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GDC 2013 reveals record 23,000 attendees, next year's show dates
Game Developers Conference organizers have revealed a record 23,000 people attended last week's event in San Francisco, also revealing March 17th-21st, 2014 as next year's dates for the show.
April 1, 2013
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Video: Candy Crush Saga uses luck in the right places
In a full house at GDC 2013, King.com's Tommy Palm delivered a postmortem for Candy Crush Saga, one of the most popular social games on the market today.
March 29, 2013
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EA's next steps toward the next-gen
As Electronic Arts heads into the next generation, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau gives us the rundown of the company's plans, and the role that the impressive Frostbite 3 engine will play.
March 29, 2013
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GDC Day 4: Facebook, Unreal and IGDA controversy
An Epic interview on HTML5 support, a Unity interview on platform partnerships such as Facebook, an IGF booth hijacking, and the IGDA's response to its controversial party mark Day 4 of GDC 2013 news coverage.
March 29, 2013
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Interview: Epic goes all-in on HTML5 with UE4 support
Tim Sweeney and Mark Rein sit down with us during GDC to talk about what HTML5 support means for Epic, where the platform is going, and whether rich browser games could be threatening to hardware makers.
March 29, 2013
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Big ideas in short spurts at GDC's microtalks
GDC's microtalks gamify the idea of a discussion panel by offering ten panelists a little under 7 minutes to express their big ideas as quickly as possible. We rounded up as much as we could and reproduced them here.
March 29, 2013
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A bit of Kickstarter, a bit of zombies, more on hugging games
The Official GDC Podcast crew tackles the big topics: Kickstarter, diversity, the challenges in writing for interactive media, the universality of zombies, hugs (again), schedule highlights and how to be disturbing.
March 29, 2013
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Linden's Short: Ask yourself if your work is truthful
Authenticity matters and games creators should ensure their work is truthful, says Linden Lab's Emily Short, who's moved by the trend of individual authenticity she's observed at this year's GDC.
March 29, 2013
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Jade Raymond's been thinking about the future of AAA games
Triple-A games seem to be destined to become bigger and more expensive. But Ubisoft Toronto managing director Jade Raymond tells Gamasutra triple-A developers need to consider other measures in order to remain relevant.
March 29, 2013
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IGDA's official response to its controversial GDC party
"One of the core values of the IGDA is encouraging inclusion and diversity. Obviously we need to be more vigilant in our efforts," read a statement following backlash against a party that featured "scantily-clad female dancers."
March 28, 2013
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Jason Rohrer wins GDC's last ever Game Design Challenge
Independent game designer Jason Rohrer won the tenth and final Game Design Challenge Championship at this year's GDC. The theme of this year's challenge was 'Humanity's Last Game.'
March 28, 2013
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Let's talk about indies, narrative and hugging
What we can do with $20, tiny games, two-player games, making people attractive, game narrative, getting jobs, hugging games and depression. It's all right here on the Official GDC Podcast.
March 28, 2013