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Submit talks now for VRDC, Summits at GDC 2016!  
by Staff [09.08.15]
The GDC 2016 call for lectures and panels for topic-specific Summits and the all-new Virtual Reality Developers Conference is open now through Friday, October 2nd.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Reminder: GDC 2016 call for submissions closes tomorrow!  
by Staff [08.26.15]
The call for proposals for Main Conference talks, roundtables and panel sessions for the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA ends tomorrow (8/27). Don't miss your deadline!
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
2016 Independent Games Festival opens call for submissions  
by Staff [07.31.15]
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.
Indie, GDC
New VRDC virtual reality conference will debut at GDC 2016  
by Staff [07.30.15]
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.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
GDC 2016 opens call for papers, welcomes new board member Amy Hennig  
by Staff [07.30.15]
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.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Reminder: GDC Europe online registration closes today  
by Staff [07.29.15]
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.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
GDC Europe EIGS Roundtable: What's the state of European indie dev?  
by Staff [07.28.15]
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.
Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
GDC Europe: Wargaming shows you how to succeed with F2P on consoles  
by Staff [07.21.15]
Wargaming shares lessons learned from successfully adapting a F2P PC game to consoles and a leading expert show you how and why to monetize your "play-create-share games" at GDC Europe in Cologne, Germany this August.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
GDC Europe: Turning the tide, hiring more women in the game industry  
by Staff [07.14.15]
GDC Europe 2015 is coming up fast, so conference officials are highlighting two can't-miss Business talks that delve into how you can hire and retain more women -- and use video ads to monetize your best F2P games.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Get practical game career advice from Naughty Dog at GDC Europe  
by Staff [07.09.15]
GDC officials are happy to announce two more exciting talks from industry experts at Naughty Dog and Ico Partners in advance of GDC Europe, which is taking place in Cologne, Germany next month.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
PSA: Today is your last day to save by registering early for GDC Europe  
by Staff [07.08.15]
Game developers, take note: GDC officials would like to remind you that today is the last day you can register early for GDC Europe at a discounted rate, potentially saving yourself up to 200 euros.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Survey: Sweden and the UK are Europe's top game development hubs  
by Staff [07.06.15]
European developers responding to the GDC Europe 2015 State of the Industry survey say Sweden is making the best games in Europe right now, with the UK, Germany and Finland close behind.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Survey: Devs remain unsatisfied with European game dev tax breaks 2
by Staff [07.02.15]
Trends in developer opinion come to light as GDC Europe officials share data on how GDC Europe State of the Industry Survey respondents feel about tax incentives for game development in Europe.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Learn to make great episodic content for your game at GDC Europe  
by Staff [07.02.15]
At GDC Europe in August, developers from Gameloft and Experimental Game GmbH will show you how to reliably produce great content for your game on a weekly or even daily basis.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Production, GDC, GDC Europe
GDC Europe State of the Industry: Devs moving from mobile to PC 1
by Staff [07.01.15]
GDC Europe 2015 officials have released the results of the third annual European State of the Industry Survey, which offers insight into which platforms are most appealing, the perceived value of crowdfunding and what VR means for the industry at large.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Registration is now open for GDC China 2015 in Shanghai  
by Staff [06.10.15]
Registration for GDC China 2015 is now live! Don't miss your chance to reserve a place at the premier game industry event in China, taking place in Shanghai this October.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC China
With Fallout 4 announced, check out how the first one was made  
by Staff [06.03.15]
Bethesda Softworks finally pulled the veil back on Fallout 4, coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Here’s developer Tim Cain talking about creation of 1997's original Fallout.
Console/PC, Video, Vault, GDC
Riot and the makers of Hitman share production tips at GDC Europe  
by Staff [06.02.15]
The developers behind both League of Legends and the upcoming Hitman game will offer practical production advice and behind-the-scenes looks at their work during GDC Europe in Germany this August.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Now that XCOM 2 is announced, watch how 1994's X-COM was made  
by Kris Graft [06.01.15]
Firaxis today confirmed that XCOM 2 is in development, slated to launch in November this year. In the meantime, watch Julian Gollop talk about creating the original X-COM, at GDC 2013.
