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Firewatch turns a boring wilderness job into a compelling adventure
Developers pitched me at GDC, and these are the games I saw
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Games, trains, and developers: Second annual Train Jam is all about getting outside the ‘comfort zone’
Marvel Heroes 2015 creator reflects on rocky launch and the importance of community
Age of Empires devs modernize the RTS genre with faster gameplay — and giant mechs
GameStop’s Kongregate division learns how to publish free-to-play mobile games
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The DeanBeat: Shinra inches forward on its plan to revolutionize online games [update]
Danganronpa writer isn’t interested in creating bite-sized mobile experiences
Unraveling the mysteries of No Man’s Sky’s 18 quintillion planets
Tobii eye-tracking adds a new layer to game control (impressions)
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi sees mobile gaming akin to TV episodes — and a place for old-school charm, too
The artisan insanity of the 2015 Independent Games Festival Pavilion (gallery)
BioWare cofounder Greg Zeschuk returns to games to get kids off the couch
Indie designer Zoe Quinn to developers: You can code comedy, too
GDC hits a record 26,000 attendees for virtual reality, game culture talks, and parties
Black developers explain how free game engines, incentives will bring more black people into games
How Journey’s game studio attracts and hires the best talent
See the sights of GDC 2015 right here (gallery)
Imaginative, handmade controllers power these unique games (gallery)
Has the game industry turned the corner on women and diversity? (interview)
Student project or not, The Flock has a ton of potential
VB Event
Game industry heavyweights highlight the exclusive GamesBeat Summit May 5-May 6 (earlybird deadline today)
The DeanBeat: The game industry’s struggle with light and darkness
Preview
Asteroids: Outpost isn’t a traditional Asteroids game, and I can live with that … I think
Women claim their place in the game industry
First recipients of Epic’s Unreal Dev Grants deserve every penny
Blockbuster game publishers describe harassment policies in the modern era of hate
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Afro Samurai’s latest game is a simpler, more elegant affair
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Zynga’s Dawn of Titans features thousands of soldiers fighting on an iPad screen
Logitech tapped players to design its newest gaming mouse
Zoe Quinn and other female game developers speak out against harassment
Raptr allies with Intel to make mainstream PC gaming a better experience
Valve’s and HTC’s Vive is the most believable virtual reality experience yet
Epic Games’ new ‘A Boy and His Kite’ tech demo points to blue skies for the game industry
Weta Digital partners with Oculus and Epic Games for a new VR experience
Preview
Armikrog’s claymation style is screwing with my head
Oculus’ John Carmack endorses Otoy’s VR light field rendering tech
Oculus technology guru John Carmack explains why he’s spending all his time on mobile VR
