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Sometimes game consoles are a better place for indies, says Retro City Rampage dev
Brian Provinciano, creator and (mostly) sole developer of Retro City Rampage, thinks consoles are actually a pretty good place to be, against the logic of those who say mobile is the only game in town.
Sept. 17, 2013
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Writing in the killing field: Violence in Spec Ops The Line
Walt Williams, lead writer and narrative designer on Spec Ops: The Line discusses the idea that violence in games, while it may not desensitize people from violence in general, does desensitize people from violence in games.
Sept. 16, 2013
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Surviving a viral outbreak, DayZ style
The giant success of DayZ, with its two million players, was completely unexpected. Dean Hall discusses the ways in which he was not prepared for the massive viral success of his Arma 2 mod.
Sept. 15, 2013
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Getting to market fast, the lean development way
Lean development concepts have been moving through startups in Silicon Valley for some time, but haven't made much headway in game development. Katherine de Leon of GSN outlines why that should change.
Sept. 15, 2013
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Playing your employees: a game design problem
Crytek executive producer Joshua Howard thinks that, for those having trouble with team management, there's a direct analog between game design and different management styles.
Sept. 15, 2013
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Cultivate a garden: The dangers of individual ownership
Nathan Martz, former tech director of Double Fine, outlines how shared ownership can help to minimize risk and conflict between team members during the development of a game.
Sept. 14, 2013
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GDC Next adds Super TIME Force, Project Spark to 'Next 10' lecture/showcase
GDC Next has announced Capy's Super TIME Force and Team Dakota's sandbox Xbox One game Project Spark as the next inductees for the 'GDC Next 10’, with exclusive lectures at the LA event this November.
Sept. 12, 2013
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What's Next? David Cage: 'Indie developers are the future'
Ahead of GDC Next, GDC interviewed David Cage about his influence from cinema, working with high-profile actors on Beyond: Two Souls, and why indies are the future of the industry.
Sept. 11, 2013
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What's Next? Spector: 'Design innovation is where the future lies'
Ahead of future-focused GDC Next, GDC interviewed industry veteran Warren Spector about game dev education, multi-act careers in the game industry, personal influences, and the future of games.
Sept. 10, 2013
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GDC Next 2013 adds Xbox One Kinect talk, Riot eSports, ex-Bungie indie panels
Newly confirmed GDC Next 2013 talks for L.A. this November include Microsoft on the Xbox One's enhanced Kinect, plus panels on eSports and going from AAA to indie.
Sept. 9, 2013
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GDC Next reveals ‘Next 10’ showcase; inducts Doki-Doki Universe
'Future of games' conference GDC Next, taking place in Los Angeles this November, has announced it will be picking ten innovative, yet-to-debut games to make up its 'GDC Next 10' showcase.
Sept. 6, 2013
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GDC China adds PvZ2, Kabam talks; releases session schedule
Newly-announced talks for the upcoming GDC China include Kabam devs speaking about making games for Western audiences with Chinese teams, and PopCap China executive game designer Duncan on why Plants vs. Zombies 2 was launched in China.
Sept. 6, 2013