U.S. rep could legislate to challenge game companies over online harassment

Plus, Square Enix replacing long-serving president Yosuke Matsuda to maximize creativity, Creating the look of a child's hand-crafted games in RPG Time: The Legend of Wright Plus, Square Enix replacing long-serving president Yosuke Matsuda to maximize creativity, Creating the look of a child's hand-crafted games in RPG Time: The Legend of Wright [Game Developer Daily](?sp_aid=115358&elq_cid=22018255&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gama_NL_Game%20Developer%20Daily_03.03.23&sp_cid=47815&utm_content=Gama_NL_Game%20Developer%20Daily_03.03.23&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf&elqTrackId=235843e291e840f49b6667b63662243f&elq=a2e00b7e7a234b1ebfd1c92a2c327a45&elqaid=115358&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=47815) March 03, 2023 — JUMP TO — [From Our Sponsors](#sponsors) | [Featured Blogs](#blogs) | [Top Job Postings](#job) | [Resource Center](#resources) [TOP STORIES] [Creating the look of a child's hand-crafted games in RPG Time: The Legend of Wright]( RPG Time: The Legend of Wright contains a world of hand crafted games inside a child's notebook, capturing the feeling of creating games in your notebook... [U.S. rep could legislate to challenge game companies over online harassment]( Congresswoman Lori Trahan doesn't think game companies have been transparent enough about how they tackle online extremism. [Square Enix replacing long-serving president Yosuke Matsuda to maximize creativity]( Matsuda will be replaced by company director Takashi Kiryu if shareholders approve the switch-up. [Deep Dive: How the atmospheric conditions of space inspired the music of Deliver Us Mars]( The composer reveals the team's key design goals for how the game would sound, including their approach to scale, synchronicity, and implementation. [Indie troupe Sokpop Collective on releasing 100 games in five years]( Aran Koning and Ruben "Rubna" Naus, two members of indie quartet Sockpop Collective, share what they learned after releasing a century of games. [More Stories »]( [FROM OUR SPONSORS] [FEATURED BLOGS] [Games Can Make Statements – but Should They?]( Do you have a theme or issue you want to explore in your game? Do you want to tell players what you think about something? Well, don’t. Telling people thin... [The Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops – Techniques for Game Composers]( Game composer Winifred Phillips discusses music composition techniques for her award-winning score to the Jurassic World Primal Ops video game. [How to Commission Music for Your Game]( A well-crafted musical score has the power to completely transform the player's gaming experience, adding depth, mood, and emotional impact to the game's world. [Opinion: The Harry Potter universe is not ours, it's hers]( There's no escaping J.K. Rowling's bigoted views and the shadow they cast on Hogwarts Legacy. [The very best way the games industry can reduce its carbon footprint]( Why the industry is in the prime position to demand a much-needed console power cap. [More Blogs »]( ON-DEMAND: Poison in the Well: How a Small Portion of Players Causes So Much Toxicity in Games [WATCH NOW]( [JOB LISTINGS FOR TODAY] Purdue University: United States [Assistant Professor in Game Design and Development]( IO Interactive: Denmark [Animation Tech Programmer]( IO Interactive: Sweden [Gameplay Director (Project Fantasy)]( IO Interactive: Spain [Gameplay Director (Project Fantasy)]( IO Interactive: Denmark [Gameplay Director (Project Fantasy)]( IO Interactive: Spain [Lead Online Network Programmer (Project Fantasy)]( [RESOURCES] [How proactive voice moderation can solve gaming's toxicity crisis]( Toxicity in online games and platforms continues to grow. With every harmful interaction, community sentiment declines and players are more likely to churn. Proactive voice moderation solves these challenges by detecting toxicity and helping teams respond in real-time. [Why orchestration tools are crucial to the success of your multiplayer game]( Choosing the right tools and infrastructure partner can make or break your next multiplayer video game. Formulating the best strategy to choose your infrastructure partner for reliability, keep costs to a minimum, and most importantly, make your game a success by ensuring your player base stays online 24/7 requires planning during the development cycle. [What can soap teach you about gaming?]( This is a sponsored article by Dove, and you may well be wondering what on Earth we are doing cropping up on GameDeveloper.com. You may suspect it's another brand trying to force its way into the gaming scene but it turns out, we're on a bit of an important mission and if you have a couple of minutes to spare, we'll tell you why you should care about it. [Using the Unity Memory Profiler to Troubleshoot Out-of-Memory Issues]( How to efficiently resolve memory leaks, reduce ANRs, hangs and crashes, and optimize game loading times before they ruin game performance and experience. [How Innovative Games are Engaging Players with Agora's Real-Time Engagement Solutions]( See how you can use RTE (Real Time Engagement) to elevate your game and create more engaging gaming experiences. [How Game Companies Can Go Beyond Basic Analytics]( Learn how you can drastically increase user adoption and other key metrics by automating, modeling, and visualizing PlayFab data [The power of Discord in community management]( What is it that makes Discord such a prime location? Why are communities drawn to it? What does the platform offer that makes it so compelling and unique? [More Resources »]( [Facebook]( [Twitter](gamedevdotcom?sp_aid=115358&elq_cid=22018255&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gama_NL_Game%20Developer%20Daily_03.03.23&sp_cid=47815&utm_content=Gama_NL_Game%20Developer%20Daily_03.03.23&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf) [Linkedin]( [YouTube]( This email has been sent to {EMAIL}. To understand how we use your personal information, please see our [Privacy Policy.]( You can unsubscribe from Game Developer communications by [clicking here.]( Brand c/o Informa Tech Holdings LLC | Registered in the United States with number 7418737 605 Third Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10158, USA [Informa Tech](