Here's how much 'whales' spent so far this year 13
by Mike Rose [05.23.13]
The top 1 percent of people spending money on in-app purchases in mobile and web games account for around 33 percent of total spending, according to a new report.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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'This model of game making is so fundamentally broken.' 51
by Kris Ligman [05.22.13]
Following recent layoffs at Trion and his comments that the industry was "fundamentally broken," departed Trion CCO elaborates on his remarks and what the industry needs if it wants to see change.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Production, Business/Marketing

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Video: How League of Legends handles rapid QA cycles  
by GDC Vault Staff [05.22.13]
TVs litter the walls of Riot Games, constantly streaming updates on the current League of Legends build to keep all staff informed and involved. QA senior lead Benjamin Seifert tells us more.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Design, Production, Video

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The problem with investors and game developers 8
by Gamasutra Community [05.22.13]
Charles Huang couldn't get investors interested in RedOctane when Guitar Hero was about to blow up. Has the success of Supercell or Puzzle & Dragons changed anything?
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing

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Opinion: Xbox One is a desperate prayer to stop time 148
by Leigh Alexander [05.21.13]
Microsoft used words like "groundbreaking," "innovative" and "immersive" countless times as it unveiled the Xbox One, but Leigh Alexander argues that all we saw a disconnected prayer to stop time.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

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GDC Europe adds Assassin's Creed III, Daglow, Epic level design talks  
by GDC Staff [05.21.13]
GDC Europe 2013 has added an Assassin's Creed III design keynote, luminary Don Daglow on the 'treasures and traps' of next-gen, and Epic's James Brown on empowering the player in storytelling.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing

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Practical ways to deal with problematic player behavior 7
by Gamasutra Community [05.21.13]
Bad player behavior can ruin games -- but controlling it is a tremendous challenge. This in-depth article explores three avenues to shape it: engineering, education, and enforcement of the rules.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing

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Neverwinter beta exploit leads to server rollback 5
by Kris Ligman [05.20.13]
Following a devastating currency exploit affecting Neverwinter's in-game economy over the weekend, the MMO's developers elected to roll back its servers.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Business/Marketing

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Gamasutra blog guidelines: Updated, open for discussion 13
by Staff [05.20.13]
Want to know more about blogging on Gamasutra? Check out the site's new, revised blog guidelines. If you have any questions or comments, editor Christian Nutt is there to answer them.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing

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What can Big Data do for games? 4
by Gamasutra Community [05.20.13]
You can gather tremendous amounts of data these days -- but what can game developers do with it? University professor Dana Ruggiero explains.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing

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Video: GDC's weird and wild Experimental Gameplay Workshop  
by GDC Vault Staff [05.20.13]
Over 20 demos of innovative game designs from Jason Rohrer, Brenda Romero, Emily Short, and more were on display during the 11th annual Experimental Gameplay Workshop.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Video

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New layoffs reach Trion 18
by Kris Ligman [05.17.13]
Trion Worlds has confirmed for Gamasutra that it has laid off yet more of its workforce. Several teams have been dramatically reduced, with Trion's Defiance team said to be "obliterated."
Console/PC, Social/Online, Business/Marketing

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Video: Curating the do-it-yourself revolution 2
by GDC Vault Staff [05.17.13]
Developers Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon) and Porpentine (Howling Dogs) highlight innovative games from 2012 and call for other developers to join in the curation.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Art, Design, Video

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Get a job: Cryptic Studios seeks multiple programmers  
by Kris Ligman [05.17.13]
"Cryptic Studios is a leading developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games. We are currently looking for full-time Programmers. Multiple positions available!"
Console/PC, Social/Online, Programming, Recruitment

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Building a games-as-a-service studio from the ground up 12
by Gamasutra Community [05.17.13]
Jeremy Blum tells the story of the founding of New World Interactive, developers of Insurgency, explaining how his background boosted his effort to build a community-focused studio.
Social/Online, Indie, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing

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'Coercive' free-to-play, or treating your players like a disease 41
by Gamasutra Community [05.17.13]
Monetization consultant Ramin Shokrizade explains how many free-to-play games are "coercive" towards players -- and how, inevitably, these business models will stop working.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Design, Business/Marketing

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The $3 million (per day) man 10
by Christian Nutt [05.17.13]
Kazuki Morishita, president of GungHo Online, had the original idea for smash mobile hit, Puzzle & Dragons, which rakes in a reported $3 million each day. Where does GungHo go from here?
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing

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Steam Trading Cards: The next-gen of achievements? 13
by Leigh Alexander [05.17.13]
With Valve's Steam Trading Cards, we glimpse a theory of next generation in-game achievement systems that are meant to motivate play, not just to reward it.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

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Blog: Don't rip off your community 6
by Gamasutra Community [05.17.13]
Raptr CEO Dennis Fong explains how "milking players for cash" isn't the right way to make a profit from games -- when "what’s good for the player is often good for business."
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing

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GDC Europe 2013's first talks feature Broken Age, Remember Me  
by GDC Staff [05.16.13]
GDC Europe 2013's first set of announced talks include lectures on Dontnod's Remember Me, scalability for Double Fine's Broken Age, and insight from streaming game video provider Twitch.tv.
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