Design, History, GDC
Come to GDC Europe and learn how Bohemia nabs DayZ cheaters  
by Staff [05.27.15]
Make time to attend GDC Europe 2015 this August and learn how Bohemia Interactive fought back against cheaters during development of its hit Early Access title DayZ.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
PSA: European Innovative Games Showcase submissions close this Friday  
by Staff [05.20.15]
GDC Europe 2015 officials are still seeking submissions to the 2nd annual European Innovative Games Showcase at the Cologne, Germany show this August. You still have time!
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, GDC, GDC Europe
Attend GDC Europe to learn the business of nurturing amateur eSports  
by Staff [05.13.15]
GDC Europe 2015 is just a few months away, and today conference officials are proud to reveal talks focused on the business of nurturing your game's community of players.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Design, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC Europe
Watch your favorite GDC talks now on the new GDC YouTube channel  
by Staff [05.08.15]
Game Developers Conference officials are very excited to announce the launch of an official GDC YouTube channel where you can watch clips of game industry experts sharing knowledge with their peers.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
GDC China 2015 confirms dates and calls for talk submissions  
by Staff [04.08.15]
The call for submissions in Mandarin and English to present talks is now open for the 2015 Game Developers Conference China through May 22nd.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC, GDC China
GDC Europe 2015 call for papers ends soon!  
by Staff [03.27.15]
Game makers, take note: The call for submissions to present lectures and panel sessions at the 2015 Game Developers Conference Europe closes Monday, March 30.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GDC, GDC Europe
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra GDC Podcast #4: Who in the world is 'Richard Lemarchand'?  
by Staff [03.27.15]
Relive GDC 2015 through the magic of podcasting! Special guests include IGDA's Kate Edwards, Harmonix creative director Matt Boch, and an impromptu appearance by a man named Richard Lemarchand.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Podcast, GDC
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra GDC Podcast #3: Talkin' Butt Sniffin' Pugs and more  
by Staff [03.25.15]
Revisit GDC 2015 with our guests including Mike Bithell (Volume) Cliff Harris (Positech), Christy Marx (Zynga), Drew Murray (Insomniac) and a chat about Butt Sniffin' Pugs.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Podcast, GDC
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra GDC Podcast #2: Pork platters and 80 Days  
by Staff [03.12.15]
Guests from Inkle, Unity, Failbetter, and Other Ocean joined Gamasutra and UK radio pros One Life Left for the official GDC 2015 podcast. Topics include: Pork, golf, text game renaissances, and more.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, Design, Business/Marketing, Podcast, GDC
GDC In Pictures: Highlights from GDC 2015 1
by Alex Wawro [03.10.15]
To give you a taste of what it was like to be at GDC 2015, we've taken the liberty of compiling a few highlights from the Official GDC Photostream.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC
GDC reports record-breaking attendance and announces 2016 dates  
by Staff [03.09.15]
Game Developers Conference has set a record for event attendance, with more than 26,000 industry professionals at last week's conference in San Francisco's Moscone Center.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, GDC
Yoichi Wada lays out Shinra's cloud gaming goals Exclusive 2
by Alex Wawro [03.06.15]
Gamasutra talks to Shinra Technologies president Yoichi Wada about what developers need to know about making games for the platform, where it's going, and why he was wrong about the death of consoles.
Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC
'I'm still creative!' - Game industry vets rally against ageism Exclusive 15
by Alex Wawro [03.06.15]
David Mullich and a group of other game industry veterans shared advice on beating ageism in the game industry and offered concrete examples of how our industry can improve today at GDC 2015.
Console/PC, Design, Production, Exclusive, GDC
Women share their #1ReasonToBe in games, in a powerful GDC panel 2
by Simon Parkin [03.06.15]
Eight women received standing ovations after describing their experiences working in the video game industry at the #1ReasonToBe panel at GDC in San Fransisco last night.
Serious, Production, GDC
Warren Robinett reflects on his 'signature' game: Adventure Exclusive 7
by Alex Wawro [03.05.15]
Game industry veteran Warren Robinett reflects on some of the curious challenges he faced in developing Adventure, his seminal Atari 2600 action adventure game, today at GDC 2015.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, GDC
Saving video game history begins right now 7
by Kris Graft [03.05.15]
At Game Developers Conference 2015, Jason Scott, archivist at the Internet Archive, urged developers to start preserving their history immediately.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, History, GDC
How games can shape American culture - and vice versa Exclusive  
by Alex Wawro [03.05.15]
Mushroom 11 developer Julia Keren-Detar gave a brief a history of early American board games today at GDC, and showed how the games we make influence (and are influenced by) culture.
