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Cloud Chamber: The TV show you play on Steam Exclusive 1
by Mike Rose [04.23.14]
How the heck do you describe Cloud Chamber? Imagine following along with your favorite TV series, and after each episode you're able to jump online, dig deeper into what you watched, and discuss the twists and turns with fellow viewers.
Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
Close encounters with console indie execs, part 1: PlayStation's Adam Boyes Exclusive 1
by Brandon Sheffield [04.23.14]
What are the tastes, backgrounds and game industry experience of some of the biggest decision-makers at major console companies? We find out, starting with PlayStation's Adam Boyes.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Rehearsals and Returns: A game about conversations that'll never take place Exclusive 1
by Mike Rose [04.22.14]
Rehearsals and Returns, from Independent Games Festival 2011 nominee Peter Brinson, plays with the ideas of effort vs. rewards, life, and death.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive, Video
Q&A: How self-publishing brought Age of Wonders 3 back to life Exclusive 2
by Alex Wawro [04.22.14]
In the wake of this fantasy 4X strategy game's remarkable launch, Gamasutra sits down with Age of Wonders 3 lead designer Lennart Sas to find out why the studio waited 11 years to return to its roots.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
Q&A: The weird, wacky success that is Goat Simulator Exclusive 9
by Alex Wawro [04.21.14]
Coffee Stain Studios CEO Anton Westbergh explains how a game that started out as a game jam joke became a real, tangible product, and why game developers should lighten up once in a while.
Console/PC, Indie, Serious, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
'What's the best game dev educational resource you've ever used?' Exclusive 2
by Staff [04.18.14]
There's a lot of great educational resources out there that can help you refine your game development skills -- the trouble is knowing where to look.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
The long, tricky road to release for musical exploration game Fract OSC Exclusive  
by Mike Rose [04.18.14]
Around four years in the making, psychedelic music exploration adventure Fract OSC is finally getting a well-deserved release.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
Meridian: New World is a full-blown classic RTS - made by one person Exclusive 3
by Mike Rose [04.18.14]
When Ede Tarsoly started development of Meridian: New World way back in July 2011, he had a main goal in mind: Create the perfect old-school styled real-time strategy game.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
How did the App Store's first 'Indie Game Showcase' affect game sales? Exclusive 6
by John Polson [04.18.14]
Six of the developers chosen by Device 6 creator Simogo for the App Store's first Indie Game Showcase share their promotional sales data and reflect on its impact.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Understanding the successful relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV Exclusive 10
by Christian Nutt [04.18.14]
Producer and director Naoki Yoshida sits down with Gamasutra for an in-depth interview about why he took on his successful quest to reboot Square Enix's failed MMO into an all-new project.
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Fear and foreboding are design pillars in The Conjuring House Exclusive  
by Kris Graft [04.17.14]
Former Ubisoft Casablanca developers are tackling the survival horror genre with The Conjuring House. One of Rym Games' co-founders tells us how the studio plans to design for fear.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, Video
Glitchspace is a first-person programming game Exclusive 1
by Mike Rose [04.17.14]
I've played pretty much every first-person puzzler under the sun, so it's rare to find a game that really throws me a curveball. Glitchspace is very much that curveball.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
Designing for empathy, with Papo & Yo dev Minority Media Exclusive 4
by Kris Graft [04.17.14]
For Vander Caballero, designer at Papo & Yo developer Minority Media, his style of games may need a label in order order to thrive.
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Choice Chamber an uncommon mix of new ways to fund and play games Exclusive  
by Alex Wawro [04.16.14]
Gamasutra caught up with Mike Molinari to learn more about how the burgeoning notoriety of his Kickstarter campaign for Choice Chamber has affected its development.
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Q&A: Canabalt creator rides the wave of indie publishing, collaboration Exclusive 1
by Mike Rose [04.16.14]
Adam Saltsman has always been a man of many hats, but with his latest venture Finji, an indie game publisher-cum-collaborator, he's now essentially evolved into a human hat stand.
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Crafting To Leave, an autobiographical indie game from Ecuador Exclusive 2
by Alex Wawro [04.14.14]
Upcoming indie puzzle-platformer To Leave was built a team of student developers, and purports to be the first PSN game based on original IP to ever come out of Ecuador.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
But is it hot? Design challenges for sex in games Exclusive 28
by Leigh Alexander [04.14.14]
A panel at Different Games convened designers working on expressing intimacy, sexuality and diversity in games to talk about ways to confront common design challenges, and evolve the role sex plays in games.
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Designer ego vs. player agency in Broforce Exclusive 4
by Mike Rose [04.11.14]
Broforce is out on Steam Early Access, and it's got quite a kick to it. Players are able to destroy anything in each level, and essentially forge their own path through the world.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, Video
Designing the surprise mobile game hit, Monument Valley Exclusive 7
by Kris Graft [04.10.14]
Monument Valley raced to the top of the App Store charts last week, coming virtually out of nowhere. Lead designer Ken Wong tells us about designing a game that stands out from the crowd.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, Design, Exclusive, Video
Ryan Payton and the infinite Republique Exclusive  
by Leigh Alexander [04.09.14]
When Ryan Payton began his $500,000 crowdfunding campaign for an episodic, high-end stealth game for iOS, the market for AAA-like games on iOS, let alone episodic ones, hadn't yet been proven.
Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Art, Design, Exclusive