Features (Page 226)

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Life After Disney: Warren Spector's Exit Interview

Veteran dev says he "doesn't understand" Junction Point's closure, triple-A is "soul crushing" and expresses interest in mobile and episodic

April 5, 2013 Steve Peterson

7 comments

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Dancing girls and industry evolution

Arguments over how the industry treats women are a good thing - they show how far we've come, as well as how much remains to be done

April 5, 2013 Rob Fahey

55 comments

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Hawken has an advantage due to “amazing” partnerships

Meteor Entertainment touts the benefits of working with Nvidia and Oculus

April 4, 2013 Mike Williams

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Konami mobile exec: Player acquisition "keeps me up at night"

John Coligan says monetization is now a non-issue for players, bigger challenge is getting them in the first place

April 4, 2013 Brendan Sinclair

4 comments

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Where Are Gaming's Role Models?

In his first exclusive column for GamesIndustry, Warren Spector ponders why game designers aren't making games of real significance

April 4, 2013 Warren Spector

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Keep Taking The Tablets: Ben Cousins on the move to mobile

"We're targeting console audience who buy five games a year"

April 4, 2013 Dan Pearson

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The Kids are Alright - Jade Raymond on a Ubisoft future

We talk to the boss of Ubi Toronto about youth, indies and Sam Fisher

April 3, 2013 Dan Pearson

3 comments

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GameStop: Next Xbox will be "a very hot, compelling device"

CEO J. Paul Raines is excited for next-gen but sees software pricing becoming a "hot debate"

April 2, 2013 James Brightman

9 comments

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EA mobile boss: Freemium haters a "vocal minority"

Nick Earl says market has spoken in favor of free-to-play, no premium mobile games on his 2013 schedule

April 2, 2013 Brendan Sinclair

31 comments

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GDC: 2013 - Hothead Rants Pt. 1: Mitu Khandaker

The Tiniest Shark founder on race and representation in games

April 2, 2013 Dan Pearson

3 comments

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EA's survival has been a "rare" feat, says Gibeau

EA Labels boss very proud of company's position and offering the "best of the best" with Battlefield 4

April 1, 2013 James Brightman

4 comments

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Ouya: Room in the market alongside PS4, next Xbox

GDC 2013: console will officially launch on June 4 with "hundreds" of games ready to download and free-to-try; we speak with Julie Uhrman

March 29, 2013 James Brightman

11 comments

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Torsten Reil: "We can create a world-leading games economy in the UK"

The Natural Motion boss on why he sees opportunity in Great Britain

March 29, 2013 Dan Pearson

6 comments

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Talking Shop: Writer

Mark of the Ninja writer Chris Dahlen sits down with us to talk about his career

March 29, 2013 Mike Williams

4 comments

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GameStop: Wii U sales “disappointing” but PS4 purchase intent "strong"

GameStop saw revenue drop 7% last year, projects flat revenue for 2013 in best case

March 28, 2013 Steve Peterson

5 comments

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EA: "DRM is a failed dead-end strategy"

EA Labels president Frank Gibeau responds to "conspiracy theories" about SimCity and puts his foot down when it comes to DRM

March 27, 2013 James Brightman

30 comments

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Talking Shop: Freelance Composer

We delve into the freelance composition career of Eirik Suhrke

March 26, 2013 Mike Williams

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Sony sees developer meetings "like a focus test"

GDC 2013: Adam Boyes tells us how critical developer feedback is becoming for PS4 and all PlayStation platforms

March 26, 2013 James Brightman

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Top mobile games have new competition

The App Annie Index for February shows a diverse collection of old and new games and some surprising shifts

March 26, 2013 Steve Peterson

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How ethical design can be a money-maker

GDC 2013: Shellrazer designer describes the key to monetization and in-app purchases; it's all about respect for the players

March 25, 2013 Steve Peterson

1 comment

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Talking Shop: UX/UI Designer

We talk to Z2 UX Designer Caryn Vainio about her corner of the industry

March 25, 2013 Mike Williams

1 comment

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Critical Consensus: Bioshock Infinite

The wait is finally over, and Irrational Games has justified every last minute

March 25, 2013 Matthew Handrahan

4 comments

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Ubisoft: "There will always be an appetite for more beautiful games"

Xavier Poix, head of Ubisoft France Studios, talks next-gen, building brands, and the fate of Wii U

March 25, 2013 James Brightman

2 comments

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Demise of single-player games overstated, says Dishonored dev

Harvey Smith thinks concerns are a side effect of market expansion, hopes studios specialize more due to higher dev costs

March 25, 2013 Brendan Sinclair

10 comments

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Kongregate: Free-to-play games should last for "decades"

Emily Greer, co-founder of Kongregate, talks to us about how maximizing player satisfaction and monetization don't have to be opposing forces

March 22, 2013 James Brightman

1 comment