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Video Game Deep Cuts: That Yuppie Psycho, Thomas The Tank Engine  
by Gamasutra Staff [05.10.19]
This week's roundup includes the odd & striking Yuppie Psycho, an exploration of why Thomas The Tank Engine keeps getting modded into so many games, plus looks at Mordhau, Sable, Vader Immortal & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video: A behind-the-scenes look at how Subnautica was made  
by Staff [05.10.19]
In this insightful GDC 2019 postmortem Unknown Worlds Entertainment's Jonas Boetel explains how open development saved the studio's hit underwater survival game Subnautica.
Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Video, Vault
Video: The Lemmings Classic Game Postmortem  
by Staff [05.09.19]
In this GDC 2019 presentation Lemmings co-creator Mike Dailly discusses the creation of the seminal DMA Design puzzle-platform game starring those allegedly suicidal rodents
Console/PC, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Video, Vault
Blog: A mini-postmortem of the hero theme  
by Gamasutra Community [05.08.19]
Composer Winifred Phillips presents a mini-postmortem on the evolution of a single melodic theme -- first composed for EA's Spore Hero, and eventually appearing in a trailer for Avengers: Endgame.
Audio, Production
Blog: Creating music and SFX for games 2
by Gamasutra Community [05.07.19]
How the team at Knockback Games designs and produces the audio for its games.
Console/PC, Audio
Video Game Deep Cuts: Type Dreams, Death Punch Nightmares  
by Gamasutra Staff [05.05.19]
This week's roundup includes a look at the Cart Life creator's Victorian typing follow-up, the primal rage of One Finger Death Punch 2, developer pets in video games & lots more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video: The Paperboy Classic Game Postmortem  
by Staff [05.01.19]
At GDC 2019 veteran game maker John Salwitz (Paperboy, Rampart, Klax) delivers a fantastic postmortem of Atari's 1985 arcade classic Paperboy!
Console/PC, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Video, Vault
Video Game Deep Cuts: Gone for Days, Leaked ROMs for Fortnites  
by Gamasutra Staff [04.29.19]
This week's roundup includes a look at Days Gone, a unique story of an Atari arcade game 'leaked', Fortnite's unpalatable dev crunch, parallax in games, Mortal Kombat 11's grindy glories, & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
XRDC returns this October, so now's the time to pitch your great AR/VR talks!  
by Staff [04.23.19]
There's no better place to be if you want to check out the latest AR/VR tech while sharing knowledge with your peers -- and now's the time to submit your pitches for talks!
VR, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, XRDC
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Panzer At Heaven's Vault  
by Gamasutra Staff [04.21.19]
This week's roundup includes a Panzer Dragoon series classic postmortem, impressions of the eagerly awaited Heaven's Vault, as well as secret MMO servers, homebrew Game Boy Games & the return of D&D.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Blog: Discussing the ins and outs of composing for games at the Library of Congress 2
by Gamasutra Community [04.19.19]
Composer Winifred Phillips shares a transcript from the Q&A session that followed her lecture at the Library of Congress, the very first video game composition lecture given at the establishment.
Audio
Don't Miss: Creating believable crowds in Planet Coaster 3
by Staff [04.08.19]
"10,000 guests was what we targeted, and simulating each seemed like a challenge. This was where using flow/potential fields became very appealing." - Owen McCarthy, principal programmer at Frontier.
Console/PC, Programming, Art, Audio, Design
Video Game Deep Cuts: Risking Rain With A Lego Meat Boy  
by Gamasutra Staff [04.07.19]
This week's roundup includes the smash success of indie sequel Risk of Rain 2, a fascinating new Lego coding toy, and what's up with the new Super Meat Boy game, plus lots more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Frictional Games is hiring an Audio Lead/Sound Designer  
by Staff [04.04.19]
The Frictional Games team is looking for a Europe-based developer to create lovingly designed, eerie, and memorable soundscapes on par with Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA.
Audio, Recruitment
Video Game Deep Cuts: A is for Apple Arcade, B is for rolling bones? 1
by Gamasutra staff [03.29.19]
This week's roundup includes a look at the Apple Arcade announcement, an intriguing video on how the Mongolian steppes do gaming, plus pieces on Sekiro, clicker games, AR, video game folklorists.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Catch up on Gamasutra's extensive GDC 2019 coverage! 3
by Staff [03.25.19]
GDC 2019 may be in the books, but you can catch Gamasutra's coverage from last week right here, from details on Google Stadia to brilliant talks on game design to interviews from game industry luminaries plus all the news you can use.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, GDC
GDC 2019 is this week! Follow Gamasutra's coverage here  
by Staff [03.18.19]
Gamasutra is on-site at GDC 2019 in San Francisco this week! Follow our coverage at our dedicated event page.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Flappy Division Bell Is Ringing  
by Gamasutra Staff [03.18.19]
This week's highlights include a look at Flappy Bird's effect on the indie game scene, The Division 2's politics (or lack there-of), info on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite & Days Gone & more.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Follow Gamasutra's GDC 2019 coverage right here!  
by Staff [03.14.19]
GDC 2019 is just around the corner! You can follow along with up-to-the-minute news and interviews from the show all next week on this dedicated live coverage page...
VR, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Blog: How music enhances virtual presence  
by Gamasutra Community [03.12.19]
Game composer Winifred Phillips shares preparatory research from two of her upcoming lectures.
Audio, Design