Editing Game Developer (magazine) (section)

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The magazine contained articles on professional [[game development]] topics relating to [[game programming]], art, audio, [[quality control]], [[game design|design]], and production. Monthly columns from industry veterans offered in depth discussion on a variety of topics. It had articles by notable [[video game industry]] figures and reviews on [[game development]] related [[book]]s, tools, and [[software]] packages. The back page "Soapbox" was also a popular feature but moved to sister site to Gamasutra circa 2004. It was replaced by a splash art page called "Thousand Words" and then replaced again with a regular column "Arrested Development".

''Game Developer'''s most popular feature was probably its monthly "Postmortem" column which discusses the recent development of a [[video game]] with the top five each of "What Went Right" and "What Went Wrong". It provided a frank, first-hand account of the lessons learned in the development process. The first Postmortem was featured in October 1997 and written by Andre Vrignaud on ''[[Dark Sun Online]]''.

Starting in 1998, ''Game Developer'' recognized exceptional game development tools with their "Front Line Awards" which were given annually. Winners included software (such as [[Photoshop]] and VTune), [[game engine]]s ([[Unreal Engine]]), middleware ([[Havok physics]]), hardware ([[GeForce 3]]), and books (''[[Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice]]'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/01/07/game-developer-reveals-2009-front-line-awards-winners-bink-to-hall-of-fame |title=Game Developer Reveals 2009 Front Line Awards Winners, Bink To Hall Of Fame |date=January 8, 2010 |work=[[IGN]] }}</ref>

''[[Gamasutra]]'', the sister publication [[web site]] of ''Game Developer'', acts as an online resource for game developers, as well as a job posting board for employment in the [[game development]] field. It was not part of the closure that resulted in ''Game Developer'''s cessation and continued some features from the magazine.<ref name='polygonclosure'/> ''Gamasutra'' rebranded itself to ''Game Developer'' on August 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/gamasutra-is-becoming-game-developer | title= Gamasutra is becoming Game Developer | first = Kris | last =Graft | date = August 23, 2021 | access-date = August 23, 2021 | work = [[Gamasutra]] }}</ref>