Get a job: Square Enix Montreal and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [08.03.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Square Enix Montreal, Visceral Games Redwood Shores, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Unity releases tool bundle for serious game devs 4
by Eric Caoili [07.31.12]
Game engine maker Unity Technologies has released a new "MS&T Bundle" meant to meet the needs of serious game developers with a single package.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Programming

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Get a job: Sledgehammer Games and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [07.27.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Slant Six Games, Sledgehammer Games, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Get a job: Sega and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [07.20.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Sega of America, Konami Digital Entertainment, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Get a job: LucasArts and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Staff [07.13.12]
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, id, Yager Development, and more.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Gamasutra, Game Career Guide weekend website maintenance  
by Staff [07.13.12]
Gamasutra.com and its sibling site GameCareerGuide.com will be down for three to four hours beginning Saturday, July 14 at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) for planned server maintenance.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing

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Free 2012 Game Career Guide issue available from Game Developer  
by Staff [07.11.12]
The fifth annual Game Career Guide issue of Game Developer is out, featuring beginner-friendly tutorials for Unreal Engine and Source, a postmortem of experimental student game The Snowfield, and more.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Student/Education

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Get a job: Telltale and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [07.06.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Telltale Games, Turtle Rock Studios, Tencent Boston, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Get a job: Visual Concepts and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [06.29.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Visual Conceps, Naked Sky Entertainment, MLB Advanced Media, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Electronic Arts, ESA, and the Institute of Play found new education-focused game lab 6
by Tom Curtis [06.28.12]
The Institute of Play has partnered with Electronic Arts and the Entertainment Software Association, to establish a new game lab focused exclusively on making games for students across the United States.
Console/PC, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Get a job: ArenaNet and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [06.22.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Telltale Games, ArenaNet, Havok, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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Who will be the Michael Moore of serious games? 30
by Leigh Alexander [06.20.12]
EA Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw says games for philanthropy and education can take some lessons from passionate documentaries, and that interactivity offers incredible opportunity to transform ideas.
Console/PC, Serious

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The time is right for socially positive games, says ESA head 4
by Leigh Alexander [06.20.12]
ESA president Mike Gallagher reinforces the organization's commitment to going beyond games for entertainment, and offering advice for those exploring today's plentitude of opportunities for social change games.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Serious, Programming, Design, Production

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Way takes home top award at 2012 Games for Change Festival  
by Tom Curtis [06.20.12]
On Wednesday, the Games for Change organization held its regular awards ceremony at the 9th annual Games for Change Festival in New York, where Coco & Co's unique co-op game Way took home the award for Game of the Year.
Console/PC, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Valve helps educators Teach With Portals 2
by Leigh Alexander [06.20.12]
Valve's Leslie Redd and Yasser Malaika explain how creating Portal 2's Puzzle Maker -- simple tools for complex concepts -- led to classroom opportunities and the new Teach With Portals initiative.
Console/PC, Serious, Programming, Art, Design

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LeapFrog unveils next-gen educational portables  
by Eric Caoili [06.19.12]
Educational toy company LeapFrog has announced two new platforms, the next generation of its LeapPad kid's learning tablet, and a new handheld learning video game system.
Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Business/Marketing

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UKIE polling devs to ensure effective tax breaks for game industry  
by Eric Caoili [06.18.12]
British industry trade body UKIE plans to meet with local developers to gather their opinions on the most effective ways for the government to implement its upcoming game industry tax relief.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing

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Get a job: Lucasfilm and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board  
by Eric Caoili [06.15.12]
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Lucasfilm, Sucker Punch Productions, and others.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

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White House sees video games' social, economic potential 8
by Dennis Scimeca [06.14.12]
"I can tell you the rhetoric around games has changed. Something has shifted," says Constance Steinkuehler Squire, a senior advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Design, Business/Marketing

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Microsoft doctor envisions a future of healthcare through Kinect 5
by Dennis Scimeca, Frank Cifaldi [06.13.12]
Microsoft's motion-sensing Kinect peripheral is primarily used for entertainment, but Microsoft's health director is hoping to see the day when your Xbox can connect you to your doctor.
Console/PC, Serious, Business/Marketing

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