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Danielle Riendeau

Editor-in-Chief, GameDeveloper.com

Danielle is the editor-in-chief of Game Developer, with previous editorial posts at Fanbyte, VICE, and Polygon. She’s also a lecturer in game design at the Berklee College of Music, and a hobbyist game developer in her spare time.

Latest from Danielle Riendeau

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Video: One-page designsVideo: One-page designs
byDanielle Riendeau
Aug 8, 2023
Bright character driving from We are OFK
Art
Video: Living paintings of OFK: art directing the style and lives of an indie-pop bandVideo: Living paintings of OFK: art directing the style and lives of an indie-pop band
byDanielle Riendeau
Aug 1, 2023

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Video: Wordle, one year later
Video: Wordle, one year later
Jul 26, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
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Video: Make Games Like a Horse: The Design of Bugsnax
Video: Make Games Like a Horse: The Design of Bugsnax
Jul 25, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
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FTC suspends administrative challenge to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal
FTC suspends administrative challenge to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal
Jul 21, 2023
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The best places to publish your indie game
The best places to publish your indie game
Jul 20, 2023
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Design
In praise of Tears of the Kingdom's most underrated design decision: muddle buds
In praise of Tears of the Kingdom's most underrated design decision: muddle buds
Jun 28, 2023
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3 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Pixquare pixel art scene featuring waterfall, rocks, deer
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The best low cost tools for game art
The best low cost tools for game art
Jun 21, 2023
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8 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
The Still Dancer screenshot, with a character's face on a pastel domestic background ba
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The best free tools for narrative games
The best free tools for narrative games
Jun 16, 2023
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7 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
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Design
Creating the creepy, salty world of Dredge - GD Podcast ep.32
Creating the creepy, salty world of Dredge - GD Podcast ep.32
Jun 14, 2023
byBlack Salt Games, Danielle Riendeau
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The best game development software
The best game development software
Jun 9, 2023
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5 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Developer Warren Davis, speaking at a podium with the GDC logo
Business
Video: Us Vs. Them and the Laserdisc Debacle
Video: Us Vs. Them and the Laserdisc Debacle
Jun 1, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
Sony's Project Q handheld and PlayStation Earbuds
Marketing
Sony reveals PlayStation Earbuds and new handheld device, Project Q
Sony reveals PlayStation Earbuds and new handheld device, Project Q
May 24, 2023
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1 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
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Production
The best low cost game development tools
The best low cost game development tools
May 24, 2023
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6 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Fall landscape featuring a character in an open field
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The best free tools for game art
The best free tools for game art
May 16, 2023
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12 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
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Video: The Flash Games Postmortem
Video: The Flash Games Postmortem
May 10, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
a screenshot from Among Us VR featuring colorful characters in hats
Marketing
Video: A Moderation Guide for Successful Brand Livestreams and Digital Events
Video: A Moderation Guide for Successful Brand Livestreams and Digital Events
May 10, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
A colorful screenshot from Pingo adventure, with bright environments and characters
Game Platforms
The best free game making tools
The best free game making tools
Apr 28, 2023
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14 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Tunic screenshot shoeing a colorful island floating in a sunset sky
Design
Video: How Tunic was built on mystery
Video: How Tunic was built on mystery
Apr 25, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
unpacking college dorm room with boxes
Design
'Unpacking' the design pillars of a chill puzzle game
'Unpacking' the design pillars of a chill puzzle game
Apr 21, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
Mexico 1921 a photographer staring at an evidence board
Marketing
The best narrative talks from GDC
The best narrative talks from GDC
Apr 7, 2023
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7 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
how deep is the dark water character on beach
Marketing
The best advocacy talks from GDC
The best advocacy talks from GDC
Apr 5, 2023
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5 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
case of the golden idol wanted poster in darkened bar
Design
The best design talks of GDC
The best design talks of GDC
Apr 4, 2023
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10 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
return to monkey island characters in a map shop
Production
The best production talks of GDC
The best production talks of GDC
Apr 4, 2023
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8 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
cute chicken characters on a table from unpacking
Marketing
The best business and marketing talks at GDC
The best business and marketing talks at GDC
Mar 30, 2023
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5 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Psychonauts 2 huge character with large eye for a face
Marketing
The best programming talks from GDC
The best programming talks from GDC
Mar 30, 2023
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5 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
return to monkey island a chat by the fire
Marketing
Learning the production secrets of Return to Monkey Island
Learning the production secrets of Return to Monkey Island
Mar 30, 2023
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5 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
A very warm and cartoony view of 50s Los Angeles
Marketing
The best art and animation talks of GDC
The best art and animation talks of GDC
Mar 29, 2023
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6 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
a small kitchen scene, in isometric perspective
Marketing
Unpacking a smart plan for long-tail post-launch marketing
Unpacking a smart plan for long-tail post-launch marketing
Mar 23, 2023
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3 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Raz, in colorful neon blacklight
Marketing
Using a modular system of maneuvers to design Psychonauts 2's boss fights in a hurry
Using a modular system of maneuvers to design Psychonauts 2's boss fights in a hurry
Mar 21, 2023
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3 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
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Marketing
Five key publishing contract pitfalls for indies to avoid
Five key publishing contract pitfalls for indies to avoid
Mar 20, 2023
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
Programming
Crafting a "narrative instrument" with Yarn Spinner's Jon Manning - GD Podcast ep.31
Crafting a "narrative instrument" with Yarn Spinner's Jon Manning - GD Podcast ep.31
Mar 17, 2023
byJon Manning, Danielle Riendeau
GoldenEye 007 Natalya and Bond
Game Platforms
The making of GoldenEye 007, a wildly ambitious classic
The making of GoldenEye 007, a wildly ambitious classic
Jan 27, 2023
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5 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
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Game Platforms
Diving into the nuance of "self-imposed crunch"
Diving into the nuance of "self-imposed crunch"
Jan 25, 2023
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau
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Game Platforms
Why we're flashing back 15 years to 2008
Why we're flashing back 15 years to 2008
Jan 23, 2023
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2 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau

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