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Prettying up the Zergling in Starcraft Remastered  
by Bryant Francis [08.18.17]
The Blizzard art team explains how they learned that Zerglings have grubby, horrifying little hands at the end of their spikes.
Console/PC, Art
Gamasutra plays Sonic Mania  
by Bryant Francis [08.18.17]
The Gamasutra editorial crew tries out Sonic Mania to see why game developers are raving about it.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Get a job: Sucker Punch is hiring a Systems Designer  
by Staff [08.18.17]
Looking for a new gig? Sucker Punch Productions is hiring a number of designers, programmers, and artists for its Washington-based game development team.
Design, Recruitment
Twitch's new filtering options are fueled by automatic live video indexing  
by Alissa McAloon [08.18.17]
Twitch has implemented a deep learning-based video indexing platform that filters live gameplay into categories based on in-game factors without any additional input from streamers or staff.
Social/Online
Don't Miss: Painful PR lessons learned on the way to Guacamelee! 1
by Staff [08.18.17]
Developers, how do you best maximize your game's exposure with a limited marketing budget? Drinkbox Studios' (Guacamelee!) Chris McQuinn shares his advice and lessons learned in this GDC 2014 talk.
Indie, Business/Marketing
Give me a break: Atari suing Nestle over alleged Breakout-themed Kit Kat ads 1
by Alissa McAloon [08.18.17]
Atari has filed a federal lawsuit against Nestle, arguing that the candy maker's short-lived Kit Kat: Breakout commercial made unauthorized use of Atari’s classic brick-breaking arcade game, Breakout.
Business/Marketing
We're streaming Sonic Mania today at 3PM EDT  
by Bryant Francis [08.18.17]
We're playing Sonic Mania and talking about what makes it a successful Sonic game at 3PM EDT.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Video
Blog: Understanding decision making using dual-process theory  
by Gamasutra Community [08.18.17]
Making decisions is essential to any game, no matter the genre or target audience. To play a game is to make decisions. While there are many different theories that approach decision making from different angles, I will focus on dual-process thinking.
Design, Production
Blog: Designing our large-scale installation game, Salmon Roll  
by Gamasutra Community [08.18.17]
Salmon Roll is a large-scale installation game for two players that will debut at Play NYC on August 19th. Here's how the game went from brainstorming to nearly finished in a matter of weeks.
Design
How Tencent's latest hit Honour of Kings has divided generations 2
by Chris Kerr [08.18.17]
"If you don’t do real-name verification for your new accounts, the system has no way to know how old you are, so there won’t be any limits."
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing
Blog: Game music system tools and tips 2
by Gamasutra Community [08.18.17]
Several dynamic music systems were presented in the GDC 2017 audio track. In part three of her latest article series, video game composer Winifred Phillips discusses the tools and tips offered in these GDC talks.
Audio, Production
Big Immersive to become dedicated VR and AR publisher  
by Chris Kerr [08.18.17]
Big Immersive has formally announced its arrival to the games industry, and spelled out its desire to become a dedicated VR and AR publisher.
VR, Business/Marketing
Blog: A practical guide to first-person level design 1
by Gamasutra Community [08.18.17]
A guide to help you design better first person levels. "Where to start?" And different notions used in level design explained with practical examples from Mirror's Edge and Bad Company 2.
Design
How small-scale studio Vector Unit optimized for big-scale success  
by Jon Jordan [08.18.17]
A case study of an indie studio. Using its own engine technology, the tiny team at Vector Unit has released 8 titles across nine platforms in the last ten years.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing
Early Access has changed We Happy Few -- and helped the dev quadruple in size  
by Alex Wawro [08.17.17]
"Early access didn't just help shape the overall direction and focus of the game," says Compulsion Games founder Guillaume Provost. "It shaped the very fabric and makeup of our team."
Indie, Business/Marketing
Valve says it's cracking down on big key requests to combat Steam skulduggery 6
by Alex Wawro [08.17.17]
Valve confirms that yes, the company is more closely scrutinizing devs' outsized requests for Steam keys in an effort to combat people using them as "a way to manipulate Steam systems." 
Serious, Business/Marketing
505 signs on to publish OtherSide's upcoming RPG Underworld Ascendant  
by Alex Wawro [08.17.17]
The publisher confirmed today that it intends to publish OtherSide's upcoming spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld, which is expected to ship on PC in the latter half of next year.
Indie, Business/Marketing
Video: Indie dev tips on picking projects, or, 'pro strats for pre-pre-production'  
by Staff [08.17.17]
Finji Games cofounder Adam Saltsman takes the stage at GDC 2016 to give a talk about how to decide what game you should be making before you start.
Indie, Production, Business/Marketing, Video, Vault
Slime Rancher passes 1 million sold  
by Alissa McAloon [08.17.17]
Monomi Park’s plorp-filled adventure has passed 1 million sold (or 4.5 million counting Games with Gold downloads) just weeks after leaving early access.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Visual Concepts is hiring an AI Software Engineer  
by Staff [08.17.17]
Visual Concepts is seeking software engineers with experience in gameplay systems including AI behavior trees and animation control logic.
Programming, Recruitment