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Get some taste! Let's stop making bland games!
Can taste be learned and acquired? I think you can and should learn to discern your own sense of taste, if you want to make compelling media.
Sept. 21, 2016
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Game Design Deep Dive: Realistic chat in Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n
Adam Hines, co-founder of Night School Studio and game director, and Kevin Riach, game designer/producer, talk about creating the free-flowing real time text conversations in Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n
Sept. 20, 2016
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Games Co. London raises upwards of $750k to invest in indie devs
Devs seeking funding should know that Games Co. London, a British game consultancy, has raised  £600,000 (roughly $782k in USD) to invest in three new game projects.
Sept. 20, 2016
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AR 'far more promising' than VR, says Niantic CEO John Hanke
John Hanke, CEO of Pokemon Go developer Niantic, believes augmented reality is a more promising prospect than its virtual reality counterpart.
Sept. 20, 2016
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Scorpio will render Microsoft's first-party titles in native 4K
Although the exact specs of Microsoft's supercharged mid-cycle upgrade, Project Scorpio, have yet to be revealed, the tech giant has clarified the system's 4K capabilities.
Sept. 20, 2016
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Wasteland 2 studio aims to sell 3D models from its games to other devs
"3D models for AAA titles are often built and used for only a single title," stated InXile founder Brian Fargo. "It made sense to create additional value out of our existing content by opening it up.”
Sept. 20, 2016
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'We're human': Atlus talks candidly about QA after localization goof
"If the burning question you’ve got is “ATLUS! How did you let this happen?” Let me try to explain," reads a "SMTIV Faux Pax-calypse" post on Atlus' website today. "First, we’re human."
Sept. 20, 2016
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Get a job: Be a Senior World Builder at Irrational Games
"The studio formerly known as Irrational Games" is looking for a Senior World Builder with design experience to help "craft and create our worlds" alongside the team in Westwood, Mass.
Sept. 20, 2016
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Five Lessons Learned as Marketing Manager at Failbetter Games
Haley Uyrus, marketing manager at Failbetter Games, discusses five lessons for indie marketing after switching from pre-release to post-release marketing and PR. Topics include marketing and brand copy, community, advertising, and business practices.
Sept. 20, 2016
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Multiplatform game - good or bad idea?
This entry is about pros and cons and of course many struggles during creation of the multiplatform 4X strategy game by an indie studio. Probably some useful info for anybody considering to release a game on many platforms.
Sept. 20, 2016
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Rogue co-creator: permadeath was never supposed to be 'about pain'
The creators of Rogue mused over the true meaning of the roguelike genre this weekend, and offered some insight into their permadeath implementation that they feel needs a revamp.
Sept. 19, 2016
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Dev gets removed from Steam after filing a lawsuit against Steam users
Digital Homicide has been effectively removed from Steam after studio cofounder James Romine filed a lawsuit against 100 Steam users last week seeking roughly $18 million in potential damages.
Sept. 19, 2016