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Sekiro claims GOTY, but Disco Elysium leads The Game Awards winners  
by Alissa McAloon [12.13.19]
This year’s edition of The Game Awards wrapped up last night, offering up a slew of new reveals (including an official Xbox Series X debut) and several award announcement to the masses.
Console/PC, Indie, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet
Don't Miss: Writing great characters with Indivisible lead writer Brandon Sheffield  
by Staff [12.13.19]
Brandon Sheffield is lead writer on Lab Zero's excellent action RPG platformer Indivisible. Find out how he injects humor, emotions, and personality into Indivisible's dozens of characters.
Production, Indie
Come to GDC and see how Untitled Goose Game's levels were scouted!  
by Staff [12.13.19]
Join the rest of the game industry at GDC 2020 and learn how one of the Untitled Goose Game devs applied his filmmaking background in a unique way to scout locations for game levels!
Design, Indie, GDC
Check out the 20 unique games you'll play at GDC 2020's alt.ctrl.GDC showcase!  
by Staff [12.12.19]
One of these games will win the alt.ctrl.GDC Award -- which includes a $2,000 prize plus a special trophy -- at the IGF ceremony during GDC, with judging taking place on-site!
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Deep Dive: Making the 2D action game tool Pixel Game Maker MV  
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Takuya Hatakeyama, director on Kadokawa's Pixel Game Maker MV, goes in-depth on the creation of the recently-released 2D action game tool.
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Case Study: A 'peek' at Golf Peaks' multiplatform sales 2
by Gamasutra Community [12.12.19]
Luke Spierewka of Polish indie studio Afterburn shares insights into the sales of the multiplatform golf-puzzle game Golf Peaks, shedding light on what other devs might expect from similar mobile-first games.
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Apply now to participate in the GDC 2020 low-income pass lottery! 1
by Staff [12.11.19]
Game Developers Conference organizers have once again donated a number of complimentary passes for GDC 2020 that will be given away (via lottery) as part of a special low-income GDC pass program!
Business/Marketing, Console/PC, Indie, GDC
Video: Designing efficient, effective branching narratives for games  
by Staff [12.12.19]
In this 2016 GDC talk, Pocket Gems' Cassie Phillipps offers a crash course on how to create meaningful story branches without making narratives that are convoluted, confusing or shallow.
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Inspiration is an excuse : practical tools for game designers.  
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The Golden Age of Video Games  
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iOS/Android/Steam sales case study: Golf Peaks 2
by Simon Carless [12.11.19]
In this particular piece, Luke Spierewka of Afterburn was kind enough to provide full stats for iOS, Android and Steam for his team’s title Golf Peaks.
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Price your game high or you will fail  
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Unleash Your Content Distribution with Unity Addressables  
by Ruben Torres Bonet [12.11.19]
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