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Get a job: CrowdStar needs smartphone engineers in Burlingame
CrowdStar is growing, and we are looking for some rockstar game engineers to join our team. As an IOS/Android game engineer you will partake in the process of creating some of the most innovative games for our demographic.
March 20, 2013
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The quotable John Riccitiello
Riccitiello has always been an infinitely quotable executive, which is great fodder for journalists like us. He's always been direct, off-the-cuff and, when needed, can even hit below his competition's belt a little bit.
March 20, 2013
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Steam's 'Early Access' puts your in-progress game in front of players
Steam is allowing developers to gain early feedback (and bug reports!) from its community of players through its Early Access program, which lets those interested buy a game ahead of its final release date.
March 20, 2013
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This railroad sim may point to the future of game crowdfunding
A railroading sim called Train Fever was just crowdfunded for 250,000 euros ($323,000). What's the big deal? The "donators" are actually treated as investors, who will receive half of the total revenues.
March 20, 2013
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Road to the IGF: The Fullbright Company's Gone Home
Our Road to the IGF interview series talks to The Fullbright Company's Steve Gaynor about Gone Home, a first person exploration game that's earned an Excellence in Narrative nomination.
March 20, 2013
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For Gas Powered's Taylor, the time was right to give up independence
A fierce advocate for studio independence, Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor found himself facing studio closure, or an acquisition by one of the most successful online developers around.
March 20, 2013
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GDC 2013 adds Sega history, board game exhibits, with 24 hours to pre-register
With a Wednesday evening pre-reg deadline, GDC 2013 is highlighting a playable board game exhibit from video game designers, plus multiple game history exhibits spanning The Neverhood through classic Sega games.
March 19, 2013
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Diagnosing Liberty City's crime problems using SimCity
After previously modelling his home town in the new SimCity, UK editor Mike Rose sets about diagnosing the problems with crime and other issues in GTA IV's Liberty City.
March 19, 2013
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'You can't have a female character in games'
"We had some [publishers] that said, 'You can't have a female character in games. It has to be a male character." - creative director on Remember Me discusses having a female protagonist in his game.
March 19, 2013
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Have you considered porting your game to MS-DOS?
Porting your game to multiple platforms makes much financial sense, allowing you to hit as many different markets and players as possible. One platform you might not have considered is MS-DOS.
March 19, 2013
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Get a job: Apply to be Gameloft's new community manager
"Grow community interactions on social media and external forums. Identify, build, and maintain relationships with key influencers and power users and track the impact."
March 19, 2013
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Indie Fund's latest: Panoramical, an interactive album
Described both as a game that has players "explore hand-crafted musical landscapes" and as a collaborative compilation album featuring several guest artists, the game seems hard to describe in words.
March 19, 2013