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Reactive game dev: How Serious Sam 4 became The Talos Principle
Croteam kicks off the GDC 2015 Independent Games Summit with a talk on how the Serious Sam studio taught itself a new way to make games as it embarked on its first puzzle game: The Talos Principle.
March 2, 2015
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Exploring what it takes to make a funny game
Why is comedy in games so rare -- and so hard to get right? Developer Zoe Quinn took the stage at GDC today to explore the topic and offer fellow developers a few potential ways to make funny games.
March 2, 2015
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Unreal Engine 4 is now free-to-download for everyone
You'll still pay a royalty on any commercial projects you make, but say goodbye to subscription fees -- the popular engine is now completely free to try.
March 2, 2015
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Narrative and design insights from 80 Days' writing lead
At GDC 2015, Meg Jayanth, lead writer of acclaimed mobile adventure game 80 Days, shared insights into how the team at Inkle created a deeply narrative, highly nonlinear and satisfying story.
March 2, 2015
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What to do before you start building a free-to-play game
Ethan Levy explores better ways to design F2P games and reminds F2P developers to be as rigorous in their business design as their are about their game design.
March 2, 2015
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Catch Epic's Tim Sweeney and Xbox chief Phil Spencer at GDC
Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney and Xbox frontman Phil Spencer are just two of the can't-miss speakers that will be delivering sponsored talks at GDC 2015 next week.
Feb. 27, 2015
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Don't miss these standout talks during the eight GDC 2015 Summits
As everyone prepares for the big show next week, GDC 2015 officials take a moment to highlight some of the most interesting can't-miss Summit sessions at this year's conference.
Feb. 27, 2015
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Tim Schafer and Nathan Vella host next week's GDC and IGF awards
Double Fine's Tim Schafer is set to host this year's 15th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC 2015, while Capy's Nathan Vella returns to host the 17th annual Independent Games Festival awards.
Feb. 27, 2015
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Make room in your GDC 2015 schedule for these standout talks
As everyone finalizes their GDC 2015 conference schedules, we'd like to take a moment to highlight some standout sessions that you should keep on your radar.
Feb. 26, 2015
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These are your GDC 2015 Game Narrative poster session winners
Organizers of GDC and the Game Narrative Summit are happy to announce the 2015 Student Narrative Analysis Competition winners, who all receive passes to this year's March conference.
Feb. 25, 2015
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Learn how roguelike design can level up your game at GDC 2015
At GDC 2015 next week, Riot Games VP of Game Design Tom Caldwell will break down what the League of Legends company has learned about roguelike appeal in its game design R&D work.
Feb. 25, 2015
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GDC 2015: Don't miss these standout Summit sessions 2
The 2015 Game Developers Conference is next week! Today, show officials are highlighting a few more noteworthy Summit sessions that you should keep on your radar as you prepare for the show.
Feb. 24, 2015