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Northernlion discusses getting your game covered by YouTubers
Ryan Letourneau, a prominent YouTuber with over 280,000 subscribers, explained to a GDC audience how exactly you can best go about getting your game covered by the YouTube crowd.
March 21, 2014
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The inner workings of the CS:GO marketplace, according to Valve
Bronwen Grimes, technical artist on CS:GO, talked today about the road to discovering exactly what skins players wanted, and how they differed from Valve's original thoughts on the matter.
March 21, 2014
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Microsoft's Spencer shines a light on Xbox One's evolution
Spencer sat down with Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft for a fireside chat about the platform -- but his answers, when taken as whole, point to the fact that the Xbox One is still a work in progress.
March 21, 2014
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Father and S.O.N.: IGA talks 'Metroidvania'
Koji Igarashi, who helped found a genre with the definitive Castlevania: Symphony of the Night spoke about his defining work at GDC, and the unique design and story decisions that shaped it.
March 21, 2014
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Epic's Tim Sweeney lays out the case for Unreal Engine 4
In this extensive new interview with Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney conducted at GDC, he explains the engine's new pricing structure and the decisions made in developing it.
March 21, 2014
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'Iterate fast' and other design lessons learned from Hearthstone
Hearthstone designer Eric Dodds took the stage at GDC 2014 to shed light on the game’s creation and share design lessons learned by a small team building a digital card game within Blizzard.
March 21, 2014
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The singularity beckons: A classic Robotron: 2084 postmortem
"It was kind of a magical experience. The feeling was amazing when we put it out." - Eugene Jarvis offered GDC goers a delightful postmortem for his 1982 cabinet arcade game Robotron: 2084.
March 20, 2014
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Pump up the Volume: A candid chat with Mike Bithell
Volume dev Mike Bithell discusses how if he were launching Thomas Was Alone now, it'd be a whole different ballgame.
March 20, 2014
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Behind the sales numbers of mobile hit Badland
One of the developers behind Badland developer Frogmind provides some insight on what worked and what didn't in terms of sales for their popular mobile game.
March 20, 2014
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One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #3 - Going Bananas
Recorded on the afternoon of the 19th of March 2014, live from the foot of the escalators in North Hall of the Moscone Center, One Life Left presents OLL vs Gamasutra Show #3: THE THREEQUEL.
March 20, 2014
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In-house game jams help Frontier find its indie spirit
When Mike Rose met up with Frontier's David Braben at GDC this week, he was intrigued to hear about some of the more outlandish stuff coming from his studio via its in-house game jam.
March 19, 2014
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Anita Sarkeesian, more up for nominations at Women in Gaming Awards
On March 20th, the sixth-annual luncheon and award ceremony produced by Microsoft and the International Game Developers Association is set to honor the contributions of 14 women from across the games industry.
March 19, 2014