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Take part in GDC’s network of game dev knowledge with the Monthly NewsletterTesting Preview Text Having trouble viewing this email? [View Web Version]( [GDC Monthly Newsletter]( September 2024 edition of the GDC Monthly Newsletter We’re back! The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is returning to San Francisco from March 17-21, 2025. Get ready for five days of education, innovation, and networking with the game development community. This year’s theme, "Connecting the World Through Games" highlights the power of games to unite people across the globe while shaping the future of the world’s leading entertainment industry. - The GDC Team [GDC Event News] Look out for GDC 2025 registration opening soon! 🕹️ [VIEW NOW »]( GDC 2025 Summits & GCS Call for Submissions close today! 📝 [SUBMIT NOW »]( GDC is headed to New York for The AI Summit! 🤖 [LEARN MORE »]( [Coherent Labs]( [GDC LinkedIn] [4 Stellar Questions to Ask in a Game Job Interview (and 2 to Avoid)]( "Do you have any questions for us?" It's one of the most-dreaded prompts in a job interview. Be ready for it! We share expert tips from a GDC talk on what questions you should have on hand during your game job interview, so you can seal the deal and get that offer letter.” [VIEW NOW »]( [Editior Picks] ['Just ask:' Hooded Horse chief product officer tells devs to treat publishers like an open book]( ['Just ask:' Hooded Horse chief product officer tells devs to treat publishers like an open book]( There's been a lot of chatter recently about what constitutes a solid publishing deal. Hooded Horse, the publisher behind Manor Lords, has been loudly advocating for better contracts. [READ MORE]( [GDC TikTok] "Know that you belong." That's the message for game developers in Ambassador Award recipient Fawzi Mesmar's acceptance speech at the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards. [VIEW NOW »]( Bungie Test Engineer Bryce Broadrick shares the most-common misconception about QA as a career—and how it can hurt developers and the industry as a whole. [VIEW NOW »]( [GDC YouTube Highlights] [System-Centric Puzzle Design in 'Patrick's Parabox' ]( [System-Centric Puzzle Design in 'Patrick's Parabox']( In this GDC 2024 talk, the designer of the IGF award-winning puzzle game Patrick's Parabox shares a collection of puzzle game design techniques used and learned during its development. These include: heuristics for iterating on mechanics, strategies for creating puzzle levels, and things to look out for when playtesting. [WATCH NOW]( [GDC Vault Highlights]  [Leaders Working at the Heart of the Team 2024]( Leaders Working at the Heart of the Team 2024 Join four industry leaders as we explore leadership in four quick 10 minute microtalks. [WATCH NOW FOR FREE]( [Rebuilding the Open World Loop in 'Marvel's Spider-Man 2' ]( Rebuilding the Open World Loop in 'Marvel's Spider-Man 2' This talk breaks down Marvel's Spider-Man 2's open world gameplay loop design, and why major changes were necessary to provide the best possible player experience. [WATCH WITH SUBSCRIPTION](  INTERESTED IN EXHIBITING OR SPONSORING AT GDC 2025? [CONTACT SALES]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Facebook]( [TikTok](official_gdc?sp_aid=125841&elq_cid=22018255&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13_NL_GDCNL24_Batch9_A_EDNLSUB_SUBS_7132329447_September_20240926&sp_cid=55186&utm_content=13_NL_GDCNL24_Batch9_A_EDNLSUB_SUBS_7132329447_September_20240926&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf) [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 [Informa Tech] This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To understand how we use your personal information, please see our [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2024 Informa Tech Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved.