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The Devil Is in the Details of Action RPGs - Part One: The Logistics of Loot [2]
 
Xbox LIVE Indie Games at it Again
 
Merging Waterfall and SCRUM [3]
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Road to the IGF: Alexander Bruce's Antichamber Exclusive
image In the latest in our "Road to the IGF" series of interviews with 2012 IGF finalists, Gamasutra speaks with Alexander Bruce about his 2012 IGF Technical Excellence Award nominee Antichamber.
 
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What Nintendo's 2011 sales mean for Wii U, third parties Exclusive
image In his latest Behind the Numbers column, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews looks at what the future holds for Wii U, Nintendo's existing platforms, and third-party publishers by analyzing 2011's DS/3DS/Wii software sales.
 
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Report: iPad 3 announcement expected in March
 
 
Rift heading to China, in 'biggest game deal ever' for a Western MMO
image Gamasutra speaks to Trion CEO Lars Buttler about how Shanda's decision to bring Rift to Chinese audiences is just another step in the company's plans for global domination.
 
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DICE 2012: Culture, pride lead to success at Skyrim maker Bethesda
image Todd Howard, creative director at Skyrim house Bethesda, explained how a strong studio culture breeds success at Wednesday night's Gamasutra-attended DICE Summit keynote.
 
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DICE 2012: Is the publishing model broken?
image "Is the publishing model broken?" That's the question posed during a debate between two prolific games industry analysts at the Gamasutra-attended DICE 2012 in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
 
 
Minecraft, Portal 2 on shortlist for BAFTA's 2011 Game Award
image The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the shortlist for its Game Award 2011, with the likes of Portal 2 and indie behemoth Minecraft up for the award.
 
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Ovelin raises $1.4M for music education games
 
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Cannon Fodder 3 released 17 years after original games
 
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DeNA restructuring leads to Ngmoco layoffs
 
 
Opinion: My game design hat
image In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Nlogn Information's Charilaos Kalogirou shares the ways he had to "improve the fit" of his game design hat while trying to create an approachable and addictive game.
 
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Double Fine launches $400K Kickstarter for Schafer-led adventure game
image Double Fine announced a $400,000 Kickstarter campaign that aims to crowdfund development of an "honest to goodness adventure game." [Update: The company exceeded that funding goal in eight hours].
 
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Gameloft Live app takes on discoverability challenges
image Mobile game publisher Gameloft this week announced a new Android version of its Gameloft Live service, which aims to improve player interaction as well as game discoverability for Gameloft titles.
 
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EA CFO Eric Brown resigns
image Electronic Arts chief financial officer Eric Brown has resigned from his position at the company, Gamasutra has learned, as he takes on a new role at communications company Polycom.
 
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How much do you make? Tell us in Game Developer magazine's annual salary survey
image The editors of Game Developer magazine have invited developers to take part in its annual Salary Survey, which compares salaries and benefits throughout all areas of the video game industry.
 
 
Meet Uggie, Nintendo's official spokesdog
image As part of a new ad campaign, Nintendo has recruited an official canine representative to promote the 3DS release Nintendogs + Cats, as well as the Pearl Pink edition of the portable console.
 
 
Barren January release lineup hindered U.S. game sales, analysts agree
image In anticipation of tomorrow's NPD report on January video game retail sales in the U.S., analyst firm Sterne Agee reported that it expects software sales to decline, thanks to the barren release lineup for the month.
 
 
More than half of American households own a current gen console
image A new survey of the U.S. gaming market finds that roughly 56 percent of American households own a current generation video game console, and 39 percent own some type of iOS device.
 
 
Road to the IGF: Damp Gnat's Wonderputt Exclusive
image As part of our continuing Road to the IGF series, Gamasutra speaks to Damp Gnat's Reece Millidge to learn more about his development background and his latest isometric mini-golf title, Wonderputt.
 
 
Mad Catz reports lowered earnings in quiet third quarter
image Video game accessory maker Mad Catz reported decreased revenues and profits for its fiscal third quarter, citing last year's particularly strong results as the reason for the decline.
 
 
Report: Rising Star absorbs Marvelous USA's publishing branch
image European publisher Rising Star has confirmed that its recently-opened U.S. branch was the result of the company absorbing the North American publishing business for Marvelous Entertainment.
 
 
Gamasutra member blogs: From parenting to body politic
image In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, such as how parents play a game more dangerous than any video game, why remaking humanity in games is "a waste of potential," and more.
 
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Epic, Train2Game to host indie competition based on classic role-playing books
 
 
Top-Grossing Android Games: Updated Smurfs' Village takes on Zynga Poker
image Google's latest North American Android Market game charts by revenue see Zynga Poker and Smurfs' Village leading today's rankings, as Drag Racing and Defender also report top earnings.
 
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The Devil Is in the Details of Action RPGs - Part One: The Logistics of Loot
by Josh Bycer
In this first of several parts aimed at Action RPG design, I examine the use of loot as a motivator.
 
 
Game Usability Testing for Indies: It’s Easier than you Might Think! (Part 1)
by Maria Sifnioti
Tips in doing usability sessions for your mobile game, from our indie studio. This is Part 1 in ...
 
 
What are the top ten features for mobile games?
by Guy Redwood
In just over 10 years mobile gaming has gone from Snake II on a Nokia 3310 to a multi-billion dollar...
 
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A World Without Reckoning
by Eric Schwarz
Kingdoms of Amalur provides players with a huge world to explore, but its sheer scale comes at a...
 
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Merging Waterfall and SCRUM
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How to marry both methods of scheduling and the benefits of doing both
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Game Design Challenge: Let's Get Serious
image GCG has issued its latest Game Design Challenge, this time asking readers to design a "serious game" that somehow benefits the real world.
 
Results From Game Design Challenge: Make An Epilogue
image For the latest Game Design Challenge, GCG asked its readers to design an epilogue to a game of their choosing -- here are the results!
 
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