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The fabled game designer. The man, the myth, the legend behind the game. An inspiration to young creatives who wish to …
Kai Wüest
Battletech tools developer Chris Eck describes his journey and advice for getting a job in the industry.
Chris Eck
If you find yourself slightly stumped over the ever-growing buzz around gamification, and unsure whether there is any o…
Sophie Jackson
This excerpt from Raph Koster's Postmortems is an adaptation from a speech he delivered at GameDay Peru in early 2015. …
Raph Koster
A quick blurb on signing bonuses in the games industry and how to approach asking for one.
Marc Mencher is founder and CEO of GameRecruiter and author of Get in the Game!, an instructional book on building a ca…
User Acquisition is the (expensive) art of convincing new players to try your game for the first time. This article cov…
"In this game I'm a small cog in a well oiled machine (admittedly some of that oil is midnight one, but hey, I ain't ab…
Yasin Ghannam
What distinguishes the common coder and/or hobbyist from the pros?
Dominik Berner
No amount of hard work can shield you from failure - and yet we often only hear about the success stories. A honest and…
Making a game succeed is tough and unpredictable. No amount of hard work can shield you from failure - and yet we often…
Are you missing out on a better quality of work by refusing to collaborate with others more often?
Nathan Madsen
Many students and parents believe that if they are interested in a career in games, then the best thing for them to pur…
Brice Morrison
The annual Game Developer Conference is a great place to meet people in the industry. Here are some tips for people pre…
Ming-Lun "Allen" Chou
A short article summarizing a few really important, although simple tips for anyone wanting to join professional game d…
In just 5 months I went from ZERO to ONE in developing a successful game. Here is how I did it as an indie game develop…
There are hundreds of game companies out there, but only the largest of them have online job websites where they list o…
Brice Morrison
A recent article states "poor work conditions and sexism give games industry a bad rap". Is it the sexism and bad worki…
Robert Madsen
University interviews. They're scary... but this article aims to provide you with the tools you need to prepare, to get…
Indie Device Anxiety Syndrome - The fear coming with too many platform and software choices when developing games as a …
Micah Koleoso
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