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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.

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byDanielle Riendeau

Dec 10, 2024

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Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48 Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

byDanielle Riendeau

Nov 27, 2024

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Characters from a number of retro Sega games on a vaporwave background

Some Sega Classics games to be delisted in December

Some Sega Classics games to be delisted in December

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Call of Duty helps Xbox Game Pass to quarterly revenue record

Call of Duty helps Xbox Game Pass to quarterly revenue record

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Creating dozens of unique pixel worlds for UFO 50

Creating dozens of unique pixel worlds for UFO 50

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Group photo: The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite photo modes

Group photo: The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite game photos

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Nintendo sues Palworld developer Pocketpair for alleged patent infringement

Nintendo sues Palworld developer Pocketpair for alleged patent infringement

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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SAG-AFTRA calls 'huge win' as 80 games agree to the union's AI terms

SAG-AFTRA calls 'huge win' as 80 games agree to the union's AI terms

byDanielle Riendeau, Bryant Francis

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Lightspeed L.A. signs with SAG-AFTRA, agrees to AI protections for performers

Lightspeed L.A. signs with SAG-AFTRA, agrees to AI protections for performers

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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Backyard Sports is back after an extended offseason via Playground Productions

Backyard Sports is back after an extended offseason via Playground Productions

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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The Garden Path's savviest design decision: connecting to the cosmos

The Garden Path's savviest design decision: connecting to the cosmos

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

SAG-AFTRA performers call strike against major game studios over AI

SAG-AFTRA performers call strike against major game studios over AI

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Two large mechs fight over a bright red battlefield

Armored Core VI blasts past 3 million units sold

Armored Core VI blasts past 3 million units sold

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Super House Of Dead Ninjas key art, appearing as an SNES cartridge box

Adult Swim delists more games, casts doubt on developers re-acquiring rights

Adult Swim delists further games, casts doubt on developers' re-acquiring rights

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Colorful key art for Project Dose, featuring a bright world and character in a mech

Innersloth announces Outersloth, new indie publishing label

Innersloth announces Outersloth, new indie publishing label

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

A goat host character presides over a retro TV set

Psychonauts 2's cooking show level serves inspiration for all aspiring devs

Psychonauts 2's cooking show level serves inspiration for all aspiring devs

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Lawsuit alleges Activision, Meta bear responsibility for Uvalde school shooting

Lawsuit alleges Activision, Meta bear responsibility for Uvalde school shooting

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Haunting pixel animals against a dark backdrop

Animal Well's haunting style owes much to procedural animation

Animal Well's haunting style owes much to procedural animation

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Xbox series S and series X consoles against a green backdrop

Report: Xbox planning to make Call of Duty a core part of Game Pass

Report: Xbox planning to make Call of Duty a core part of Game Pass

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

a serene landscape from Palia, featuring a river and waterfall

Update: Palia studio Singularity 6 confirms 36 workers have been laid off

Update: Palia studio Singularity 6 confirms 36 workers have been laid off

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Global Game Jam names new executive director Maria Burns Ortiz

Global Game Jam names new executive director Maria Burns Ortiz

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

The doors at GDC on day one, 2024

Behind the GDC scenes with Beth Elderkin and Sam Warnke: Game Developer Podcast ep. 43

Behind the GDC scenes with Beth Elderkin and Sam Warnke: Game Developer Podcast ep. 43

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge to produce Tomb Raider show at Amazon

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge to produce Tomb Raider show at Amazon

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

A prison complex building in a desert setting

Developer Double Eleven taken off Prison Architect series after nine years

Developer Double Eleven taken off Prison Architect series after nine years

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

The frightening Cryptmaster, and the word "sniff"

How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler

How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Pixel Shovel knight attacking a golden dragon

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Two characters walk together against a night sky

IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more

IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Tchia screenshot featuring a beach sunset and a character climbing a tree

Road to the IGF 2024 with Joel Couture: Game Developer Podcast ep. 41

Road to the IGF 2024 with Joel Couture: Game Developer Podcast ep. 41

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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Accessibility and fancy footwork with GLYDR's John Warren - Game Developer Podcast ep. 40

Accessibility and fancy footwork with GLYDR's John Warren

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

space boots on a spaceship deck from The Expanse

Deck Nine Games lays off 20 percent of staff

Deck Nine Games lays off twenty percent of staff

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Exploring the 2024 State of the Game Industry report - Game Developer Podcast ep. 39

State of the Game Industry 2024: Discussing unionization, layoffs, and monetization

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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Dali meets Monkey Island: Behind the surreal style of Twilight Oracle

Dali meets Monkey Island: Behind the surreal style of Twilight Oracle

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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Approximately one third of game developers were affected by layoffs last year

Approximately one third of game developers were affected by layoffs last year

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Danielle Riendeau's favorite games of the year

Danielle Riendeau's favorite games of 2023

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

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