Video: The double-edged sword of developing Darkest Dungeon as partners Red Hook Studios' Tyler Sigman and Chris Bourassa share crucial lessons learned throughout the development of Darkest Dungeon.

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  Ready at Dawn shuts down Deformers servers Developer Ready at Dawn has officially shut down Deformers servers over a year after launching the multiplayer brawling game. 

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  Epic Games launches new learning platform providing free video tutorials Epic Games announces the launch of Unreal Engine Online Learning, a platform which provides free video tutorials on how to use Unreal Engine 4.

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  Hi-Rez creates 3 new studios to handle Smite, Paladins, and Realm Royale Hi-Rez Studios has created three new subsidiaries, something the company's leadership says will allow it to 'scale multiple games more easily' going forward.

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  Microsoft nabs triple-A talent to bolster its new studio The Initiative Microsoft's new studio, The Initiative, has brought on a handful of fresh hires from various well-established studios including Rockstar, Santa Monica Studio, and Crystal Dynamics.

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  Get a job: Roblox is looking for a Game Networking Engineer Roblox is looking for a dev to develop network communication code that creates a smooth and real-time experience for Roblox players and more as a member of its team in San Mateo.

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6 Don't Miss: Building the new PvE features in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth With the latest expansion now released to the world, take a look back at this 2017 chat about how the expansion aims to help World of Warcraft create new co-operative experiences.

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1 Ex-Naughty Dog dev explores the perks of a studio devoid of 'dedicated management' Former Naughty Dog dev Andrew Maximov offers insight into how teams can function, even thrive, with few managers or producers.

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  Reminder: Thursday is your last day to pitch Main Conference talks for GDC 2019! Heads up, game makers: The last day to pitch talks for the 2019 Game Developers Conference is this Thursday, August 16th -- so get your submissions in now!

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  Visual novel publisher Sekai Project lays off staff The visual novel publisher Sekai Project has laid off an undisclosed portion of its staff as a result of what the company has now described as a necessary restructuring effort.

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  Come to XRDC and see how VR racer Sprint Vector became an eSport! At XRDC in October, Survios senior game designer Andrew Abedian reveals the grassroots evolution of their early speed-running prototype into a pioneer multiplayer title in VR eSports!

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2 Blog: The dangers of the echo chamber effect on game development Today's post looks at the echo chamber effect and how it can hurt your changes of making the best possible version of your video game.

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1 Blog: Design principles as applied to virtual reality Freelance level designer Seth Eden discusses several design principles and looks at how they do or don't apply to virtual reality.

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  EA's chief design officer Patrick Soderlund is stepping down Company CEO Andrew Wilson broke the news in an open letter to employees, and explained Soderlund is departing to "begin a new chapter" later this year.

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  Dear Esther dev The Chinese Room acquired by Sumo Digital Chinese Room co-founder Dan Pinchbeck will be staying on in the role of creative director, while fellow co-founder Jessica Curry will continue her career as an independent composer.

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  Blog: Understanding the relationship between exploration and discovery What is it which fills a game world with wonder? This article examines the relationship between exploration and discovery by analyzing Watch Dogs 2, The Witcher 3, and Breath of the Wild.

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  'Fundamentally we were building an MMO': Designing The Walking Dead AR game The developers of the new augmented reality game The Walking Dead: Our World open up about their experiences designing and building on the cutting edge of AR tech.

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  Video: How Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene went from mod maker to creative director In this GDC 2018 talk, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' Brendan Greene shares his history in games, mod making, and the path he took to become creative director at PUBG Corp.

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2 Blog: The Dream IS the Product One futurist attempts to analyze the expensive investments pouring into companies like Magic Leap.

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  Mobile-focused Tencent is reportedly on the outs with Riot Riot Games' relationship with parent company Tencent Holdings is reportedly on thin ice over declining profits and differences over mobile gaming.

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  Exploring PICO-8 and what makes a design space 'cozy' “Something that a cozy design space is not, or is fighting against, is decision fatigue." PICO-8 creator Joseph White outlines the goals of his fantasy console at Practice 2018.

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2 Games4EU launches, highlights Brexit's negative impact on UK games industry The anti-Brexit organization Games4EU has launched today, campaigning to demonstrate the negative impact leaving the European Union will have on the UK games industry.

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  Get a job: Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore is hiring a Gameplay Engineer Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore is looking for a Gameplay Engineer to code, debug, and manage gameplay systems and more.

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  Devs corroborate claims of sexist culture as Riot looks for way forward After Kotaku's story on a climate of sexism and sexual harassment at Riot Games, more Rioters have shared their experiences, while the company says it's making an outreach effort to former staffers.

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1 Don't Miss: Heartache and compassion in Undertale This excerpt from Gamasutra contributor Joel Couture's eBook, Fallen Down: Heartache and Compassion in Undertale explores designer/composer Toby Fox's unique approach to character design.

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