Registration is now open for the last session in Arkadium's game design workshop series. Entitled, "The Game Industry and Development Process", the session plans to cover topics such as pitching a game idea, working with partners, general game development and testing.

In the ninth episode of locally produced game development podcast "Another Castle", Co-founder of Large Animal Games, Wade Tinney sits down to talk about his career in games and the New York scene.

A reminder: The NJ IGDA chapter is having it's March social meeting tomorrow.

Writing a good story is not an easy thing to do. It is that much more difficult when one is writing for a game. This month's round-table focuses on how to weave a story into different types of games--from adventure games to casual games.

This month, Kenny Rosenblatt (CEO, Arkadium) will be sharing his experiences designing, developing and marketing social games. In addition, he will explore data on Arkadium's latest social gaming projects and share lessons for aspiring game developers and entrepreneurs.

In the eighth episode of locally produced game development podcast "Another Castle", the first out-of-towner guest, Wes Erdelack talks about his blog Versus CluCluLand, philosophy, and the ontology of games.

This is a quick recap of the NYCGI Meet n' Drink: March 2010 event for those of you who were unable to attend due to GDC or other engagements. Hit the jump to check out what went down.

Please join us for a panel discussion with three important voices from the world of game journalism. Game journalists Stephen Totilo, Jamin Brophy-Warren and Leigh Alexander will be on hand to elaborate on such questions as: "What is the future of game criticism?" and "Where does game news fit into the game industry ecosystem?".

The Horowitz Center cordially invites you to attend the seminar: “Quest to Learn - A Games-Based School for Digital Kids:  Design Overview and Early Research Observations” presented by Dr. Robert Torres and Christo Simms.