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These are your GDC 2015 Game Narrative poster session winners
Organizers of GDC and the Game Narrative Summit are happy to announce the 2015 Student Narrative Analysis Competition winners, who all receive passes to this year's March conference.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Learn how roguelike design can level up your game at GDC 2015
At GDC 2015 next week, Riot Games VP of Game Design Tom Caldwell will break down what the League of Legends company has learned about roguelike appeal in its game design R&D work.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Road to the IGF: State of Play's Lumino City
Gamasutra talks to developer State of Play about its game Lumino City, as part of our Road to the IGF series.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Leap Motion joins hands with Epic to offer official UE4 plugin
There's an official Unreal Engine 4 plugin for the Leap Motion gesture controller out this week that developers can access via the Unreal Engine 4.7 source code repository on GitHub.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Oculus offers devs $1M in prizes for its first mobile VR jam
Oculus VR seeks to entice more developers into making mobile VR games and experiences with its first Mobile VR Jam, a month-long competition that begins April 13th and promises $1 million in prizes.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Mixamo gets usability overhaul in 2.0 release
The five-year-old Mixamo online storefront of 3D animations/character models is getting an overhaul in advance of next week's Game Developers Conference.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Jetpack Joyride designer co-founds new studio: Prettygreat
The founding team includes notable Halfbrick talent, including Phil Larsen, Hugh Walters and Luke Muscat -- creator of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Reinvigorated Humble Widget lets devs offer in-browser game demos
Humble Bundle has updated its Humble Widget game-selling tool with a host of new features, chief among them the option to offer a demo version of your game that's playable in a browser.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Darkest Dungeon: Designing for despair, and kicking you when you're down
We talk to Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman of Red Hook Studios about the difficulty of Darkest Dungeon, and why they want their narrator to compound defeat by insulting the player.
Feb. 24, 2015
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GDC 2015: Don't miss these standout Summit sessions 2
The 2015 Game Developers Conference is next week! Today, show officials are highlighting a few more noteworthy Summit sessions that you should keep on your radar as you prepare for the show.
Feb. 24, 2015
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Remember: GDC 2015 online registration closes tomorrow
With just over a day left until online registration for GDC 2015 ends on February 25th at 11:59 PM PT, conference organizers are encouraging anyone interested in attending to register now.
Feb. 24, 2015
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Get a job: NetherRealm Studios seeks a Lead Character Artist
Mortal Kombat maker NetherRealm Studios seeks an experienced artist to take a lead role at the company's Chicago, IL studio and manage a team of character artists.
Feb. 24, 2015