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Video Game Deep Cuts: A Romance Crackdown, Wu-Tang Style  
by Gamasutra Staff [02.17.19]
This week's highlights include a piece on Chinese romance games for women, new titles from Crackdown 3 through Metro Exodus to Anthem, and the weird history that led to the Wu-Tang fighting game.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Watch System Era's Brendan Wilson break down the making of Astroneer  
by Bryant Francis [02.15.19]
System Era co-founder Brendan Wilson dropped by the GDC Twitch channel to discuss the making of Astroneer.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Video
Don't Miss: Looking back at Metro: Last Light to explain how tricky 'immersion' can be 55
by Gamasutra Community [02.15.19]
Adrian Chmielarz (Bulletstorm) takes a tour through Metro: Last Light to expose a common way developers try to foster a sense of immersion -- and why they miss the mark.
Console/PC, Design
Peek under the hood of Ubisoft's AI assistant for players at GDC 2019  
by Staff [02.15.19]
Ubisoft has designed its own AI-driven assistant specifically for video game players, and you can get a firsthand look at how it works when you come to GDC 2019 in San Francisco next month!
Console/PC, Programming, Design, GDC
Chat with the devs behind Astroneer at 3PM ET  
by Bryant Francis [02.15.19]
The developers behind Astroneer are taking your design and development questions at 3PM ET.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Blog: Rendering process in Shadow Fight 3 1
by Gamasutra Community [02.15.19]
Here's an explanation of the rendering process and the materials we used for our character equipment in the mobile game Shadow Fight 3.
Programming, Design
Designing deeply unsettling 'hidden horror' with Layers of Fear dev Bloober Team 1
by John Harris [02.15.19]
Rafal Basaj, producer at Bloober Team, talked with us about Layers of Fear, and his studio's brand of personal, unsettling horror game design.
Console/PC, Indie, Design
Attend GDC and get Swery's perspective on designing The Missing!  
by Staff [02.14.19]
Game designer Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro is coming to GDC 2019 next month discuss the design of his 2018 puzzle-platformer The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories!
Indie, Design, GDC
Blog: Core, focus, and power - A game design methodology  
by Gamasutra Community [02.14.19]
This is how I came upon a methodology I nowadays call "Core, Focus and Power", which can be applied to most any development and delivers solid experiences and an enjoyable development.
Design
BOY, God of War won big at the DICE Awards
by Kris Graft [02.14.19]
At the DICE Summit in Las Vegas tonight, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awarded game of the year to Sony Santa Monica’s God of War.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production
Mario Maker 2 and a Link's Awakening remake drive today's Nintendo Direct  
by Bryant Francis [02.13.19]
Nintendo's first-party efforts for 2019 include a new Mario Maker game and a remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: How to invite player creativity through game mechanics  
by Staff [02.13.19]
At GDC 2017 game designer Holly Gramazio shares a dozen different ways games can encourage player creativity, as well as some guidance on how to make your players feel comfortable being creative!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Video, Vault
Don't Miss: How Nintendo designed the inviting mini-world of Animal Crossing 4
by Staff [02.13.19]
In this classic 2013 interview, Gamasutra sits down with Nintendo producer Katsuya Eguchi -- also the producer of the Wii Sports series -- to ask him some questions about the design of Animal Crossing.
Console/PC, Design
Get a job: Obsidian Entertainment is hiring a Sound Designer  
by Staff [02.13.19]
Obsidian is looking for a creative Sound Designer with the capability to design and implement assets, manage entire projects, and specialize in key audio systems.
Audio, Design, Recruitment
Come to GDC and see how VR was used to build a 'micro-amusement park'  
by Staff [02.13.19]
Last year the team at Two Bit Circus opened an innovative interactive 'micro-amusement park' in L.A. that's full of wild VR experiences, and now they're coming to GDC 2019 to show you how they did it!
VR, Design, Business/Marketing, GDC
Amy Hennig sees a social future for storytelling games 3
by Bryant Francis [02.12.19]
In a chat with Double Fine boss Tim Schafer at DICE 2019, Amy Hennig talked about a more frictionless game experience and why storytelling games can be better when played together.
Console/PC, Design
Learn how machine learning can help you make better games at GDC 2019  
by Staff [02.12.19]
Machine learning is changing the way we make games, and GDC 2019 the place to be if you want to better understand how ML can be applied across different disciplines to help you build better games!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Design, Production, GDC
Don't Miss: 7 Japanese RPGs game developers should study 6
by Staff [02.12.19]
We reached out to some game makers and asked them to name some JRPGs that they believe all devs should study. They provided us with a diverse list of their highly personal picks.
Console/PC, Design
Turning painting into a game mechanic in the gorgeous Eastshade 2
by Jack Yarwood [02.12.19]
We speak with game developer Danny Weinbaum about Eastshade, a beautifully-realized game that puts players in the shoes of a painter.
Indie, Art, Design, Video
Video: The production behind Shadow Tactics  
by Staff [02.11.19]
In this GDC 2018 talk, Mimimi Productions' Moritz Wagner goes over the design challenges he and his team faced creating Shadow Tactics
Console/PC, Design, Production, Video