[In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including how the Xbox 360's new dashboard helped an XBLIG release, an Anno 2070 analysis, and more.]
In our weekly Best of Expert Blogs column, we showcase notable pieces of writing from members of the game development community who maintain
Expert Blogs on Gamasutra.
Member Blogs -- also highlighted weekly -- can be maintained by any registered Gamasutra user, while the
invitation-only Expert Blogs are written by development professionals with a wealth of experience to share.
We hope that both sections can provide useful and interesting viewpoints on our industry. For more information about the blogs, check out the latest
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Here are the top blogs for the week:
This Week's Standout Expert Blogs
Happy Holidays to ALL Dimensions!
(
Neil Schneider)
S-3D Gaming Alliance's executive director Neil Schneider shoots back at TechRepublic's 3D Smackdown, in which the site called on others to "stop being duped by the 3D scam".
Thinking Green: An Anno 2070 Analysis
(
Josh Bycer)
City builders have largely kept to either modern day or historical environments. Josh Bycer says that wiith
Anno 2070, the jump to the future gave the designers a chance to expand on the game-play in several ways.
Prediction 2012: The Year Games Save the World
(
Paul Culp)
2012: End of times? Or, as Paul Culp argues, possibly the year game developers save the world? Hint: You are welcome, world.
Xbox Dashboard Helps Indie Game
(
Nathan Fouts)
Microsoft reserves a special tile on the dashboard just for shoot 'em up
Game Type, now released! Developer Mommy's Best Games explains how this dream partnership happened.
