iLang Syne: A Guide To iPhone Game Development In 2009

published 11 hours ago, submitted by ElementCy 11 hours ago

gamasutra.com — In this in-depth Gamasutra feature, veteran developer Alessi looks at the state of the iPhone/iPod Touch game market in 2009, mapping out the pitfalls, engine choices and opportunities of developing for Apple's hit device. read more...

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You’ve Been Eaten by a Grue - Escaping Game Dev's Dark Dungeon

published 9 days, 3 hours ago, submitted by ElementCy 9 days, 8 hours ago

gamasutra.com — Game development involves a lot of uncertainty -- but could inviting professionals from other walks of life help? Turbine and Disney veteran Patricia Pizer shows how an architect, a naval officer and a professional CSM have helped "serve as examples and inspiration" while working as game professionals. read more...

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Biology Battle - Holiday Blast

published 19 days, 13 hours ago, submitted by ElementCy 19 days, 15 hours ago

games.novaleaf.com — Novaleaf Games is pleased to announce “Biology Battle Holiday Blast Challenge!” a set of global challenges for Biology Battle on Xbox live community games, the challenge spans a month’s time and the winners of each category wins a sweepstake! During this holiday event, players can compete their scores/ranks with other players globally in the 5 categories and win a Microsoft Point. read more...

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Opinion: Game Industry Interviewing 101

published 19 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by ElementCy 19 days, 15 hours ago

gamasutra.com — Interviewing for a game industry position can be a nerve-wracking experience for both interviewer and interviewee, and in this opinion piece, Id Software's Aurelio Reis lays out a wealth of helpful tips to make the process run smoothly and effectively for everyone. read more...

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Taunting The Behemoth: Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin Cry Out

published 25 days, 13 hours ago, submitted by ElementCy 25 days, 13 hours ago

gamasutra.com — This year, The Behemoth, the development team behind that game, released its first original Xbox Live Arcade game: Castle Crashers, a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up that is one of the successes of this year on the service -- some stats have it selling over 350,000 units. How do they manage it? Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield and Chris Remo met up with two of the company's co-founders, Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin, who handle programming and art, respectively. read more...

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Play With The Whole World: Tandem Games & The Intel Software Partner

published 2 months, 2 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 2 months, 2 days ago

gamasutra.com — In this Intel-sponsored feature article, the Austin-based independent developer Tandem Games explains the optimization and development support that they received from being part of the Intel Software Partner Program. read more...

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A fun Game Industry community website

published 3 months, 5 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 3 months, 5 days ago

gamebeing.com — GameBeing is a new LinkedIn-like website made exclusively for Game Industry professionals and it has started its private beta phase. As expected, it has the well-known features like contact lists, groups and profiles; the big news is that it also has a project section, blog and a personal portfolio, where you can easily add projects that you've worked on and attach content to it (downloads, images, links, etc.). read more...

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Spore customers lash out at DRM, sabotage Amazon score | Destructoid o

published 3 months, 21 days ago, submitted by Novack 3 months, 22 days ago

destructoid.com — Customers feeling burned by the anti-piracy measures in the long-awaited PC game Spore have decided to take out their frustrations on Amazon, utilizing the review feature to tear the game to shreds for its "draconian" DRM and "dumbed down" gameplay. Spore's DRM has been accused of eating up too much RAM, causing slowdown. Consumers are also outraged that they can only install the game three times before having to deal with EA's customer support. One reviewer called Spore a rental, pointing out that EA had total control over the title's use: read more...

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