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Take part in GDC’s network of game dev knowledge with the Monthly Newsletter View this Email in Your Browser GDC News GDC Twitch GDC YouTube The March 2021 edition of the GDC Monthly Newsletter is packed with: A new GDC Podcast feat. Hitman executive producer Forest Swartout Large A newly-posted GDC talk on animating the final villain of Marvel's Spider-Man The latest in GDC News and more... Thank you for joining us at GDC Showcase! We're keeping the platform open through midday Pacific Time tomorrow, March 26. Check out any sessions you might have missed! Register Now >> GDC 2021 - Save the date, GDC is happening July 19-23, 2021. Registration opening soon! Gamasutra & Xsolla Presents: Using Data For Good: A Talk and Q&A with Evan Losi - Happening April 15.Register Today >> Forest Swartout Large is executive producer at IO Interactive working on the Hitman franchise. We talk design philosophies behind the stealthy Hitman series, burnout and work-life balance, and what makes for an effective video game producer. Follow @forestlarge on Twitter >> Listen Now Animating the Main Villain in Marvel's Spider-Man (or "What, I'm Rigging HOW Many Legs?!") In this newly-uploaded GDC talk, Insomniac Games' Sol Brennan provides an overview of what went into animating the iconic final villain of Marvel's Spider-Man. Watch Now The differences between writing Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds Bryant Francis "In a GDC Showcase AMA, Obsidian narrative designer and game director Carrie Patel breaks down the differences between writing The Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity." Read More >> Have it your way: a case for sub-factions in strategy games Brandon Casteel "I see sub-factions as a very useful tool to allow players to identify with a specific play style. They're a way to provide players an opportunity to personalize their play experience and to create expandable content for a game." Read More >> Adding strategy to your tactics Keith Burgun "In this article, Keith Burgun lays out a few ways to add 'longer arcs,' particularly when thinking about tactics games." Read More >> Opinion: When choice becomes a metric, narrative design suffers Nicholas O'Brien "Professor and game developer Nicholas O'Brien argues for subtlety in player choice and consequence, versus the "Clementine will remember that" route: 'By overtly validating a players choice as 'mattering' you unintentionally subvert their agency,' he says." Read More >> Game Developers Conference® c/o Informa Tech Informa Tech Holdings LLC | Registered in the United States with number 7418737 | 605 Third Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10158, USA   This email was sent to newsletter@newslettercollector.com.   To understand how we use your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2021 Informa Tech Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved.