin [03.21.18]
While there may appear to be few surface-level similarities between the games, lessons learned from Nintendo’s long-running racing game series informed many aspects of its new fighting game IP.
Console/PC, Design, GDC
Game Workers Unite to Jen MacLean: 'We want to work with you' 5
by Katherine Cross [03.21.18]
A member of Game Workers Unite sits down to discuss the organization's movement during GDC.
Serious, Business/Marketing, GDC
How Platinum designed and tuned Nier: Automata to 'feel' good  
by Alex Wawro [03.21.18]
Game director Yoko Taro talks about how the game's multi-layered narrative was designed, while game designer Takahisa Taura digs into the nuts and bolts of how it was tuned to 'feel' good.
Console/PC, Design, GDC
There is no right way to be queen in Reigns: Her Majesty 1
by Emma Kidwell [03.21.18]
Narrative designer and writer Leigh Alexander discusses the narrative design of Reigns: Her Majesty.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Design, Production, GDC
Sex as a narrative tool: The dos and don'ts of writing sex scenes in games 2
by Alissa McAloon [03.21.18]
As Michelle Clough explained during her talk “Eros in Play: Writing Sex Scenes in Games,” sex can be a useful tool for writers and narrative designers looking to flesh out their characters and worlds.
Design, GDC
As Fortnite rises, Epic champions community & cross-platform tech  
by Alex Wawro [03.21.18]
The current phenomena driving games and driving players -- it's Twitch, it's YouTube, it's these influencers, right," Epic chief Tim Sweeney tells Gamasutra. "They'll bring you the users."
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, GDC
HTC to launch standalone Vive Focus headset outside of China  
by Chris Kerr [03.21.18]
The headset had previously only been made available in China, but HTC now wants to put it in the hands of developers and consumers around the world.
VR, Business/Marketing, GDC
Nintendo working to improve discoverability of Switch titles on eShop  
by Chris Kerr [03.21.18]
Nintendo is aware of the discoverability and visibility issues facing Switch games on the eShop, and is actively working on solutions. 
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, GDC
Ex-BioWare scribe Mike Laidlaw shares storytelling lessons  
by Katherine Cross [03.20.18]
Mike Laidlaw, who recently stepped down as creative director at BioWare, took a break from his new consulting firm to talk to GDC about what he’s learned about writing and narrative design from his many years with the legendary game studio.
Design, GDC
Military-themed video games can promote a damaging vision of real war 6
by Simon Parkin [03.20.18]
“We need less killing and more war,” argued writer and veteran Andrew Barron. “Combat is dangerous and game mechanics should reflect this.”
Console/PC, Design, GDC
Atari reveals its nostalgic 'Ataribox' game console as the Atari VCS 2
by Alissa McAloon [03.20.18]
Atari’s shadow-shrouded return to the hardware business has been detailed this week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA.
Console/PC, GDC
Darkest Dungeon devs share golden rules for good creative partnerships  
by Alex Wawro [03.20.18]
“Having two bosses...it’s not streamlined,” said Red Hook's Tyler Sigman at GDC today. “But we truly believe the game would not have been successful without that messy, imperfect structure.”
Indie, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Writing comedic games the West of Loathing way  
by Alex Wawro [03.20.18]
“Taking about comedy is one of the least funny things,” said West of Loathing game dev Zach Johnson as he opened his talk at GDC 2018 today about the art of writing good comedy games.
Indie, Design, GDC