Not even Apple knows what's inside Curiosity's cube 54
by Leigh Alexander [11.08.12]
Peter Molyneux's mobile experiment Curiosity's seeing a response that overwhelms even him -- and the game's servers. What now? And how many people know what's inside the cube?
Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive

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Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Business  
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.08.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight ten savvy executives, marketers, and other professionals working in the business end of the game industry, helping bring great titles to the market.
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Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Design 3
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.07.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight 14 talented designers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive

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Kim Swift and Airtight Games test out iOS with Pixld 4
by Leigh Alexander [11.07.12]
Now at Airtight Games for three years, Portal and Quantum Conundrum's Kim Swift talks the studio's first mobile foray with Pixld, and being a small team trying out the App Store.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive

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Epic debuts free tool to help artists work with perspective 2
by Tom Curtis [11.06.12]
Epic Games on Tuesday released a free art tool to help game artists and traditional illustrators better understand visual perspective.
Console/PC, Art

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Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Programming 10
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.06.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight seven talented programmers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
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Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Audio 4
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.05.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight four talented composers in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
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Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Art 5
by GD mag, Gamasutra staff [11.05.12]
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight ten talented artists in the game industry who've created outstanding work in the past year, championing the developers who inspire us to do better.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, GD Mag, Art, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive

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Get a job: Bungie and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [11.02.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at LucasArts, Amazon, Bungie, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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How Namco keeps its Tales Of RPG series fresh, 17 years later 7
by Brandon Sheffield [11.02.12]
There has been a bit of a backlash against the old intro cutscene in games. They cost a lot, and players skip them. But Tales of Xillia's producer says they're important incentive for Japanese players.
Console/PC, Art, Production, Exclusive

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Vote for your favorite tools in the 2012 Front Line Awards 4
by Staff [10.31.12]
Game Developer magazine has announced the finalists for the 2012 Front Line Award winners, and inducts Unity into to the Front Line Awards Hall of Fame. Find out how to vote on your favorite tools.
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Apotheon makes ancient art work in a modern game 18
by Eric Caoili [10.29.12]
Apotheon looks nothing like the last game independent developer Alientrap put out, Capsized -- that title inhabited a verdant alien world, lush with detailed hand-drawn illustrations of the planet's exotic flora.
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Exclusive, Video

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Shade 3D, Pingflux providers launch new tools for Unity developers  
by Tom Curtis [10.29.12]
Developers working with the popular Unity Engine now have two more middleware options at their disposal, as the providers of Shade 3D and Pingflux have both launched new tools made specifically for Unity.
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Behind Binding of Isaac's blasphemous success 9
by Staff [10.29.12]
Themes like child abuse and suicide should have relegated Edmund McMillen's The Binding of Isaac to the niche, but it sold a million units anyway. In a Game Developer magazine postmortem, McMillen talks blasphemy and game design.
Indie, GD Mag, Art, Design, Exclusive, GD Mag Exclusive

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GDC 2013 Bosslady Blog: Our GDC Code of Conduct 2
by Meggan Scavio [10.29.12]
In an important Bosslady Blog update for the 2013 cycle, Game Developers Conference events GM Meggan Scavio details and explains the GDC events' official code of conduct.
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Get a job: PopCap and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [10.26.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at PopCap Games, Riot Games, and others.
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Terry Cavanagh and the heart of Super Hexagon 4
by Leigh Alexander [10.25.12]
After defeating Super Hexagon in front of an impressed GameCity audience, Terry Cavanagh talks to Jason Killingsworth about his unique games -- and the ways in which they're personal.
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It takes all kinds: Video game culture's weird identity crisis 43
by Leigh Alexander [10.25.12]
Amid discussions in recent weeks about the role of awards and of the games media alike, Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander wonders why the discussion is so reductive -- and argues that it takes all kinds.
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Obituary: Artist and mentor Joe Skivolocke 2
by Eric Caoili [10.22.12]
Joe Skivolocke, who worked in the game industry for more than 15 years and mentored a number of artists, passed away on Monday after battling heart cancer. He was 44 years old.
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Your game industry in your words, week of October 19  
by Eric Caoili [10.19.12]
Gamasutra highlights choice quotes from industry figures from the past week, including Firaxis' Garth DeAngelis, Funcom's Craig Morrison, Ouya's Julie Uhrman, and many others in this weekly roundup.
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