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Ninja Theory's tips for surviving and thriving as a 'AAA indie'
Ninja Theory Tameem Antoinades offers an update at GDC Europe on how the studio is developing Hellblade with a 15-man team, and offer tips for fellow devs on making indie games with AAA polish.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Women in the game industry share stories of improving diversity
A panel of women from companies like King, NaturalMotion and Gameloft came together at GDC Europe today to share their experiences as women in the industry and offer advice for increasing diversity.
Aug. 4, 2015
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Valve shares advice on designing great VR game interactions
At GDC Europe today, Valve's Yasser Malaika shared some key lessons learned about how to make great VR game interactions by both Valve's own devs and external dev partners like Owlchemy Labs.
Aug. 4, 2015
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How CD Projekt Red made crafting work with Witcher 3's dynamic economy
At GDC Europe, CDPR's Matthew Steinke offers a behind-the-scenes look at how he led design of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's crafting system and how he made it play nice with the game's dynamic economy.
Aug. 3, 2015
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Key takeaways from Epic's open development of Unreal Tournament
Senior designer Jim Brown took the stage at GDC Europe today to talk about some of the lessons the Unreal Tournament team has learned about open development and turning players into contributors.
Aug. 3, 2015
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Cat and mouse: How Bohemia bags cheaters in DayZ
After studying them intently for some time, DayZ associate producer Eugen Harton shares lessons learned on how to detect and combat cheaters in your own game.
Aug. 3, 2015
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Advice on making believable VR games, from a Sony Morpheus dev
At GDC Europe today, SCEE's John Foster shared advice for fellow devs on making believable, enjoyable VR games based on his experiences crafting Project Morpheus demos like The London Heist.
Aug. 3, 2015
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2016 Independent Games Festival opens call for submissions
Submissions are now officially open for the 2016 Independent Games Festival, the signature competition for indie games, to be held for its 18th year during GDC 2016 in San Francisco next March.
July 31, 2015
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GDC 2016 opens call for papers, welcomes new board member Amy Hennig
Heads up game devs: GDC 2016 officials have opened the Call for Papers, running until August 27th, and added new advisory board member Amy Hennig.
July 30, 2015
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New VRDC virtual reality conference will debut at GDC 2016
Game Developers Conference officials are proud to debut a new standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) that will take place March 14th and 15th in San Francisco alongside GDC 2016.
July 30, 2015
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Reminder: GDC Europe online registration closes today
With less than 24 hours left until online registration closes today, July 29th at Midnight UTC, GDC Europe organizers are showcasing a round of conference highlights.
July 29, 2015
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GDC Europe EIGS Roundtable: What's the state of European indie dev?
A few of the judges behind next week's second annual European Innovative Games Showcase at GDC Europe sit down to talk about what matters to European indie game makers.
July 28, 2015