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Video Game Deep Cuts: Not For Broadcast, The Longing Of Kirby  
by Gamasutra Staff [03.07.20]
The latest highlights include looks at Not For Broadcast & The Longing, as well as a pretty odd video about Kirby, the history of Iran's game biz, the history of Dropmix, secrets in games, & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Don't Miss: Defining direction, writing, art and music on Yakuza 4  
by Staff [03.04.20]
In this 2011 interview, the developers behind Yakuza 4's art, music, and story talk with Gamasutra about crafting the acclaimed game's ensemble cast, dangerous but exciting environments, and more.
Console/PC, Art, Audio, Design
Video Game Deep Cuts: Speedrunning Cyberpunk 2077's Shadow Dust  
by Gamasutra Staff [03.01.20]
The latest link highlights include a crazy Dark Souls speedrunning exploit, Cyberpunk 2077 from a couple of different angles, the lovely looking new title Luna The Shadow Dust & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Road to the IGF: Ludopium's Vectronom  
by Joel Couture [02.25.20]
Vectronom takes the player onto an ever-moving, puzzling dance floor, tasking them with navigating its shifting path to the beat of electronic tunes.
Audio, Video, IGF
Video Game Deep Cuts: Your World Of Horror's Clockwork God  
by Gamasutra Staff [02.22.20]
Highlights include a raft of new games, from World Of Horror through Lair Of The Clockwork God to Hunt: Showdown and beyond, as well as voxels and Apple Arcade, and an investigative piece on GameStop.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Double Fine, Insomniac, and more are hiring now  
by Staff [02.21.20]
Here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board.
Programming, Art, Audio, Recruitment
Video: Valve's Portal postmortem  
by Staff [02.19.20]
In this 2008 GDC talk, Valve's Kim Swift and Erik Wolpaw expound upon the topic of integrating narrative into the game design of 2007's smash hit Portal.
Console/PC, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Video, Vault
Video Game Deep Cuts: You Got Politics In My Dreams  
by Gamasutra Staff [02.15.20]
The latest highlights include the politics in games discussion re-ignited by Tim Sweeney's DICE comments, the full launch of Media Molecule's Dreams, a look at new games like Wide Ocean Big Jacket, & more besides.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Untitled Goose Game comes out on top at DICE Awards 3
by Kris Graft [02.14.20]
House House's game with the horrible goose won top honors at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas Thursday night, with Control and Death Stranding also winning in multiple categories.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Insomniac Games is hiring an Audio Designer  
by Staff [02.13.20]
Insomniac Games is looking for an audio designer with strong technical skills and Wwise proficiency to create, edit, and implement game-ready audio of the highest quality for AAA projects.
Audio, Design, Recruitment
Don't Miss: How composer Petri Alanko created the otherworldly score for Control 1
by Chris Kerr [02.12.20]
We recently caught up with BAFTA nominated composer, musician, and producer Petri Alanko to learn more about his anomalous approach to audio on Control.
Console/PC, Audio, Production
Blog: Video game composers and the importance of research 1
by Gamasutra Community [02.12.20]
Game composer Winifred Phillips discusses the role of music research in the game music composition process, from the context of her work composing the music for the Sports Scramble VR game.
Audio
Collaborate with friends and meet new ones at these GDC 2020 Community Spaces!  
by Staff [02.10.20]
This year GDC will host four community spaces (Narrative, Design, Audio, and Art), each appointed comfortably with creative aids to help you communicate and collaborate with fellow GDC attendees!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, Audio, Design, GDC
Video Game Deep Cuts: A Pedestrian Mario Paint Pagan  
by Gamasutra Staff [02.08.20]
Latest links include a look at The Pedestrian, the people composing music in Mario Paint, the odd 'dead MMO' setting of PAGAN: Autogeny, streaming legality & Valentine's Day gaming for couples.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video Game Deep Cuts: Kentucky Routes, Savage Planets, Mythic Quests  
by Gamasutra Staff [02.01.20]
The latest highlights include the Kentucky Route Zero ending chapter, the debuts of Journey To The Savage Planet and SpellTower+, and the upcoming game dev-themed TV show from the 'Always Sunny' crew.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video: How Bungie crafted the music of Destiny 2's open world  
by Staff [01.29.20]
In this 2018 GDC session, composer C. Paul Johnson and Bungie's Skye Lewin and Michael Sechrist walk through the process of designing the score and musical approach for open-world shooter Destiny 2.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Audio, Video, Vault
Crunch and 'extended hours' both down in latest IGDA dev satisfaction survey  
by Alissa McAloon [01.29.20]
The IGDA reports inspiring shifts in several common areas of concern, noting positive changes in crunch and diversity from 2017 to 2019.
Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Today's your last day to get your early registration discount for GDC 2020!  
by Staff [01.29.20]
Early registration for the 2020 Game Developers Conference ends Wednesday, January 29th at 11:59 PM Pacific, so take the opportunity to save money on your pass by registering now at a discounted rate!
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Video Game Deep Cuts: Eternal Doom, Temtem Touryst  
by Gamasutra Staff [01.24.20]
The latest highlights include a look at new titles including Doom Eternal, Temtem & The Touryst, as well as pieces about Destiny historians, comedy in games, the state of video games in China, & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video Game Deep Cuts: 2020's Most Exciting, 1983's Most Breakout Games  
by Gamasutra Staff [01.17.20]
The latest highlights include a look at 2020's most anticipated PC games, 1983's 'breakout' game (fine, it's a book excerpt from a 1983 tome about Breakout!), plus looks at Android: Netrunner & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing