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Upping The Craft: Susan O'Connor On Games Writing
by Christian Nutt
[11.20.09]
Veteran video game writer Susan O'Connor (BioShock, Far Cry 2) believes that there's a lot of room to improve the writing in games, and talks to Gamasutra about narrative ways to engage the player, alongside the philosophy and craft of storytelling.
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Game Design, Interview
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Reflecting On Uncharted 2: How They Did It
by Kris Graft
[11.13.09]
As Uncharted 2 tops U.S. console retail charts, Gamasutra sits down with Naughty Dog's lead designer on the project, Neil Druckmann, looking back over the sequel's creation, polishing,character honing, plotting, and more.
[5]
Game Design, Production, Interview
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The Tiger And The Spider: From AAA To App Store
by Christian Nutt
[11.11.09]
Tiger Style co-founders Randy Smith and David Kalina talk to Gamasutra on their successful iPhone title Spider, the state of the fast-moving App Store, what it means to be be transitioning from a big studio developer into a world of high-pressure, low-overhead game development.
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Business, Game Design, Interview
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Gamasutra Versus Capcom: The Tatsunoko Interview
by Christian Nutt
[11.09.09]
Capcom has chosen to revitalize its Versus fighting game series in the form of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, and Gamasutra sits down with the game's producer Ryota Niitsuma to discuss its Wii-exclusive genesis, how the project got started, and more.
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Business, Game Design, Interview
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On Bringing Modern Warfare 2 To Life
by Chris Remo
[11.06.09]
Gamasutra sits down with Joel Emslie, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's lead character artist, to discuss the processes by which the most respected name in war games gets its considerable visual punch.
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Game Design, Visual Art, Interview
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Building Social Success: Zynga's Perspective
by Christian Nutt
[11.04.09]
Zynga's business development VP Hugh de Loayza talks in detail to Gamasutra about not just what makes social games successful, but why developers like Brian Reynolds, who left Big Huge Games for Zynga, are attracted to the social games space -- besides the potential profits.
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Business, Game Design, Interview
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Valve's Writers And The Creative Process
by Kris Graft
[11.02.09]
In a rare interview, Valve writing lynchpins Marc Laidlaw and Eric Wolpaw talk in-depth on the narrative structure and pithy quips behind critically feted games like Half-Life 2, Portal, and Left 4 Dead 2.
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Business, Game Design, Visual Art, Interview
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Sony's Software Strategy: Shuhei Yoshida Speaks
by Thomas Puha
[10.30.09]
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shu Yoshida took over from Phil Harrison last year with a strong mandate -- Gamasutra talks to him about strategies for the motion controller, relationships with third parties, changing attitudes for PSP game support, and much more.
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Business, Game Design, Interview
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Ancients Reborn: Launching League of Legends
by Chris Remo
[10.28.09]
As Riot Games' League Of Legends launches, Gamasutra talks to co-founder and president Marc Merrill and lead creative designer Shawn Carnes on the company's business model, usability concerns, breaking free of the grip of publishers, and more.
[4]
Business, Game Design, Interview
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