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'The best way to make a hit is to fail a lot'
Spontaneous hits are a massive part of the indie success story narrative, with monthly tales of indie studios who have seemingly come out of nowhere, put out a great game, and found instant success.
July 10, 2014
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GDC Next debuts talks on Adrift and the value of failing fast
GDC organizers debut talks from industry veteran Laralyn McWilliams and Adr1ft developer Adam Orth for the future-focused GDC Next show, which will be held in Los Angeles this November.
July 10, 2014
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Tax breaks still a sore spot for many devs, GDC Europe survey says
Domestic tax incentives for the video game industry remain a controversial topic among European developers responding to the GDC Europe 2014 State of the Industry survey.
July 10, 2014
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When self-publishing on consoles, keep a few things in mind
At the Develop Conference, indie publisher Curve Digital described the lessons they've learned in publishing games for consoles.
July 10, 2014
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GDC Europe 2014 adds Below, Assassin's Creed talks
Designers from Capybara Games and Ubisoft join the lineup of speakers exploring the art and business of games at GDC Europe 2014 this August in Cologne.
July 10, 2014
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Q&A: The latest on PlayStation dev relations, with Sony's Adam Boyes
Sony has emphasized a commitment to make players happy -- but in order to get there, PlayStation needs to keep developers happy. We talk to SCEA's VP of developer relations, Adam Boyes.
July 10, 2014
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Share your programming tricks on Gamasutra blogs
Have a great, practical programming technique you think Gamasutra's readers would appreciate? Write it up in Gamasutra blogs!
July 10, 2014
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Blizzard's Morhaime: Diversity is in our values
"And we know that actions speak louder than words, so we are challenging ourselves to draw from more diverse voices within and outside of the company and create more diverse heroes and content."
July 10, 2014
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Amazon launches mobile analytics service
Today, Amazon expanded its web services platform with a mobile analytics tool game developers can use -- and to lure you in, is offering it free to start.
July 10, 2014
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Battlefield 4 lighting tech firm wins £1 million to help make movies
Lighting middleware company Geomerics has been awarded a £1 million grant in the UK to help it adapt its Enlighten real-time graphics rendering technology for use in the film industry.
July 10, 2014
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Facebook game makers will now sell in-game goods via Facebook ads
The social network is rolling out an update that lets developers of Facebook desktop games sell in-game goods and services directly from an ad in your news feed.
July 10, 2014
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Ubisoft rides remarkable Watch Dogs sales to strong Q1 growth
The company announced sales figures for its first quarter today, reporting a roughly 386 percent jump over the same period last year thanks to the over 8 million copies of Watch Dogs it's sold.
July 10, 2014