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The Making of GDC: What are Community Spaces, anyway??
 
by Staff
[02.19.19]
In this "Making of GDC" blog post, GM Katie Stern opens up about the process of establishing "Community Spaces" at GDC, and what organizers are doing to help attendees find their place at the show.
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Watch GDC 2019 speakers (try to) pitch their talks to you in 60 seconds or less!
 
by Staff
[02.15.19]
Produced for the fourth year running, these 'Flash Forward' videos are always great encapsulations of what makes GDC talks great: they're fun, lovable, and surprisingly informative!
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Apex Legends
already beat
Fortnite
's single-day viewership record on Twitch
 
by Alissa McAloon
[02.14.19]
Respawn's free-to-play battle royale game Apex Legends clocked 8.28 million hours of Twitch viewership on February 12, just 8 days after the game first launched
Social/Online
Organizers of unsanctioned
Fortnite
festival facing lawsuit from Epic Games
 
by Alissa McAloon
[02.19.19]
Epic Games has issued a claim against Exciting Events, the organizers of a recent and unsanctioned Fortnite festival hosted in the UK over the weekend.
Social/Online
Tencent introduces streaming rules to stay on the up-and-up with Chinese law
 
by Alissa McAloon
[02.19.19]
Tencent has announced a handful of rules for streamers playing Tencent games, a move that aims to keep the company on the right side of Chinese regulations that recently went into effect.
Social/Online
Wizards of the Coast shares community-building tips at GDC 2019!
 
by Staff
[02.18.19]
Come to GDC 2019 and learn how to more effectively build communities for your games and market your brand on a variety of platforms, direct from the Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons people!
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Video Game Deep Cuts: A Romance Crackdown, Wu-Tang Style
 
by Gamasutra Staff
[02.17.19]
This week's highlights include a piece on Chinese romance games for women, new titles from
Crackdown 3
through
Metro Exodus
to
Anthem
, and the weird history that led to the Wu-Tang fighting game.
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Oxford study finds no link between violent video games and teen aggression
 
by Alissa McAloon
[02.15.19]
The study looked at data surrounding British teens and notes that, unlike previous research into the potential link, the hypothesis, methods, and analysis technique were publicly registered ahead of the actual research.
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A Beginner's Guide to User Testing
 
by
Janessa Olson
[02.19.19]
User testing is putting a product in front of a human (ideally someone who would be a potential user of the product) and watching them interact with it. By the end of this article, you'll know how to get out there and quickly test products of your own.
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Video Game Deep Cuts: A Romance Crackdown, Wu-Tang Style
 
by
Simon Carless
[02.17.19]
This week's highlights include a piece on Chinese romance games for women, a look at a multitude of new titles - from Crackdown 3 through Metro Exodus to Anthem, and the weird history that led to the Wu-Tang fighting game.
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Can states tax violent video games?
 
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[02.15.19]
Recently, a lawmaker in Pennsylvania proposed a law to tax the sale of video games rated M or AO by ESRB at 10%. Can states legally do this?
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Kliuless #23: Company Strategy & Ownership Model
 
by
Kenneth Liu
[02.14.19]
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
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Publishing 102 - How to Find the Best Game Publisher for You
 
by
David Logan
[02.11.19]
Join CEO of Akupara Games, David Logan, as he continues his Publishing series. Look into the topics you will want to think about when it comes to finding publishers to talk with.
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Curriculum Associates — San Francisco, California, United States
[02.15.19]
Senior Software Engineer - Learning Games (Unity)
Wizards of the Coast — Renton, Washington, United States
[02.13.19]
Sr Software Engineer
Sr Software Engineer
Wizards of the Coast — Renton, Washington, United States
[02.13.19]
Lead Software Engineer
Lead Software Engineer
FoxNExt Games — San Jose, California, United States
[02.13.19]
Senior Narrative Designer
innogames — Hamburg, Germany
[01.30.19]
Community Manager for Forge of Empires (inhouse)
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