Indie, Design, Exclusive, GDC
'We should have been more audacious' - A Civilization: Beyond Earth retrospective 7
by Simon Parkin [03.05.15]
Firaxis was too concerned about alienating players of previous Civilization games when creating the most recent title in the series, Beyond Earth, the game's lead designers said at GDC 2015 today.
Console/PC, Design, GDC
One Life Left vs. Gamasutra GDC Podcast #1: Pipelines 'n' Tubes Exclusive  
by Staff [03.05.15]
Guests from Naughty Dog, Campo Santo, Vlambeer, Undead Labs, and much more join One Life Left and Gamasutra for fun stuff, smart stuff, and random stuff from GDC 2015.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Podcast, GDC
CryEngine sticking to $9.90 subscription, working hard to improve 5
by Christian Nutt [03.05.15]
Gamasutra speaks to Crytek's director of production, David Bowman, about the company's efforts in the last year to broaden its user-base, improve tools and capabilities, and speak to its community.
Console/PC, Programming, Business/Marketing, GDC
The future of Morpheus, according to Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Exclusive  
by Alex Wawro [03.05.15]
Gamasutra sits down with Shuhei Yoshida, Sony's President of Worldwide Studios, to talk about the state of Project Morpheus and what developers should know about making PlayStation VR games.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC
Being smart, being stupid with Hitman Go's design  
by Kris Graft [03.05.15]
At Game Developers Conference 2015, Daniel Lutz, game director at Square Enix Montreal, explained how designing with constraints in mind helped lead to the success of the stealthy mobile game Hitman Go.
Smartphone/Tablet, Design, GDC
Balance balls make better games? Tips from Swery65 2
by Leigh Alexander [03.04.15]
The always-spirited Swery65 offered a bevy of surprising and insightful development tips on everything from making better motion controls and creating more empathy to getting along with your team.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Production, GDC
Weta Digital, Epic Games, and the future of film, games, and VR 1
by Christian Nutt [03.04.15]
Weta Digital head of R&D; Alisdair Coull and Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri talk about the creation of the Smaug VR demo, the convergence of film and games art, and the opportunity for devs in VR.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, VR, GDC
Carmack's perspective on the future of mobile VR game development Exclusive 5
by Alex Wawro [03.04.15]
Oculus CTO John Carmack spent nearly two hours today speaking to GDC attendees about the ups and downs of mobile VR development, and what developers can do to make better VR games.
Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC
Hands-on: Full-room SteamVR highly-impressive, even as a prototype  
by Kris Graft [03.04.15]
Valve Software was on hand at Game Developers Conference 2015, doing behind-closed-door demos of full-room SteamVR, and even in prototype form, the company's offering is already impressive.
Console/PC, Indie, VR, GDC
How Creative Assembly Brought Fear To Alien: Isolation Exclusive 3
by Simon Parkin [03.04.15]
Alien: Isolation creative director Alistair Hope speaks at GDC 2015 about how Creative Assembly focused on building a horror game, not an action game, through deliberate design choices.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, GDC
Xbox's vision for a cross-platform future 2
by Simon Parkin [03.04.15]
Microsoft plans to create a single, unified platform for game developers with the forthcoming launch of Windows 10, which will have Xbox Live integration to allow for cross-play across devices.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Design, Production, GDC
Epic's Sweeney: Unreal Engine is at the epicenter of a graphics-intense future 10
by Christian Nutt [03.04.15]
At GDC this morning, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney gave a talk that essentially had one main point: As realtime, photorealistic graphics rise in importance, Unreal Engine will be at the forefront of that movement.
Console/PC, Programming, GDC
Unity won't be sold, and is planning for a VR future: John Riccitiello speaks 6
by Christian Nutt [03.04.15]
Unity's CEO holds court with Gamasutra, dismissing the possibility of an acquisition, charting the future of the engine, and talking about what sets the company apart. Oh, and yeah, he talks pricing.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Business/Marketing, GDC
Outer Wilds wins top honors at the 17th annual IGF Awards  
by Staff [03.04.15]
The celestial exploration game netted Team Outer Wilds the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game (and it's accompanying $30,000 cash award) at tonight's 17th annual IGF Awards.
Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, GDC