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Get a job: Nuclear Division is hiring an Art Director
The new mobile game company founded by industry veterans (and funded in part by Respawn cofounder Vince Zampella) is looking for someone to lead the art department at its Sherman Oaks studio.
Oct. 15, 2014
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Video: Turning your jam game into a polished release
Indie developers Mattia Traverso and Alan Zucconi got a friend to make a game during their talk at GDC Europe 2014 about how you can go about turning game jam games into releasable titles.
Oct. 15, 2014
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With paid coverage, developers share responsibility with YouTubers
I spoke with Mary Engle, associate director for Advertising Practices at the FTC, about what both YouTubers and publishers should be considering when it comes to disclosure.
Oct. 14, 2014
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One way to spice up a point-and-clicker? Lots of minigames
A Golden Wake appears to be another classics-inspired point-and-click adventure game. But for developer Francisco Gonzalez, A Golden Wake is his attempt to breathe some new life into the genre.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Robin Hunicke joins UC Santa Cruz's game program as an instructor
The Games and Playable Media program picks up the Journey producer and co-author of the influential MDA framework as an Associate Professor of Art & Game Design.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Catching up with Amazon Game Studios, as it announces four games
Gamasutra speaks to Amazon's Ian Vogel about the studio's ongoing "experiments" in games, as it announces four new ones -- and its "commitment" to the space, and becoming a "cultural powerhouse."
Oct. 14, 2014
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Unreal makes major upgrades with 4.5 release
Epic Games releases a big upgrade to its engine technology, with a slew of fixes and improvements; more than 40 were contributed from developers outside the company.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Report: 29% of mobile game revenue generated by top 1% of spenders
An Everyplay market survey suggests that whales are still a dominant force in the mobile game industry, as the top 1% of spenders account for roughly 29% of all mobile game revenue.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Humble Bundle branches out to a new game platform: your browser
The folks at Humble have dropped their latest bundle on a new platform: your browser. The organization has partnered with software firm Mozilla, which continues to push browsers as a game platform.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Driven from her home, dev speaks out against harassment, irresponsibility
Just days after receiving death threats that drove her from her home, game developer Brianna Wu of independent game studio Giant Spacekat met the alleged facilitator of her harassment head-on.
Oct. 14, 2014
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GDC Next speakers address a few failings of modern game design
Telltale Games' Caryl Shaw and developer Ara Shirinian will share lessons learned from their time in licensed and free-to-play game development at GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC.
Oct. 14, 2014
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Get a job: Cloud Imperium Games seeks a Gameplay Programmer
One of the studios working on the massively crowdfunded Star Citizen is hiring a gameplay programmer to work alongside the team in its Austin, Texas office.
Oct. 14, 2014