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2 Blog: How we created a 2D isometric platformer in Unity A way to make a full 2D isometric platformer, an overview of my work on the 2D isometric approach with Unity.

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  Former Twitch exec to lead Madison Square Garden Company's eSports charge The Madison Square Garden Company, the holding company and owner of the famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York, has appointed former Twitch exec Nick Allen as its new vice president of eSports. 

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  HTC promises more VR innovation following $1.1B Google deal HTC is letting some of its talent join Google as part of a $1.1 billion "cooperation agreement" in an effort to expand its smartphone and Vive virtual reality businesses.

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3 Blog: How much does it cost to develop a video game? A recent Kotaku article sparked a discussion about how much it costs to create a game. In this post, I'd like to share my own thoughts and clarify a few things.

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  Classic Postmortem: Firaxis' Civilization V Civ V, released 7 years ago today, has a fascinating backstory. Its design and engineering teams were on separate but simultaneous tracks for the first three years of the four year development process.

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  Report: Buried in the Switch is code to run NES Golf on the date Iwata died Reports and videos suggest there's a version of NES Golf coded into Nintendo's new Switch console, modified to be played with motion controls -- but only on the anniversary of Iwata's passing.

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  In the wake of CSGO Lotto, FTC takes to Twitter to clarify its disclosure policy In a live Twitter Q&A inspired by its recent case against YouTubers who stealthily promoted their own CS:GO gambling site, the FTC lays out how devs and influencers should handle disclosure.

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1 Tips for surviving Early Access from Ark: Survival Evolved's lead designer Now that Ark: Survival Evolved has left Early Access, we talked with Studio Wildcard co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz about what he's learned about this new field of game development.

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  Video: How (and when) to not give up on your game At GDC 207, Brandon Sheffield walks devs through how and why, if you have a game out, you sell it again -- be that to different platform holders, different regions, or even through a different model.

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2 To tackle toxicity, Overwatch now mutes Xbox One players with bad Live rep Shortly after bringing an in-game report feature to console versions of Overwatch, Blizzard is making use of Xbox Live’s built-in reputation future to combat bad behavior.

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  VRDC Speaker Q&A: Adam Orth discusses the importance of creating believable VR spaces Adam Orth discusses the importance of creating believable and immersive VR worlds through 4 unique experiences lenses, products and platforms.

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  Get a job: Be a Design Director at Iron Galaxy Studios The developer behind the Killer Instinct series is looking for an experienced and creative leader to join its studio in the role of Design Director.

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  Crowdfunding platform Patreon secures $60M investment With this additional $60 million under its belt, Patreon has now raised a total of $107 million since first setting up shop in 2013.

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  The iOS 11 App Store update shines the spotlight on games The new store update launched alongside iOS 11 and aims to help developers overcome discoverability issues through the addition of a curated and game-centric storefront.

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  ID@Xbox's Chris Charla offers devs tips on selling their Creators Program games Now that the Xbox Live Creators Program is live, ID@Xbox director Chris Charla shares some tips on how to make sure your self-published game stands out -- in the Xbox Store or anywhere else.

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3 Blog: Understanding the grammar of multiplayer games Multiplayer games that model humans in 3D space use the same elements as real-world sports and playground games. Can we define a grammar that helps us analyze and compare all of these types of games?

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  Chat with Ark: Survival Evolved lead designer Jeremy Stieglitz at 3PM EDT We're chatting with one of the lead designers behind Ark: Survival Evolved today at 3PM EDT.

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1 Blog: Prototyping a dynamic camera system A brief overview of the prototyping process we used to create a dynamic camera in Unity that supports player control, camera physics, and cutscene animation.

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  Blog: The differences between 2D and 3D design There is a pretty big jump between creating work for a 2D composition for a once-off design brief and creating work for virtual reality. This time your audience can literally engage with your work on a previously inconceivable level.

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  EA CEO Andrew Wilson joins Intel's board of directors "His experience leading and growing a global, technology-driven company, Andrew possesses a combination of creativity and business acumen that will further strengthen Intel’s board."

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4 Blog: How to network if you suck at networking Not all of us are natural networkers. If you fall into that category, here are some tips on how to network so you can get your game noticed and hopefully make some great contacts.

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  Super Metroid creator discusses making the leap to SNES To celebrate the launch of the SNES Classic Edition, Nintendo has posted a fascinating interview with Super Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto and composer Kenji Yamamoto.

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12 The state of the VR industry: devs weigh in "This is what happens with every technology. People who don't know anything about that technology overinflate the impact that it's going to have, and then when it comes out they're angry because it didn't meet their expectations."

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  Xbox chief Phil Spencer gets a promotion and a seat at Microsoft's exec table Xbox chief Phil Spencer has been promoted to a new role as Microsoft's executive vice president of gaming, and will have a seat at the table of Microsoft's senior leadership team.

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