As Nintendo begins claiming ad revenue for, and apparently even shutting down, YouTube Let's Play videos showcasing its games, professor of law Greg Lastowka explains the situation from a legal perspective.
Trion Worlds has confirmed for Gamasutra that it has laid off yet more of its workforce. Several teams have been dramatically reduced, with Trion's Defiance team said to be "obliterated."
Adrian Chmielarz (Bulletstorm) takes a tour through Metro: Last Light to expose a common way developers try to foster a sense of immersion -- and why they miss the mark.
With Valve's Steam Trading Cards, we glimpse a theory of next generation in-game achievement systems that are meant to motivate play, not just to reward it.
If there's one studio that knows how to punch people in the face with style and finesse, it's Santiago, Chile-based ACE Team. Here, the team provides tips for designing first-person hand-to-hand combat.
The collaboration between EA and Nintendo does not appear to involve much support for the Wii U at all, as an EA spokesperson announced today the company has no titles in development for the platform.
"It might be ok for some games to really be for other game makers, or only for literature buffs, and not the general public," writes Adam Saltsman (Hundreds) on the fickle nature of indie curation.
Developers Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon) and Porpentine (Howling Dogs) highlight innovative games from 2012 and call for other developers to join in the curation.
Make yourself comfortable. This supercut compiles nearly all of Ludum Dare 26's over 2000 submissions into an intense 20 minute video.
The newest free content update for Valve's Team Fortress 2, Robotic Boogaloo, is entirely the creation of the game's fans, with more than 50 modders contributing to the project.
Monetization consultant Ramin Shokrizade explains how many free-to-play games are "coercive" towards players -- and how, inevitably, these business models will stop working.
Jeremy Blum tells the story of the founding of New World Interactive, developers of Insurgency, explaining how his background boosted his effort to build a community-focused studio.
Kazuki Morishita, president of GungHo Online, had the original idea for smash mobile hit, Puzzle & Dragons, which rakes in a reported $3 million each day. Where does GungHo go from here?
Raptr CEO Dennis Fong explains how "milking players for cash" isn't the right way to make a profit from games -- when "what’s good for the player is often good for business."
"Cryptic Studios is a leading developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games. We are currently looking for full-time Programmers. Multiple positions available!"
"VR and AR aren't just a matter of putting a display an inch in front of each eye." Valve's Michael Abrash comments on the perceptual challenges facing wearable hardware like the Oculus Rift.
Even as so many veterans eventually find themselves as hands-off managers, Civilization creator Sid Meier makes sure he's on the front lines, making video games.
Following the news that Google is integrating its Google+ social network into a new game services initiaive, the company has revealed that it will close down its ill-fated Google+ Games service.
GDC Europe 2013's first set of announced talks include lectures on Dontnod's Remember Me, scalability for Double Fine's Broken Age, and insight from streaming game video provider Twitch.tv.
Physical retail sales of video games in the U.S. showed a double-digit decline for the month of April, as Injustice: Gods Among Us and Dead Island: Riptide led sales for the month.
"The word 'gamer' is regressive. It accepts the portrait of us painted by the mainstream news media, and every time I hear it or read it it actually makes me feel a little sick."
UPDATED Nintendo has announced it is implementing ads in order to monetize YouTube videos featuring their gameplay content.
This design dive into Nurture -- an experimental god game -- explores the question of just how minimalistic gameplay can get and still be interesting.
Last week, developer Kurt Bieg brutally indicted the indie community. But in this post, E McNeill takes a look at his statements and indies' reactions, and talks about the truth behind the scene.
Want to move away from Microsoft's moribund tool? This tutorial explains how.
A deep dive into open world technology.
Game researchers seek to understand gaming in multiple contexts using an objective data set. Without...
"Hemingway called it the Iceberg Theory. The art of implication. Just give people the little pieces...
In this article, I examine the meaning of the word "immersion" as a descriptor for video games and...
Each industry has a unique landscape that takes time to observe and understand. Coming into the game...
Does Nintendo have the legal right to monetize Let's Play videos on YouTube? That's a tricky...
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A team of game design students from Salzburg University of Applied Sciences recall their experience creating Of Light & Shadow with Unity, and talk about the game development scene in Austria.
Continuing his series that explores the chaotic science behind breaking games, Utrecht School of the Arts student Joram Wolters explains how metagame features can be manipulated to one's advantage.
In this detailed analysis, Guildhall at SMU's Brian Frantz takes a close look at the subversive narrative sprinkled throughout 2D Boy's indie hit World of Goo.
