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09/21/2011

Where will the next generation of consoles take us?

Yesterday's arrival of Epic's excellent Gears of War 3 represents a crucial landmark in the ongoing story of the current...

09/15/2011

Interesting perspective on game education

http://altdevblogaday.com/2011/09/13/ten-things-i-wish-that-uni-had-taught-me/ -16345

I went to a traditional 4 year institute to get my education in Game Design (Michigan State University, in fact), and I never once doubted that my choice to do so was the right one. I’ve always believed that you don’t go to college to get a job, you go to college to learn life skills t

08/23/2011

Join the IGDA (International Game Developers Group) and get a free xBox when you buy a computer from Dell. Kind of a spam post, but if you are in the market for a new machine, why not??

Dell's Official Site - Member ID Login - Welcome to Dell's Member Purchase Program. Find employee discounts and purchase options here at Dell.com

08/17/2011

So what do you think of the Vita? Hit or Miss?

Break the traditional boundaries of gaming with new PlayStation®Vita a next generation portable system. Enjoy exclusive PlayStation®Vita games on PS Vita system console, an exciting new generation handheld entertainment system.

08/12/2011

Congratulations to Art Institute of Portland Game Art student Chad Asbjornsen on being selected as one of the winners of the gamecareerguide.com Design Challenge. Nice work Chad!

Learn everything you need to know to get into the videogame industry!

08/08/2011

Advising and Registration for Fall quarter is underway. Run, don't walk - come see Keld, Marilyn, or John ASAP. Don't forget to bring your registration formed signed by financial aid.

08/05/2011

Check out the IGDA scholarships. If you aren't a member of the International Game Developers Group, you should consider joining.

To help students hone their applications and to better understand what the judges are looking for, here's the basic criteria that judges will use to rate applicants:

08/03/2011

Interesting approach to analyzing a game... Thoughts? Can this be useful as a tool for making a good game?

Starbreeze Studios level designer Filip Coulianos shares a method for analyzing the pacing of games, and applies it to two superhero titles -- X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Batman: Arkham Asylum -- to see how differently-paced games can create very different results in players.

08/02/2011

Sony acquires another NW developer...

08/01/2011

Is the freemium model inherently evil?

Every conference has its hot-button topics, and at Develop it was unquestionably the proliferation of the Freemium busi...

07/28/2011

Interesting break-down of mobile gaming growth and demographics. Notice that 53% of mobile gamers are women. Have we finally found a way to engage more women in games?

In the past video games came on cartridges, you played them on a big fat tube television in your parents basement and you told your friends about the level you reached at school the next day. Now you might still be living in your parents basement but the future of gaming is solidly mobile. Anywh

07/27/2011

Good rundown of some things to consider and/or avoid when writing code

In this article republished in associated with Intel, and originally debuting in Game Developer magazine, a cadre of top developers discuss programming sins that they may, indeed, have committed - and how to avoid them.