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Q&A: Keeping up with hit mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood Exclusive 1
by Alex Wawro [07.24.14]
Kim Kardashian has conquered everything from cable TV to bottled water with some stupendous branding tactics. Now, the branding maven can add the iOS App Store to her list of conquests.
Business/Marketing, Design, Smartphone/Tablet, Exclusive
GDC Europe debuts sponsored sessions and a full Amazon dev day  
by GDC Staff [07.24.14]
GDC Europe 2014 organizers highlight a day-long sponsored developer day from Amazon and great sponsored sessions from Microsoft, Google, Epic and more.
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, GDC Europe
Q&A: Jonatan Van Hove launches GDC Europe's first innovation showcase  
by GDC Staff [07.23.14]
Van Hove shares his experience as a European indie developer and his inspiration for working to establish the first-ever European Innovative Games Showcase at GDC Europe 2014 this August.
Design, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Smartphone/Tablet, GDC Europe
Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. average Exclusive 51
by Kris Graft [07.22.14]
The gender pay gap is once again a hot topic in the world of U.S. politics, and in the world of video game development, the issue has reared its head.
Audio, Exclusive, Smartphone/Tablet, Social/Online, Indie, Console/PC, Art, Production, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing
Microsoft CEO Nadella sticks by Xbox, citing bigger opportunities 12
by Christian Nutt [07.22.14]
CEO Satya Nadella plans to continue to back Xbox because of the prominence of games in today's software ecosystem, saying, "gaming is the largest digital life category in a mobile-first, cloud-first world."
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet
EA sees profits rise on the back of strong packaged game sales 1
by Alex Wawro [07.22.14]
The company is reporting modest growth in both revenue and profits as sales of packaged games like EA Sports UFC overtake digital for the first time in months.
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet
Game Developer Salary Survey 2014: The results are in! Exclusive 60
by Kris Graft [07.22.14]
Gamasutra recently polled over 4,000 game developers worldwide, asking them the question: How much money did you make?
Audio, Exclusive, Smartphone/Tablet, Social/Online, Indie, Console/PC, Art, Production, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing
Nvidia's new Shield tablet is hardwired to stream games to Twitch  
by Alex Wawro [07.22.14]
The 8-inch Android device that's being sold as a means of playing both mobile and streamed PC games in the traditional way -- in front of a live audience on Twitch.
Business/Marketing, Design, Smartphone/Tablet

arrowSmartphone/Tablet Games Features
Sponsored: 'Sweat, Swearing and Tears' - A new documentary series on indie game developers 7
by Jocelyn Moffatt [07.07.14]
Patrick Haynes, Founder and Executive Producer at Fatbelly Productions, speaks about his experience working with Barking Mouse Studio and Autodesk on a new indie game-focused documentary series.
Console/PC, Indie, Sponsored Feature, Smartphone/Tablet, Mobile Games
'Roguelikes': Getting to the heart of the it-genre 18
by Christian Nutt [05.21.14]
Over the last year, the roguelike has become the it-genre. Gamasutra speaks to developers to get to the heart of its appeal.
Business/Marketing, Design, Interview, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet
What's next for Puzzle & Dragons and GungHo? 16
by Christian Nutt [03.28.14]
The president and CEO of GungHo, the studio behind the massive success Puzzle & Dragons, explains his philosophy toward game development, his studio's relationship with Supercell, free-to-play, and more.
Business/Marketing, Design, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Mobile Games
Ethical Free-to-Play Game Design (And Why it Matters) 90
by Greg Costikyan [01.10.14]
Ex-Playdom senior designer and game industry veteran Greg Costikyan takes a hard look at free-to-play design and business practices and urges the industry to change them -- as ethical design will increase long-term value.
Business/Marketing, Design, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet
Best of 2013: Gamasutra's Top Games of the Year 51
by Gamasutra staff [12.23.13]
In 2013, we handled our "Game of the Year" list quite differently. Instead of publishing a single top 10, Gamasutra writers simply picked five games that they loved most in 2013.
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Five nightmares of a modern Game Designer 21
by Svyatoslav Torick [07.22.14]
The Game Designer is the only person who is utterly and completely in charge of the game experience, so to make the impressions seamless and thorough they have to meet compromises and make sacrifices. Here are five basic working issues we experience.
Design, Production, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet
Hover Cabs: porting from PC to Windows Phone 2
by Paolo Gambardella [07.22.14]
When we thought to build Hover Cabs, a casual version of Stress Taxi for PC, the first move was to think in our players.
Design, Smartphone/Tablet
Playing the App Store Lottery: Our first week's sales numbers. 2
by Ryan Leonski [07.22.14]
We just released our first game on mobile. Here's how we did our first week.
Business/Marketing, Indie, Smartphone/Tablet, Mobile Games
EU regulation of free to play games: hot air or hot topic? 1
by Jas Purewal [07.21.14]
Interactive entertainment lawyer Jas Purewal explains the latest moves in the European Union to regulate free to play games and what it does and doesn't mean for Apple, Google and the games industry.
Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Mobile Games
Will that crowdfunded game ever actually ship? 15
by Lars Doucet [07.21.14]
A simple "rule of thumb" for quick "smell-test" risk assessment of crowdfunded game projects.
Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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InnoGames GmbH — Hamburg, Germany
[07.24.14]
Software Developer C++ Mobile (m/f)
Mobile Developer C++ (m/f)
InnoGames GmbH — Hamburg, Germany
[07.24.14]
Software Developer Flash (m/f)
Software Developer Flash (m/f)
Vicarious Visions / Activision — Albany, New York, United States
[07.24.14]
Human Resources Manager
See job description.
Disney Consumer Products — Glendale, California, United States
[07.23.14]
Contract Game Programmer

Telltale Games — San Rafael, California, United States
[07.23.14]
Core Technology – Client Network Engineer
As our Client Network Engineer at Telltale, you will work in a fast-paced and creative environment as the bridge between our online server and core technology groups working to build the next generation of online technology for Telltale’s unique narrative experiences.
Turbine Inc. — Needham, Massachusetts, United States
[07.23.14]
Software Engineer, Mobile
Turbine, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer for its Needham, MA development studio to develop new products for mobile and tablet platforms. In this position, you will have a hands on role in defining and implementing key game systems and features, in collaboration with other software engineers, artists, and game designers. You will be working with a mid-size team of developers to create new products for iconic Warner Bros. intellectual properties. We are looking for candidates with a passion for games and game development.
Big Fish Games — Seattle, Washington, United States
[07.23.14]
Director of Product Management

Petroglyph Games — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
[07.22.14]
Senior Unity Artist

Turbine Inc. — Needham, Massachusetts, United States
[07.22.14]
Cloud Solution Architect
Turbine, a division of WB Games Inc., is seeking a Cloud Solution Architect to work with our operations team to build a best practice, large scale game deployment platform. The Cloud Solution Architect will ensure Turbine’s cloud products maintain the highest level of quality, security, scalability, availability and compliance amidst an environment of rapid change and growth
Big Fish Games — Seattle, Washington, United States
[07.22.14]
Game Engineer