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Video Game Deep Cuts: Sayonara, Switch Lite, Wild Herds  
by Simon Carless [09.20.19]
This week's highlights include the gorgeous Sayonara Wild Hearts & the launch of the Switch Lite, as well as a doc on the making of Them's Fighting Herds, Borderlands 3, and lots, lots more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Share your hard-won expertise at the GDC 2020 Art Direction Summit!  
by Staff [09.20.19]
You've still got more than a week to submit, but hurry: submissions close Monday, September 30th at 11:59 pm Pacific Time!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, GDC
Don't Miss: How Everything connects the arts of animation and game design  
by Alissa McAloon [09.19.19]
There's a subtle link between Everything's playable characters and the early history of animation. Watch developer David OReilly explain it in this live-streamed interview
Indie, Art, Design
Video: How to be an effective, high-performance game producer  
by Staff [09.19.19]
In this 2017 GDC session, Gearbox Software's Aaron Thibault shares advice on how producers can work smarter to help game development teams work more efficiently while building trust with each other.
Console/PC, Indie, Production, Video, Vault
Don't delay: Pitch a talk for GDC 2020's Production Essentials Summit!  
by Staff [09.19.19]
If you're an expert in game production and want to share what you know with your peers, consider submitting a talk to the Production Essentials Summit for GDC 2020 next March!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Production, GDC
Don't Miss: Writing Firewatch, and capturing the beauty of being alone 3
by Roy Graham [09.18.19]
"People go to Wyoming because they're captivated by the beauty and the aloneness. Growing up there creates a certain feeling inside you that you don't really get rid of for the rest of your life."
Indie, Art, Design
IGF 2020 Inspiration: Zachtronics' award-winning Opus Magnum!  
by Staff [09.18.19]
The deadline to submit your game to the Independent Games Festival for award consideration is less than two weeks away (September 30th) so don't delay!
Indie, Design, IGF
How do people find your game on Switch?: A discoverability run-down  
by Simon Carless [09.18.19]
"Switch versions are still selling better than Steam or other console versions. But sometimes nowadays I believe that’s ‘not enough copies on Switch vs. REALLY not enough copies outside of Switch.'"
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing
Video: Crafting emergent tragedies in Kitfox's The Shrouded Isle  
by Staff [09.17.19]
In this 2019 GDC session, Kitfox Games' Jongwoo Kim presents a design postmortem of The Shrouded Isle and examines three techniques that designers can use to create emergent tragedies.
Indie, Design, Video, Vault
PSA: Upload your resume to Gamasutra's job boards!  
by Staff [09.16.19]
Here's a friendly reminder that Gamasutra's job boards are the best place to find your next job in the game industry - upload your resume and land the job you want!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment
Video Game Deep Cuts: Apple Arcade's Blasphemous Ring Fit  
by Gamasutra Staff [09.14.19]
This week's highlights include some views on Apple Arcade, looks at the latest games, including the very gothic Blasphemous, the odd new Switch fitness title Ring Fit Adventure, & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
IGF 2020 Inspiration: Grand Prize winner Return of the Obra Dinn  
by Staff [09.13.19]
Get inspired, and then get moving: GDC organizers still accepting submissions for the 2020 Independent Games Festival, but you've gotta get your game in before September 30th!
Indie, Design, IGF
Discord cuts games from paid subscription plan after Nitro Games fails to take off  
by Alissa McAloon [09.13.19]
Discord’s monthly Nitro subscription is removing free game offerings from its list of perks, a decision the company says it made because the games offered simply weren’t being played.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie
Submit your quirky, offbeat controller games for Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2020!  
by Staff [09.13.19]
Got a cool game that's played with a unique, offbeat controller? Submit it now for Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2020, the seventh annual showcase of games with one-of-a-kind peripherals, contraptions, and novelties!
Indie, Design, alt ctrl gdc
The GDC 2020 UX Summit needs your smart, insightful UX talks!  
by Staff [09.13.19]
Just a quick reminder that GDC organizers are still accepting UX Summit talk submissions -- but only until Monday, September 30th at 11:59 PM Pacific!
VR, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design
Plumbing the depths of open-world space survival sim Empyrion's design 1
by John Harris [09.13.19]
Eleon Game Studios' Christoph Edelmann discusses some of the design and inspiration behind the studio's open-world space survival sim Empyrion, which has built a notable following on Steam.
Indie, Design
Video: Crafting the musical identity and style of your game  
by Staff [09.12.19]
In this 2017 GDC talk, composer Penka Kouneva discusses how developers can successfully present their vision and articulate their musical needs to composers.
Console/PC, Indie, Audio, Video, Vault
Want to speak at the GDC 2020 Indie Games Summit? Pitch a talk today!  
by Staff [09.12.19]
Just a quick reminder today that the 2020 Game Developers Conference is still accepting Independent Games Summit talk submissions -- but only through 11:59 PM Pacific on Monday, September 30th!
Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Don't Miss: Making Oxenfree's narrative unfold like a free-flowing conversation  
by Bryant Francis [09.11.19]
Night School Studio's Oxenfree is an interactive ghost story in which a player's contributions to the constant flow of conversation can shape the direction of the story.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design
Video: Improving cross-disciplinary communication in small teams  
by Staff [09.11.19]
In this GDC 2017 talk Harmonix's Jeff Hesser examines and explains why, as teams get smaller and more agile, their need to improve conversations across disciplinary lines increases.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Production, Video, Vault