Monthly Archives: July 2011
Game Development Outsourcing: Tips on Starting Up
by Christine Rom President/CEO, PODD Fueled by the acceleration in global game production as well as by an ever-increasing need for companies to scale and stay competitive, game development outsourcing has grown in leaps and bounds. Even as Eastern Europe, …
2011 PGDF To Be Held at St. Benilde
The Game Developers Association of the Philippines is proud to announce this year’s Philippine Game Development Festival (PGDF), to be held at the campus of the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde on December 9-10, 2011. Now in its second …
GDAP elects new board of directors and officers for 2011
Last June 9, 2011, the Game Developers Association of the Philippines, in a well-attended assembly of core members and affiliates, elected a new set of Board of Directors and Officers representing facets of the industry across the country. The Board …
Three Games Publishers Play – and How to Avoid Them
by Christopher Natsuume Creative Director/Co-Founder, Boomzap There are dozens of tricks that publishers can play when negotiating for a contract. Most all of them are designed to move more risks to the developer and to better protect the publisher. For …
Turning the tide: Changing the Filipino Outlook Towards Gaming
By Cesar Tolentino, Market Research Analyst and Consultant Video games will ruin your children’s future. We’ve heard this line from our own parents when we were growing up and we continue to hear it from new and younger parents today. …