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How Dark Souls' multiplayer mechanics are invading other worlds Exclusive 18
by Alex Wawro [03.24.15]
What is it about how Souls games handle player invasions that made them so compelling? We talk to a few developers to explore why the mechanic is so exciting, and how they put their own spin on it.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Design, Exclusive

Being a responsible (and successful) Early Access developer Exclusive 3
by Phill Cameron [03.18.15]
We look into the considerations and responsibilities involved in running and maintaining a successful Early Access game.

10 seminal game postmortems every developer should read Exclusive 3
by Alex Wawro [03.13.15]
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Exclusive

'T.M.I.': Preserving the suspension of disbelief through ambiguity Exclusive 7
by Phill Cameron [03.10.15]
What information should you tell the player, and what will shatter their immersion? We investigate.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive

Yoichi Wada lays out Shinra's cloud gaming goals Exclusive 2
by Alex Wawro [03.06.15]
Gamasutra talks to Shinra Technologies president Yoichi Wada about what developers need to know about making games for the platform, where it's going, and why he was wrong about the death of consoles.
Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC

'I'm still creative!' - Game industry vets rally against ageism Exclusive 15
by Alex Wawro [03.06.15]
David Mullich and a group of other game industry veterans shared advice on beating ageism in the game industry and offered concrete examples of how our industry can improve today at GDC 2015.
Console/PC, Design, Production, Exclusive, GDC

Warren Robinett reflects on his 'signature' game: Adventure Exclusive 7
by Alex Wawro [03.05.15]
Game industry veteran Warren Robinett reflects on some of the curious challenges he faced in developing Adventure, his seminal Atari 2600 action adventure game, today at GDC 2015.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, GDC

How games can shape American culture - and vice versa Exclusive  
by Alex Wawro [03.05.15]
Mushroom 11 developer Julia Keren-Detar gave a brief a history of early American board games today at GDC, and showed how the games we make influence (and are influenced by) culture.
Indie, Design, Exclusive, GDC

One Life Left vs. Gamasutra GDC Podcast #1: Pipelines 'n' Tubes Exclusive  
by Staff [03.05.15]
Guests from Naughty Dog, Campo Santo, Vlambeer, Undead Labs, and much more join One Life Left and Gamasutra for fun stuff, smart stuff, and random stuff from GDC 2015.

The future of Morpheus, according to Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Exclusive  
by Alex Wawro [03.05.15]
Gamasutra sits down with Shuhei Yoshida, Sony's President of Worldwide Studios, to talk about the state of Project Morpheus and what developers should know about making PlayStation VR games.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC

How Creative Assembly Brought Fear To Alien: Isolation Exclusive 3
by Simon Parkin [03.04.15]
Alien: Isolation creative director Alistair Hope speaks at GDC 2015 about how Creative Assembly focused on building a horror game, not an action game, through deliberate design choices.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive, GDC

Carmack's perspective on the future of mobile VR game development Exclusive 5
by Alex Wawro [03.04.15]
Oculus CTO John Carmack spent nearly two hours today speaking to GDC attendees about the ups and downs of mobile VR development, and what developers can do to make better VR games.
Smartphone/Tablet, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC

The secrets behind This War of Mine's emotional impact Exclusive 1
by Leigh Alexander [03.03.15]
11 Bit Studios Pawel Miechowski talks about how disrupting players' expectations, studying their decision-making process and creating opportunities to imagine helped make This War of Mine acclaimed and impactful.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Design, Exclusive, GDC, IGF

Writing presence: How good storytelling helps a VR game feel real Exclusive 4
by Alex Wawro [03.03.15]
It's hard enough to make a VR game that's comfortable and satisfying to play for extended periods of time; how do you tell a good story in the process -- and why should you bother?
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive, GDC

Space Oddity: Deconstructing the curious design of Gravity Ghost Exclusive  
by Alex Wawro [03.03.15]
Ivy Games' lush 2D space physics puzzler Gravity Ghost wears its nonviolent nature on its sleeve, but creator Erin Robinson says it has its roots in one of the earliest shooters ever made: Asteroids.
Indie, Design, Exclusive, GDC

Narrative tips for mobile games Exclusive  
by Leigh Alexander [03.03.15]
Veteran multimedia narrative designer Christy Marx offers key takeaways from her experience with Zynga's CastleVille for telling stories in mobile games, with all their challenges and limitations.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Indie, Design, Production, Exclusive, GDC

Exploring what it takes to make a funny game Exclusive 3
by Alex Wawro [03.02.15]
Why is comedy in games so rare -- and so hard to get right? Developer Zoe Quinn took the stage at GDC today to explore the topic and offer fellow developers a few potential ways to make funny games.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive, GDC

What to do before you start building a free-to-play game Exclusive 3
by Alex Wawro [03.02.15]
Ethan Levy explores better ways to design F2P games and reminds F2P developers to be as rigorous in their business design as their are about their game design.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC

How Divinity: Original Sin resurrected a fallen series Exclusive  
by Simon Parkin [03.02.15]
At GDC 2015, Swen Vincke, creative director of the critically acclaimed co-op role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin, described how the game brought Larian Studios back from the brink of disaster.
Console/PC, Design, Production, Exclusive, GDC

Online community and culture wars: What do we know? Exclusive 4
by Leigh Alexander [03.02.15]
What can we learn from the significant community challenges the gaming community faces? Online gaming veterans Raph Koster, Gordon Walton and Rich Vogel share fascinating sociological lessons.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Serious, Programming, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, GDC