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!"
Programming, Console/PC, Social/Online, Recruitment

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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.
Business/Marketing, Design, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Exclusive

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'Coercive' free-to-play, or treating your players like a disease 40
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.
Business/Marketing, Design, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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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."
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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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.
Business/Marketing, Design, Programming, Indie, Social/Online

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The $3 million (per day) man 9
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?
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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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.
Design, Art, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Video

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Crytek extends its Warface reach to Japan  
by Mike Rose [05.16.13]
Korean game giant Nexon has signed a deal with Crytek to bring the latter's upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter to PC platforms in Japan.
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Social/Online

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Secrets of Quick Iteration in the Core Social Space 7
by Gabi Shalel [05.13.13]
How do you react to the speed of the mid-core social market -- incorporating ideas from fans and developers while getting updates out there quickly? Total Domination developers Plarium explain.
Design, Production, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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Managing Risk in Video Game Development 7
by Paul Tozour [05.03.13]
How do you best manage risk when creating a game? Using this article and the attached spreadsheet, you can better identify the problem areas in your game and get a sense of whether any decisions you are making actually make business sense.
Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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Behind the Scenes of the Paragon Studios Shutdown 29
by Chris Morris [04.10.13]
The 2004 MMO City of Heroes shut down late last year, but there was an abortive attempt by studio personnel to buy the game from publisher NCsoft and keep it running -- and Gamasutra brings you that story now.
Business/Marketing, Interview, Social/Online

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Winds of Change: Ben Cousins on Today and the Future 18
by Brandon Sheffield [03.15.13]
The big publishers are in danger, the console market is in decline, and the tablet is an ascending game platform -- the evidence is all around you, but infrequently is it presented with such clarity as by Ngmoco's Ben Cousins, studio head of Scattered Entertainment, in this interview.
Business/Marketing, Interview, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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The Language of Monetization Design 20
by Ramin Shokrizade [03.13.13]
Without fully understanding the meaning of terms like "microtransaction" and "pay-to-win," argues monetization design consultant Ramin Shokrizade, you don't have a basis for implementing these models -- and in this paper, he proposes a basic lexicon.
Design, Social/Online

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Speaker for the Data 4
by Dana Ruggiero [05.17.13]
Game researchers seek to understand gaming in multiple contexts using an objective data set. Without access to the big data sets that most game companies, platforms, and ISPs collect we are stymied.
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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All Your Nintendo Let's Plays Are Belong To Nintendo? 100
by Greg Lastowka [05.17.13]
Does Nintendo have the legal right to monetize Let's Play videos on YouTube? That's a tricky question, and it's not just a question of copyright law's fair use doctrine.
Business/Marketing, Social/Online

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Systems of Control in F2P 40
by Ramin Shokrizade [05.16.13]
To better understand current F2P market trends, it is valuable to think about control mechanisms instead of pricing. This paper attempts to explain current marketplace trends and predict where they are going.
Business/Marketing, Social/Online

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Stop baking 3rd party products you don't own or control into your games  
by Ben Lowry [05.16.13]
Backend services have become mandatory and relying on 3rd party services that can stop existing, get banned, not support all platforms equally, and relinquish ownership of data and player's experiences is a mistake we don't have to make.
Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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Developers: Community matters, so stop milking players for cash 6
by Dennis Fong [05.15.13]
Raptr CEO Dennis Fong examines the concept of Community as a Service, where the real key to a successful game is a successful online community. Dennis points to League of Legends, Team Fortress 2 and EVE Online as examples of thriving communities.
Business/Marketing, Design, Production, Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet

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