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Game developer group doesn’t let Nintendo off the hook for firing Alison Rapp

Posted byby Jason Wilson
April 5, 2016
1 min

One of the biggest organizations representing game developers had some strong words for Nintendo’s recent actions. Today, International Game Developers Association executive director Kate Edwards issued...

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Why ‘crunch time’ is still a problem in the video game industry

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 20, 2016
14 min

Kate Edwards likes to do cosplay (costume play) as characters like Thor, a valkyrie, Indiana Jones, and Brienne of Tarth from Game of Thrones. That may give...

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14 min

Game dev group targets ‘crunch time’ practices at blockbuster game publishers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 16, 2016
4 min

The International Game Developers Association is measuring the “crunch time” practices, or mandatory uncompensated overtime required to finish games, at major game companies. The...

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4 min

Kate Edwards brings her savvy — and her sword — to defend game developers’ work-life balance

Posted byby Jason Wilson
October 16, 2015
2 min

SAN FRANCISCO – For game developers, passion is a problem. Dressed as a Game of Thrones character to show her willingness to fight for...

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2 min

Indie dev Rami Ismail on doing good, the Indiepocalypse, and Nuclear Throne

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 10, 2015
15 min

Rami Ismail is one of the most visible independent game developers in the world. The cofounder of Utrecht, Netherlands-based Vlambeer is trying to use that...

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15 min

How Microsoft enlisted a Native American tribe to design a Killer Instinct character

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 3, 2015
4 min

SEATTLE — When Microsoft announced a few years ago it would reboot the Killer Instinct fighting game, fans were ecstatic. The original game came...

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4 min

Aim to Lead: 2015 IGDA Leadership Summit

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 27, 2015
2 min

This sponsored post is producd by the International Game Developers Association. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest nonprofit membership organization in...