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Finalists announced for this year's Independent Games Festival awards

Mutazione nabs four nominations for the annual ceremony that celebrates the year's achievements in independent development.

Published 2 weeks ago, by

Sam Desatoff

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Kate Edwards to be honored with Ambassador Award at GDC 2020

Former head of the IGDA and current executive director of Global Game Jam to be recognized at GDC next year for her advocacy efforts.

Published 1 month ago, by

James Brightman

GDC 2019: Steam's business update touts features, but no changes to revenue share

Valve is addressing review bombing and antiquated storefront presentation, but not how much money it's paying out to devs.

Published 10 months ago, by

Mike Futter

GDC 2019: Microsoft will help StudioMDHR bring Cuphead to the Nintendo Switch

StudioMDHR's indie hit Cuphead is coming to the Switch with Xbox Live support.

Published 10 months ago, by

Nicole Carpenter

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GDC Awards 2019: God of War, Florence, The Return of the Obra Dinn win top honors

Amy Hennig, Rieko Kodama take home well-deserved GDC Special Awards, as well.

Published 10 months ago, by

Amanda Farough

GDC 2019: Epic Games 'State of Unreal' Keynote Takeaways and Impressions

Developers: Tim Sweeney doesn't want your money. He (and Epic Games) want you to stop worrying about tools and start making the games you've always wanted to make.

Published 10 months ago, by

Amanda Farough

GDC Google Stadia: The questions looming after the reveal

Google has to contend with entrenched consumer attitudes and its own failed policies.

Published 10 months ago, by

Mike Futter

GDC 2019: Unity partners with Tencent to help developers crack the tough market

Unity announces partnership with Tencent Cloud for Chinese Publishing, suite of additions aimed at smoothing back-end work for developers.

Published 10 months ago, by

Joseph Knoop

Call of Duty to make its F2P mark on mobile with iOS and Android

Nearly one year after Fortnite: Battle Royale made its debut on mobile, Activision has announced a partnership with Tencent to launch Call of Duty: Mobile as a free-to-play iOS and Android title.