Categories Posted inin Development Game developers favor Steam and PC over other platforms Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 2, 2015 2 min The outlook for the game industry is good, but the rest of the world is more optimistic than North America. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Brianna Wu speaks up about death threats and personal cost of opposing #GamerGate Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 9, 2015 10 min Game developer Brianna Wu has been outspoken about #GamerGate, and it has earned her death threats. We talked about what comes next. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Game-maker group scolds trolls over death threats and other harassment of developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 28, 2014 3 min The condemnation comes on the heels of ugly threats against game developers. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Developers want to work for Valve more than they want to start their own studio Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 19, 2014 2 min The IGDA asked 2,200 developers where they want to work, and the Half-Life and Dota 2 company topped the list. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game development leader Kate Edwards spells out how the game industry needs to change (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2014 14 min The IGDA's leader wants to know where game developers need help when it comes to diversity and advocacy issues. Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Business IGDA launches survey to discover the pulse of game developer community Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 18, 2014 1 min The IGDA survey will measure the satisfaction of game developers on issues of quality of life and diversity. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business GDC drew more than 23,000 attendees to hear diverse perspectives on games Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 1, 2013 3 min Here's a roundup of the GDC. This year, the parties generated as much buzz as the sessions. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kate Edwards takes over the IGDA in a time of turmoil for games (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 31, 2013 9 min The new International Game Developers Association leader believes that fairness to women is a vital issue in the game business. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Updated: YetiZen explains hiring of gamer models, not dancers, for its GDC party Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 30, 2013 4 min The fingers are pointing after accusations that dancers at a party were demeaning to women. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: GDC 2013, BioShock Infinite, Battlefield 4, and women in games Posted byby GamesBeat March 29, 2013 4 min If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. Continue Reading 4 min