Leigh Alexander catches up with Merritt Kopas, prolific designer and creator of Consensual Torture Simulator -- an effort to create more meaningful player agency in 'violent game' situations.
Social media comments by a former longtime employee suggest that the Texas-based studio has closed down, though details are scant.
Want to know what you can expect to earn if you crowdfund a game and hit your target? Someone has done the math -- and shared a bunch of stats.
The former Epic Games developer talks about working on a first-person arena shooter for PC on Kevin Pereira's podcast.
CCP games today laid off approximately 15 developers working on its long-in-development World of Darkness MMORPG at its Atlanta, Georgia offices, Gamasutra confirms.
In this Casual Games Summit session, postmortems on Women's Murder Club, Build-a-lot, and CampFu precede its first design challenge featuring Jason Kapalka, Nick Fortugno, and Todd Kerpelman.
Arguing over what platform is best for indies just creates a lot of noise, argues James Coote. In this post, he quickly and simply lists the reasons the debate is bad for developers.
The latest Rayman game is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2014, and Ubisoft ported the free demo to browsers in an effort to help fans spread the word.
Alex Rose turned a game he played with friends on paper into a mobile game years after getting the initial inspiration to do so. He charts his journey from idea to execution in this blog post.
The Collectables, a 3D squad shooter coming in 2014, will be the first mobile free-to-play game powered by CryEngine.
Everyplay, a social sharing platform for mobile games, is looking to prove that allowing players to share gameplay videos of your game helps gain sales and install traction.
Brandon Bozzi showcases games that teach players about real-life situations, designed to provoke empathy. Can games like this change the world?
Seth Sivak lays out a basic, solid plan for understanding how investors relate to your studio -- and what you should prepare in terms of knowledge and information before pitching.
Microsoft said today that its Xbox One console has now sold more than 2 million hardware units worldwide, just over two weeks after it launched.
UPDATE Although we've seen plenty of crackdowns on Let's Play and game videos on YouTube in the past, it would appear that the largest crackdown to date in underway, with reports of thousands of videos being flagged over the last few days.
Indie developers are headed for a glut, a crash -- it's the 1980s all over again. Or is it? Independent developer Ben Serviss shares his opinion on what will really happen.
Shark Tank -- a reality show where businesses pitch investors -- recently auditioned a VR peripheral. But the pitch was shot down, and one blogger takes a look at why.
Off the back of a new global mobile publishing strategy, Chinese mobile game publisher Yodo1 has raised $11 million in funding, and opened a new production studio.
For 2013, we're kicking off our year-end video game roundups with perhaps our most important annual list: The Top 10 Game Developers.
A locked post on the game's forum lists every issue the team is working to solve along with the status of the fix, presumably in an effort to assuage community concerns about the game's buggy release.
The studio's next game is a quirky action puzzler borne from the Amnesia Fortnight and funded -- along with Spacebase DF-9 -- by a coterie of notable indies.
Riot Games' new tools are a show of support for app developers in the League of Legends community.
In this classic Game Developer magazine column, industry veteran Noah Falstein examines when it's appropriate to invest your time in telling a good story, and when it's better to leave well enough alone.
Lars Doucet (Defender's Quest) takes a look at how different games have implemented fleeing mechanics over the years -- and how a new indie game changes that concept into gameplay.
"This individual will be key in taking Robot’s games to the next level by creating special effects that will bring depth, refinement, and style to our gameplay."
The free-to-play segment of the Massively Multiplayer Online genre is nearing maturity and yet...
A simple guide to making your team appreciation event a success. It's more difficult than you'd...
Agustín Cordes is the creator of Scratches, a cult adventure game and the first one ever to be made...
There is a lot of talk about women in games, but one topic is not nearly debated enough: why are...
People won't buy your game just because it has awesome gameplay - sad but true. Here's some...
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Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy Master's student A.J. Walker reflects on the development of Pitch Jumper, a student-created rhythm game for iOS and Android.
Self Made Miracle designer Rick van Ginkel offers his perspective and advice for incoming game design students, reflecting on his university experience in this detailed feature.
The Leap Motion accessory opens new doors for motion-controlled gaming, and offers its own unique set of features and possibilities. Can you design a game for this new PC peripheral?
