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Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored At GDCA 2024

Game Developer

At GDCA 2024, Composer Yoko Shimomura will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and game designer Fawzi Mesmar will receive the Ambassador Award.

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How to write a Game Design Document

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Game Design Documents (GDD) have a long history and a different place in many designers' toolboxes. Here's how to write a useful, up-to-date GDD.

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Legendary game designers John Romero and Mabel Addis honored at GDCA 2023

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Mabel Addis will posthumously receive the Pioneer Award, which honors breakthrough business, tech, and game design milestones. The award-winning game designer, level designer, and programmer John Romero will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on iconic and genre-defining first-person shooters.

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Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

Game Developer

During her 30-year career in games, McWilliams worked on a number of games such as Gears of War 4, Free Realms, and Deal or No Deal.

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Understanding Difficulty in Game Design

Game Wisdom

Understanding Difficulty in Game Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" Continuing our discussion from soulslikes, for this key to games podcast episode, we’re talking about what it means to understand and breakdown difficulty.…

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Game Design And Programming Book Bundle

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Game Design And Programming Book Bundle There is a new bundle of interest to game developers, the Game Design and Programming by Pearson Humble Bundle. This bundle contains a large collection of game development books, including several rarer books about game design, all in PDF format.

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Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, passed away at age 67

Game Developer

The late Jaquays' decades-long tenure in games includes the Quake series, Age of Empires, and Halo Wars.