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Gamasutra's Best of 2019: The top 10 games of the year  
by Staff [01.03.20]
2019 was an incredible year for games--a year so flush with work worth celebrating that it will surely be remembered for years to come.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Gamasutra's Best of 2019: Kris Graft's top 10 games  
by Kris Graft [01.02.20]
2019 was a really good year for games. Exceptional. Maybe the best ever. I've said similar things about previous years, but now (I promise) I mean it.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video Game Deep Cuts: Anchors, Glitches & Unknown Pleasures  
by Gamasutra Staff [12.28.19]
The latest link round-up includes pieces on your game's 'anchor' (as opposed to hook), the best game glitches of the year, and the original Wolfenstein's creator, as well as more year/decade round-ups.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Gamasutra's Best of 2019: Katherine Cross' Top 5 Games  
by Katherine Cross [12.23.19]
Video games had an incredibly strong year, casting a bright spotlight on some genuine artistic beauty amidst a burning world.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video Game Deep Cuts: 2019's Best Best Best Best & Other Animals  
by Gamasutra Staff [12.21.19]
The latest highlights include yet more best-of lists, both for 2019 and for the whole decade - as well as neat pieces on hypercasual, Trico, video game cookbooks, creepy collectibles, & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video: Crafting the unsettling sounds of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard  
by Staff [12.20.19]
In this 2017 GDC session, Capcom's Kenji Kojima, Akiyuki Morimoto and Ken Usami discuss their methods to create realistic high-quality sound during the production of Resident Evil 7.
Console/PC, Audio, Video, Vault
Video Game Deep Cuts: (More Of) The Best Games Of 2019 1
by Gamasutra Staff [12.15.19]
The latest highlights include varied articles counting down the best games of 2019, as well as pieces on Roblox culture, pop-up arcades, Pokemon NPC fashion, and a great deal more besides.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Wevr is hiring an Audio Designer / Implementer  
by Staff [12.12.19]
We have an exciting, groundbreaking, multiplayer, story driven VR project in the works and are looking for an Audio Designer / Implementer with strong UE4 experience to join our team in Venice, California.
Audio, Recruitment
Blog: Getting your big break as a game composer (2020 edition)  
by Gamasutra Community [12.11.19]
Game composer Winifred Phillips discusses ways for new composers to get their first game gig, including advice on the effectiveness of demo reels, networking tips, and a discussion of middleware.
Audio, Business/Marketing
Catch a Classic Game Postmortem of FMV chiller 7th Guest at GDC!  
by Staff [12.10.19]
GDC organizers are excited to welcome some of the original development team to GDC 2020 in March for a special Classic Game Postmortem of their influential '90s FMV horror game The 7th Guest!
Console/PC, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, History, GDC
Behind the ingenious audio design of action RPG classic Diablo II  
by Gamasutra Community [12.10.19]
Diablo 2's audio team reflects on the game's soundscape in this excerpt from David L. Craddock's book Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II - Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels.
Audio, Design
Video Game Deep Cuts: PlayStation's 25th, Top Games Of 2019 1
by Gamasutra Staff [12.08.19]
This week's roundup includes the PlayStation's 25th anniversary, multiple new 2019 'best of' game lists, and great articles on Katana Zero, Shovel Knight, Knights Of The Old Republic modders & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video: Rare's classic postmortem of GoldenEye 007 for the N64  
by Staff [12.06.19]
In this 2012 GDC Europe Talk, Martin Hollis shares how his team created GoldenEye 007, the biggest Nintendo 64 release that wasn't a Mario game. 
Console/PC, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, History, Video, Vault
Composing a soundtrack to match the intimate game design of Telling Lies  
by Jay Castello [12.03.19]
Accompanying the intimate game design of Sam Barlow's Telling Lies is the striking score by Nainita Desai. Here she explains in detail how she composed music that complements the game's characters, their personalities, and their situations.
Indie, Audio
Video Game Deep Cuts: From Shenmue 3 To Super Mario Poetry  
by Gamasutra Staff [11.30.19]
This week's roundup includes a look at the long, long-awaited Shenmue 3, a book of poetry about Super Mario World, loneliness in games, Disco Elysium, Vader Immortal, & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video Game Deep Cuts: Half-Life: Alyx On Planet Stadia Zoo  
by Gamasutra Staff [11.24.19]
This week's roundup includes a video & other notes on VR surprise Half-Life: Alyx, some very odd economy-related shenanigans in Planet Zoo, plus Apple Arcade games you missed, & lots more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Catch a truly Classic Game Postmortem of Star Wars Galaxies at GDC 2020!  
by Staff [11.21.19]
Leading devs Raph Koster and Rich Vogel will be presenting a Star Wars Galaxies Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2020 in March that promises to reveal insightful stories and key lessons learned.
Social/Online, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
Smash Bros, Death Stranding among GOTY nominees for The Game Awards 2019  
by Alissa McAloon [11.19.19]
The folks behind The Game Awards have laid out the yearly show’s 2019 nominees, with games like Death Stranding and Control grabbing nominations across several categories, including as potential Game of the Year.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production
Don't Miss: The secrets of great voice acting 5
by Alex Wawro [11.18.19]
Gamasutra speaks to voice director, consultant and game industry veteran Khris Brown to better understand how high-quality voicework in games comes together from a developer perspective.
Console/PC, Indie, Audio, Design, Production
Please welcome your juries for the IGF 2020 Audio, Design, and Nuovo awards!  
by Staff [11.18.19]
A diverse group of developers and industry professionals make up the juries of the GDC 2020 Independent Games Festival, and they'll soon decide the finalists for next year's awards!
Indie, Audio, Design, IGF