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Polygon: How to Hire More Women in the Game Industry

March 5, 2015

Today's Turning the Tide: Hiring and Retaining Women in the Games Industry GDC panel was stocked with advice on helping to create and maintain a workforce that values women workers....

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Community

The Feedback Loop: Creating Stronger Design

January 6, 2015

Game Developers Unite! Certain Affinity's own Maggie Duvall, Sr. UX Designer; Rebecca Wallace, Sr. UI Artist; and Beth Beinke-Schwartz, Level Designer, present their talks on on how high-value user feedback...

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Games

Digital Tutors: Stepping into a Time Machine with Halo 2: Anniversary

December 10, 2014

Halo 2 came out ten years ago, and set the standard for first-person shooters and revolutionized the way we play multiplayer games. You probably have countless memories of playing Halo...

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Games

Forging Game Modes in Halo 2: Anniversary

November 17, 2014

Links within this page: Slayer / Basic Setup General Note on Forging Modes King of the Hill Capture The Flag Assault Juggernaut Territories Incursion Race Infection Flight Havens Ricochet Slayer...

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Affinities

IGDA-Austin Microtalks Presents “Joy”

August 13, 2014

Thursday, August 21 @ Retro Studios Matt Oztalay, technical artist at Certain Affinity, is part of the speaker line-up at next week's Microtalks, hosted by IGDA-Austin. Featuring ten-minute segments from...

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Company

Exploring Game Art with Certain Affinity @ Video Game Makers Unite!

August 6, 2014

Thursday, August 14 @ The Capital Factory Join us for an evening of presentation and discussion with leading art pros from award-winning game development studio, Certain Affinity, known for their...

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Games

Age of Booty: Tactics, Makes Best New Games List on App Store in 90 Countries

July 3, 2014

Age of Booty: Tactics invites you to a world where the cannon balls fly, the rum flows, and swashbuckling Pirates on the high(-larious) seas engage in light-hearted battle for the...

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Company

It’s Official—Certain Affinity is a Great Place to Work

May 22, 2014

Modern AAA games like Halo and Call of Duty emphasize cooperation and teamwork, and employees at Certain Affinity similarly describe this small game developer as an amicable place where camaraderie...

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