"The main take-away for running a workshop with any group of young people is to put in the hours of preparation before the day itself. You absolutely must pre-design and build the skeleton of a game of your choice." ...
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GDC Europe 2016 has announced first sessions, including a Hitman level design talk from Io Interactive & an inspirational talk from 45-year video game veteran Don Daglow. ...
"If you write super awesome code, we want you to work with us!" says the developer of Castle Crashers, which is seeking a senior programmer. ...
The Gears of War and LawBreakers developer puts an undisclosed investment into the fledgling crowdfunding platform, a "venue to have their dream game become a reality." ...
"Instead of putting off marketing to the last second in favor of developing your game, indies are better served by brainstorming a marketing plan up front and treating it as part of the development process." ...
"Greenlight is a bit of an opaque process. I started my quest through Greenlight six months ago and I've managed to get Captain Kaon bobbling around at 50%, but no farther." ...
"Team leaders can easily find themselves trying to stop a runaway train. Fortunately, there are ways for producers and game designers to mitigate or even prevent these dynamics from occurring." ...
"If your sole experience is a series of tough crunches, you might think, 'This is just how games are made,' and work yourself into a wreck." ...
Producers from Bigpoint, Sega, RedBedlam, and Cartoon Network share the most important things to bear in mind when trying to get a full-featured game done on time. ...