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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 October 2020's edition of the GDC Monthly Newsletter is packed with: A new GDC Twitch stream feat. Ghostrunner with One More Level GDC Podcast feat. Emily Greer of Double Loop Games A newly-uploaded GDC YouTube video on the lighting tech of Detroit: Become Human Emily Greer, co-founder of highly-influential web-based game site Kongregate and most recently founder of Double Loop Games joins us to talk about toxicity in the workplace--and how to prevent it. Listen Now >> Follow Emily Greer on Twitter >> In this newly-uploaded GDC talk, Quantic Dream's Guillaume Caurant shows how his team transitioned their lighting system to only use photometric units based on real life measurements for Detroit: Become Human. Watch Now One More Level, developers behind the new fast-paced cyberpunk slasher Ghostrunner, dropped by the GDC Twitch channel for a conversation about level design, making games meant to be played at high speed, and more! Watch Now We need to talk about Steam & China Simon Carless "What's going on with Steam in China, and what's going to happen in the future? Take a trip though the possibilities, the government licensing complexities, and more!" Read More >> Tides of Chaos: How Baldur's Gate 3 tackles the RNG of D&D-inspired dice rolls Alissa McAloon "Dice rolls in Baldur's Gate 3 are played straight with pure RNG and no additional smoke and mirrors. Here's what Larian Studios has learned so far about developing a D&D game with honest to goodness random rolls." Read More >> IAP Packs in Mobile F2P: Analysis and Design Javier Barnes "Currency packs are the core of the monetization of any F2P mobile game. We share some of the key concepts, techniques and ferengi tricks involved with their creation and balancing." Read More >> Solving RNG abuse in roguelikes Alex Pine "Roguelikes have a strange relationship with RNG that may lead to frustration or RNG abuse. This article examines the various ways and methods you can design RNG in roguelikes to provide the best player experience and reduce RNG abuse." Read More >> The player-focused design and development of battle royale breakout Spellbreak Bryant Francis "Proletariat CEO Seth Sivak chats about Spellbreak's development, and what the studio has learned in taking on the industry's battle royale heavyweights, with a particular focus on keeping players engaged." Read More >> Game Developers Conference® c/o Informa Tech Informa Tech Holdings LLC registered in England & Wales with number 8860726, registered office and head office 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG, UK.   This email was sent to newsletter@newslettercollector.com.   Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2020 Informa Tech Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved.