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Considering English as the lingua franca of game development

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

"English is the lingua franca of our modern society... I want to take a moment to consider the effects that has on our industry. Even our most inclusive efforts tend to exclude those that do not speak English." ...

Treachery in Beatdown City: New York through the eyes of Shawn Allen

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

We talk to Shawn Alexander Allen about Treachery In Beatdown City, his just-funded tactical brawler -- and the spirit of art, hope, diversity and class war he's tried to reflect within it. ...

Video: The complex ethics of funding a game via Kickstarter

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

SCALE creator Steve Swink gave a great talk during the GDC 2014 Independent Games Summit about overcoming the ethical quandaries that developers often face while crowdfunding their games. ...

This Week in Video Game Criticism: Is Solitaire the first roguelike?

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the Tomodachi Life backlash to whether Solitaire can be considered the original roguelike. ...

With UNET, Unity aims to make online multiplayer easier for devs

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

The folks at Unity published a blog post today outlining their plans to revamp Unity's online multiplayer support as part of an internal project codenamed UNET -- Unity Networking. ...

Blog: A less discussed but very compelling side of VR

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

"So what sort of games is all this useful for? Well, put simply, the unexpected. It's all another aspect of what's so intriguing about the future with VR." ...

Kerbal Space Program's next big dev challenge: Adding multiplayer

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

Three years later, Kerbal Space Program is gearing up to release version 0.24, complete with a new contracts mechanic, a new mission control system, new tutorials, and the first steps towards multiplayer. ...

A tool to assess your leadership effectiveness

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

"A medium-exhaustive collection of leadership topics" that you can rate yourself on -- or even use as a tool within your studio -- to assess where you rank as a leader and what you need to improve. ...

An island tour of the world building process

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

Ryan Sumo (Prison Architect) takes you into the visual and cultural design of Summer Island from his game Party Animals -- influenced by the Philippines' Samar Island. ...

The ups and downs of doing online multiplayer as an indie

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

Including online multiplayer is a difficult task, particularly for small teams. We speak indies who've been in the trenches to get their take. ...

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