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Game Designer Pimping Roundup

The Charlotte Observer pimps Aimee Symington, designer of Blunders. (source)

The New Orleans Times Picayune pimps Bruce Spizer, who contributed all the questions in the new Trivial Pursuit Beatles edition. (source)

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A company in Hong Kong – Merchant Ambassador – is looking for original game designs on which to add the license it acquired from the World Wildlife Federation Fund. Last year they adapted a bunch of classic games, but now they want new ideas.

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If you’re an aspiring game developer and you’ll be at Gen Con this week, then you absolutely must check out Jess Hartley’s series of articles “GenCon for the Aspiring Professional.” The series covers everything you need to make sure your ideas are developed, polished and pitched in the best possible manner. Even better, Jess walks the reader through how to create a receptive environment for making the pitch, the right location for making the pitch, how to make the pitch and even how to follow-up on the pitch! Its a strikingly professional piece in an industry best known for being exceedingly informal and is worth a read for anyone who has a need to sell an idea or product – game related or not!