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Kliuless #40: Career Design
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share broadly within Riot. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
July 11, 2019
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The compact Switch Lite is Nintendo's newest dedicated handheld
Nintendo has announced a more compact, handheld-only version of the Switch called the Nintendo Switch Lite.
July 10, 2019
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Get a job: Hi-Rez Studios is hiring a FX Artist
Hi-Rez Studios is looking to hire an innovative FX Artist to join an unannounced project and work at our studio in Alpharetta, Georgia.
July 10, 2019
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China's biggest game devs join forces to create new age rating system
Some of China's most prominent game developers have banded together to create a new age rating system for games.
July 8, 2019
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Report: Struggling HQ Trivia developer cuts workforce by 20 percent
HQ Trivia has laid off around 20 percent of its remaining staff after the mobile game show app saw downloads plummet.
July 8, 2019
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Get a job: Sucker Punch, Cold Iron Studios, and more are hiring now!
Here are just some of the many, many positions hiring right now on the Gamasutra Job Board!
July 5, 2019
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Artifact's pricing and value didn't quite line up, says consulting designer
"Obviously, when the customer's complaining about it, there's something wrong," says veteran MtG designer Skaff Elias
July 3, 2019
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Get a job: Disruptor Beam is hiring a Senior Game Designer
As a Senior Game Designer, you will work with a team of producers, designers, engineers, product managers and marketers to lead the creation of world-class free-to-play mobile games.
July 3, 2019
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Summer Games Done Quick closes 2019 event with $3 million raised for MSF
Games Done Quick's summer speedrunning marathon SGDQ raised over $3 million for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) this year, a new record for the organization.
July 2, 2019
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Get a job: Join Disbelief as a Senior Programmer
Disbelief is looking for a senior programmer for a full-time position in either Cambridge, MA or Chicago, IL.
July 1, 2019
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Historians discuss Total War: Three Kingdoms
Historians John Harney and Maggie Greene discuss Creative Assembly's latest Total War title, Three Kingdoms. Topics include the Three Kingdoms period, Confucianism, and Chinese literature and cultural history.
July 1, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Valve's Index Vs. Super Mario's Bloodstained Invasion 2
This week's roundup includes a look at Nintendo's spritely Super Mario Maker 2, more impressions of IGA's much-awaited & Castlevania-ish Bloodstained, and a surprising new invasion in EVE Online.
June 29, 2019