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	November 8, 2012

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		1 Postmortem: Sony Bend Studio's Uncharted: Golden Abyss by John Garvin, Francois Gilbert, Chris Reese, Jeff Ross [11.08.12] In this incredibly detailed postmortem, Sony Bend dives deeply into the the development of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the PlayStation Vita, explaining precisely what roadblocks held back the system's premier launch title. Design, Postmortem, Production

		16 Postmortem: Humble Hearts' Dust: An Elysian Tail by Dean Dodrill, Alex Kain [10.31.12] In this candid and detailed postmortem, developer Dean Dodrill tells the tale of the challenging and largely solo development of Summer of Arcade hit Dust: An Elysian Tail, a title that took him over three years to create. Audio, Design, Postmortem, Production, Art

		2 Postmortem: Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games' Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion by Chris Bray, Blair Fraser [10.09.12] The story of the development of the expansion to the acclaimed strategy game -- including tips on distributed co-development across two studios, why you should do a public beta, and what happens when irreplaceable staff has to be replaced. Business/Marketing, Design, Postmortem, Production

		25 How Camouflaj saved République's Kickstarter by Ryan Payton [08.20.12] What went into the Kickstarter campaign for République, which started off weak and finished strong? Camouflaj founder Ryan Payton here writes a postmortem of the entire process, explaining how he turned failure to success. Business/Marketing, Postmortem, Indie

		4 Lumines Electronic Symphony: The Untold Story by James Mielke [07.30.12] How did the PlayStation Vita's puzzle star take shape? Producer James Mielke (formerly of developer Q Entertainment) walks through early concepts for the game, outlines production difficulties -- including never-before-seen in-progress screens and video. Design, Postmortem, Production, Art

		9 Postmortem: Crocodile Entertainment's Zack Zero by Alberto Moreno, Carlos Abril [07.03.12] What happens when an indie team's ambition spirals out of control but the game doesn't connect with an audience at the end of the project? In this candid postmortem, two developers who started with a small idea that grew and grew share their experiences. Design, Postmortem, Production

		19 Postmortem: Zachtronics Industries' SpaceChem by Zach Barth [06.13.12] The developer of the cult indie puzzle hit SpaceChem explains what went into creating such a complex, nuanced game -- while still working a day job -- and also what held back the game from finding the audience it might otherwise have found. Design, Postmortem, Production, Indie

		6 Postmortem: Avalanche Studios' Renegade Ops by Axel Lindberg [06.08.12] How can the creative process turn into an "upward spiral" where everyone is firing on all cylinders -- and then, how can that upward spiral hide the real problems with the project from you? This candid postmortem has the answers. Design, Postmortem, Production

		4 Postmortem: Vlambeer's Gun Godz by Rami Ismail, Jan Willem Nijman [05.09.12] Created as a Kickstarter bonus for indie website Venus Patrol supporters, Gun Godz marks the first entry of Super Crate Box developer Vlambeer into the first person shooter genre -- and this is the story of how it was developed. Design, Postmortem, Production, Art

		6 Postmortem: Housemarque's Outland by Ilari Kuittinen, Aki Raula [04.27.12] Housemarque's Aki Raula and Ilari Kuittinen delve into the difficulties the team faced when developing its first 2D adventure platformer, Outland, including how a change of core gameplay introduced difficulties mid-production. Audio, Design, Postmortem, Production, Art


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