Swery’s White Owls is building a better work culture for Japan
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At Reboot Develop, Hidetaka Suehiro said his new studio’s treatment of employees is, “inspired by foreign game companies”
Amy Hennig: Streaming must be more than “just an invisible console”
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Real-time streaming will start a revolution in storytelling, Hennig said at Reboot Develop — but new kinds of content will be required to attract a bigger audience
Warren Spector: »If immersive sims disappear, I disappear«
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-23-warren-spector-if-immersive-sims-disappear-i-disappear
System Shock developer explains why the struggles of Dishonored and Deus Ex won’t deter him from his chosen genre
Is it Game Over for traditional PR?
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“Definitely yes,” says industry veteran Cat Channon, but a more fluid, agile and empowering approach to communications has emerged in its place
CCP Games: EVE Online’s tech is “absolutely at its breaking edge”
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At Reboot Develop, Hilmar Petursson detailed CCP’s plans to keep pace with the huge battles staged by EVE’s remarkable community
Blizzard: “We’re crafting stories for a global audience so our team needs to reflect that”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-17-blizzard-were-crafting-stories-for-a-global-audience-so-ou
Director of story George Kristic on the Overwatch team’s story dojos, lack of yes men, and why he wants more games with animated series
Amy Hennig: AAA industry is at “an interesting crossroads” with storytelling
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-16-amy-hennig-aaa-industry-is-at-an-interesting-crossroads-wi
At Reboot Develop, the revered creator confessed to feeling “overwhelmed” by the scale of AAA games, which are now too big for their own stories
Miyazaki vs Ueda: The path to compelling fantasy
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-16-miyazaki-vs-ueda
Renowned Japanese developers discussed their differences at Reboot Develop, including opposing philosophies on animation and setting
CCP: China will be EVE Online’s biggest market in two years
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-15-ccp-china-will-be-eve-onlines-biggest-market-in-two-years
At Reboot Develop, CCP’s Hilmar Petursson discussed the importance of China and Korea to the future of EVE Online
How Clone Wars and Rebels influenced Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-15-how-clone-wars-and-rebels-influenced-star-wars-jedi-fallen
Writer Chris Avellone shares how he prepared to work on Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming Star Wars adventure
Reboot Develop dates 2020, Uni and Canada conferences
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-15-reboot-develop-dates-2020-uni-and-canada-conferences
Boutique developer conference will debut in North America this October, welcomes students to new event in Croatia next April
Watch the Reboot Develop Blue livestream here
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-13-watch-the-reboot-develop-blue-livestream-here
Amy Hennig leads a day of talks that also includes Bungie, Warren Spector and the Reboot Develop Indie Awards
Watch the Reboot Develop Blue livestream here
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-12-watch-the-reboot-develop-blue-livestream-here
Yu Suzuki caps a day of talks that also includes Blizzard Entertainment, CCP Games, and Patrice Désilets
Watch the Reboot Develop Blue livestream here
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-watch-the-reboot-develop-blue-livestream-here
Remedy Entertainment’s Tero Virtala leads the first of three days of talks at the Dubrovnik-based conference