Pyrobits - reference guide

Stories From the Intern-to-Hire Frontline - GameCareerGuide.com : "Many readers of this web site are students who are knowledgeable about games, are learning about the game development industry, but are in need of direct instruction about moving from one to the other. How do you get from having knowledge to having a job?"

The Inaugural Independent Games Festival Mobile : "The IGF Mobile organizers have announced the location and time of the awards ceremony for the inaugural Independent Games Festival (IGF) Mobile during GDC Mobile 2008 (February 18th-19th)."

Skin & Bones Arcade Platform Game - Addictive 247 Games : "Skin & Bones is a retro style arcade platform game. Two unlikely friends each with different abilities must work together towards the same goal."

Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage - GameDaily : "Many games let you make morality decisions nowadays, but are they actually helping you become a better person? A high-profile panel at GDC discussed this question and more."

Havok goes free on PC - News - www.developmag.com : "Havok has announced that, starting from May 2008, its Havok Complete for the PC will be available free of charge."

Gamasutra - Game Writing Tutorial: Learn Better Game Writing : "'The amount of story content you put in is generally how much the player will tolerate, and if you break those expectations, you do that at your peril.'"

STORYTRON - Interactive Storytelling : "There have been three main approaches to creating interactive storytelling technology: the unsuccessful “Branching Narrative” and “Narrative Game”, and Storytronics." More about: http://www.glasswings.com.au/Storytronics/

Gamasutra - GDC Casual Summit: Blue Fang's Meretzky Defines Casual Games : “As we get into the 2000s we see this dichotomy, casual games and hardcore games,” said Meretzky, adding that they were very well split. But now, we see hardcore and casual merging. He then postulated, “As we see this dichotomy kind of going away and becoming a full spectrum, and the in-between space getting filled in, the question is ‘is the definition of what is casual changing?’”

Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage - GameDaily : "Electronic Arts announced Battlefield Heroes only a couple of weeks ago, and now id Software is getting in on the act. Quake Live is an online title that will be supported by IGA's ad network."

Mobile games market hasn't slowed down, says Guillemot - News - www.developmag.com : "'There is market growth and it will continue to grow,' he said, but added: 'We have to clear all the roadblocks so it is easier for customers. We're not using all our potential.'"

GamesOnDeck.com - Zeemote Launches Compact Wireless Game Controller : "Developers, operators, and gamers tell us the Zeemote JS1 controller is what they've been waiting for to unleash the real potential of mobile gaming"

Gamasutra - Casual Games and Piracy: The Truth : "Just how rampant is piracy in PC casual gaming? In a startling instalment of his regular Gamasutra column, Reflexive's director of marketing Russell Carroll (Wik, Ricochet) reveals the 92% piracy rate for one of his company's games, and what worked (and didn't work) when they tried to fix it."

Video Game Features, PC Game Features : "Is 'Play 4 Free' the future? EA's looking to find out, and the completely free to play Battlefield Heroes is leading the way. We chat with EA DICE's Ben Cousins about the new 'Play 4 Free' initiative."

Gamasutra - The Arty Party : "In this important Gamasutra essay, former game journalist and current EA producer Jim Preston dispels the illusion of an 'art club' that games aren't allowed to enter, suggesting that diversity has made the 'games as art' debate effectively meaningless."

Gamasutra - Opinion: Our Inevitable Episodic Future : Novos fatores que influenciarão o futuro dos jogos em conteúdos episódicos. "Three big ones. First, the so-called 'rise of a new audience' of casual gamers, or at least, lighter-engagement gamers outside the traditional hardcore demographic. Second, the increase in digital distribution and connected content; third, the success of the free-to-play biz model."

CASUAL CONNECT: Brand overhaul for Real's casual sites - News - www.developmag.com : "Real's work in the casual games sector specifically caters to women of the 25 to 40 year old demographics and publishes its titles in nine different languages."

CASUAL CONNECT: 'Innovate, don't iterate' says Microsoft casual boss - News - www.developmag.com : "'The one thing you shouldn't do is iterate. Don't copy. Go a step further than iterating. Think about how we as an industry will take the things from the real world and use them to change our industry.'"

DICE08: 'It is time for the auteur of gaming,' says Verbinski - News - www.developmag.com : "Pirates of the Caribbean director says designers should have ideas which make executives 'shit themselves'"

CASUAL CONNECT: Gamers enjoy ad-supported games, says Real - News - www.developmag.com : "RealNetworks survey find that 90 per cent are happy to watch ads before and during game sessions"

Euro devs sign ‘video game manifesto’ - News - www.developmag.com : "“We believe that although video game production is a global industry, the values and talents applied to creating video games in Europe are not the same as those found in other parts of the world where these games are created, especially North America and Asia. There is a very distinct style to be seen in games created in our European countries, and it’s a style that reflects the diversity and independence of European creativity, especially in terms of its originality,” says the manifesto,"

Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage - GameDaily : "IGA Worldwide announced today that they have concluded an exclusive sales partnership with Media Game."

Video Game News, Video Game Coverage, Video Game Updates, PC Game News, PC Game Coverage - GameDaily : "In an interview with Guardian Unlimited in the U.K., Epic Games VP Mark Rein talked about user-generated content, Unreal Tournament III and the PC vs. console divide."