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	January 15, 2013

		Games Everywhere: The Game Industry's Challenge for 2013 [6]

		The Storytelling Secrets of Virtue's Last Reward [7]

		Team Building with Mario and Luigi [13]


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	January 15, 2013


		The Professional Designer

		Different Shades of Black: An Analysis of The Darkness Series

		How watching speedruns reminded me why I love games [4]

		The (Magnificent) 7 Lessons From Indie Royale [3]

		Asymmetry [2]


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	January 15, 2013

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		1 GDC 2013 announces Spec Ops: The Line narrative, FTL design talks by GDC Staff [01.14.13] GDC 2013 organizers have added lectures on Spec Ops: The Line's narrative, FTL: Faster Than Light's design without a pitch, and much more for this March's event in San Francisco. Console/PC, Indie, Audio, Design, Production

		How to launch an indie games bundle by Staff [01.14.13] 500,000 bundles and 2.5 million games later, UBM Tech's Simon Carless reflects on running the Indie Royale bundle, discovering that working directly with developers is the way to go. Indie, Business/Marketing

		2 Journey, The Walking Dead lead D.I.C.E. Awards nominations by Mike Rose [01.14.13] Thatgamecompany's Journey, one of Gamasutra's games of the year, has received 11 nominations at this year's D.I.C.E. Awards, while The Walking Dead is up for eight awards. Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing

		26 Video: Designers challenged to make a video game bigger than Jesus by GDC Vault Staff [01.11.13] GDC Vault shares for free the Game Design Challenge from GDC 2011, which tasked three developers behind Doom, Journey, and Passage to design games as religions. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Video

		Get a job: Neversoft and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board by Danny Cowan [01.11.13] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Neversoft, Gameloft, SCEA Santa Monica, and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

		115 Video game industry leaders head to Washington by Frank Cifaldi [01.11.13] Representatives of the United States video game industry are meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in Washington today to get a word in before he gives new gun policy recommendations to President Obama next week. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing

		4 Joe Danger is a rare example of console-to-mobile done right by Mike Rose [01.11.13] Hello Games has had quite an explosive few years, thanks to its rather popular arcade racing Joe Danger series. Now, as the third installment launches on iOS, the studio is finally ready to put Joe to bed. Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		3 Indie Royale co-ownership shifts to Tenshi Ventures by Staff [01.10.13] IndieGames.com and Gamasutra parent the UBM Tech Game Network has transferred its 50% share in the Indie Royale game bundle to UK games investment firm Tenshi Ventures. Desura remains the co-owner of the other 50%. Indie, Design

		GDC 2013 adds Capy, Shellrazer, Yamove! Summit talks by GDC Staff [01.10.13] The latest announced GDC 2013 Summit talks will involve Sword & Sworcery's Capy on paid App viability, revenue generating IAP in Shellrazer, and an acclaimed student/indie dance battle game collaboration. Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing

		52 IGDA's open letter to Vice President Joe Biden by Frank Cifaldi [01.10.13] In it, IGDA calls for better studies into the effects of imaginary violence, such as that found in video games. Don't just study the negative effects, the group says: study the benefits too. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Business/Marketing

		205 Opinion: Meeting with Biden is a mistake for the game industry by Kris Graft [01.09.13] If you're meeting with Joe Biden about gun control, you're stating that you are part of the problem, and therefore, you are part of the problem, says Gamasutra Editor-in-Chief Kris Graft. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Exclusive

		15 GarageGames adapts to hobbyist explosion with new tool by Leigh Alexander [01.09.13] How can tools makers leverage an explosion of hobbyists making games, and lower the barrier to entry in a way that benefits their own broader codebase? With 3 Step Studio, GarageGames has an idea. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Production, Exclusive

		GDC reveals talks on The Walking Dead, Outernauts, banned Halfbrick prototype by GDC Staff [01.08.13] GDC 2013 organizers have added major talks for the March show on The Walking Dead's art, Insomniac's experiment in free-to-play and Flash, and Halfbrick Studios' banned, socially destructive prototype. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Design

		20 Opinion: What CES 2013 says about the state of the game industry by Patrick Miller [01.08.13] Game Developer magazine editor Patrick Miller argues how the influx of game-related announcements at this year's CES hints at a tumultuous -- yet exciting -- 2013. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive

		Blog: Getting into game programming - tips from Team Meat's Refenes by Tommy Refenes [01.08.13] Taking your first steps toward your dream game is an overwhelming feeling. Super Meat Boy programmer Tommy Refenes offers practical tips for aspiring -- and veteran -- developers. Indie, Programming, Student/Education

		1 Indie Royale revisits hits from the past in 'The Replay Bundle Vol. 1' by Staff [01.08.13] Indie Royale's Replay Bundle Vol. 1 revisits the hits Nuclear Dawn, Defense Grid: The Awakening, Gemini Rue, and Soulcaster I and II. Indie, Business/Marketing

		Video: Telltale's long episodic road to The Walking Dead by Staff [01.07.13] In this free GDC Vault video, The Walking Dead creator Telltale Games explains how digital distribution helped the company go from independent developer to publisher. Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Production, Business/Marketing, Video

		4 2013 Independent Games Festival announces Main Competition finalists by Staff [01.07.13] The 2013 Independent Games Festival juries have announced finalists for the world's leading indie games showcase, led by notable titles such as Kentucky Route Zero, FTL, Hotline Miami and Cart Life. Indie, Design

		1 Get a job: Telltale and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board by Danny Cowan [01.04.13] In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Telltale, Infinity Ward, Sucker Punch, and others. Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Recruitment

		19 Betting on style with Saltsman and Wohlwend's Hundreds by Mike Rose [01.04.13] Hundreds is a new iOS puzzler from Adam Saltsman (Canabalt) and Greg Wohlwend (Puzzlejuice) -- two developers who know a thing or two about making ground-breaking games. Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive


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