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Tristan Donovan is the UK-based author of the book Replay: The History of Video Games and a freelance games journalist who regularly writes for The Times and Stuff. He has also written about games for Game Developer, Edge, The Guardian, Kotaku, The Gadget Show, GamesTM and many others.

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10 Tips: Increasing the Effectiveness of Producers10 Tips: Increasing the Effectiveness of Producers
byTristan Donovan
Sep 27, 2012
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10 Tips: Localization10 Tips: Localization
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Aug 6, 2012
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10 Tips: Getting the Most from Motion and Performance Capture
10 Tips: Getting the Most from Motion and Performance Capture
Jul 4, 2012
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10 Tips: The Creation and Integration of Audio
10 Tips: The Creation and Integration of Audio
May 29, 2012
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Computer pioneer Jack Tramiel relied on, then dismissed, video games
Computer pioneer Jack Tramiel relied on, then dismissed, video games
Apr 13, 2012
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Focus Groups, Testing, And Metrics: Developers Speak
Focus Groups, Testing, And Metrics: Developers Speak
Oct 4, 2011
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To Play Or Not To Play?
To Play Or Not To Play?
Sep 27, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: Will Wright
The Replay Interviews: Will Wright
May 23, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: Ray Kassar
The Replay Interviews: Ray Kassar
Apr 29, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: Rob Fulop
The Replay Interviews: Rob Fulop
Mar 23, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: Rich Vogel
The Replay Interviews: Rich Vogel
Mar 7, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: Gary Penn
The Replay Interviews: Gary Penn
Jan 31, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: David Crane
The Replay Interviews: David Crane
Jan 3, 2011
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The Replay Interviews: Bob Jacob
The Replay Interviews: Bob Jacob
Dec 15, 2010
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The Replay Interviews: Ralph Baer
The Replay Interviews: Ralph Baer
Nov 29, 2010
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Mortal Kombat - A Book Excerpt from Replay: The History of Video Games
Mortal Kombat - A Book Excerpt from Replay: The History of Video Games
Jun 10, 2010
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