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Here's how morality, reliability, and "choices per second" influenced the design of The Church in the Darkness.
This week's highlights include the end (and resurrection) of Fortnite, an early look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, plus games from Manifold Garden to Killer Queen Black & Disco Elysium.
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United States senators and representatives have penned a letter to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, condemning Blizzard's decision to punish a Hearthstone player's pro-Hong Kong comments.
"The game grew very organically and it was all about discovering as I went along," creator Victor Agren explains in this inside look at how My Friend Pedro went from Flash cult hit to indie success.
Ubisoft Massive lead writer Anna Megill shares explains how to build a story bible for your game that can help communicate core narrative elements to the rest of your team.
Bigmoon Entertainment, the Portugal-based studio behind the racing game Dakar 18, has been acquired by Saber Interactive and rebranded as Saber Porto.
Humble is giving its monthly game subscription plan Humble Monthly a fresh coat of paint, and a new tiered approach that removes the mystery from the service.
Avalanche Malmö studio manager Sara Ponnert discusses the process of building a studio from the ground up.
Developers with existing Unity subscriptions won’t be affected by the change, but those that sign up after January 1, 2020 will end up paying a little bit extra.
We chatted with some of the top porting houses and the author of Arcade Perfect to find out the current state of porting games to Nintendo's immensely popular Switch.
Nina Freeman is a designer at Tacoma developer Fullbright, and is also known for making intensely personal games like Cibele. She joined us to talk about how she takes autobiographical topics and turning those into brilliantly evocative games.
Capcom has plans to dip into its library of older intellectual properties and breathe new life into long-dormant franchises.
The Nintendo Switch has officially crossed 15 million sales in North America, a milestone that includes sales of the original model as well as the recently released Nintendo Switch Lite.
The Software Development Engineer in Online Services will work with other engineers on selection, customization, and integration of a multi-tenant Content Management System (CMS) solution.
Learn about the pros and cons of different infrastructure implementations, and tactics to employ to maximize performance and minimize cost in this one-hour webinar!
I spent three years making my first commercial game, a 7-hour RPG that told a very charming and personal story. In this blog, I reflect on my efforts from start to finish.
Past Call of Duty games have included loot boxes, a now-controversial monetization practice, but Modern Warfare publisher Activision says the latest game is taking a different approach.
In this classic 2011 GDC talk Bungie's Jaime Griesemer dives into the nitty-gritty decisions of tuning one particular gun across the Halo series' many games (on the hardest difficulty mode, no less!)
Matias Myllyrinne talks about bouncing back from the surprise slump of the original Alan Wake with American Nightmare -- an Xbox Live Arcade title with shifts in tone designed to win an audience unconvinced by the original.
Red Thread Games creative director and co-founder Ragnar Tørnquist discussed the methods the company uses to make unique storytelling games.
What to do when you lose hope with Unity UI? Dozens of projects with Unity UI in mobile and console platforms taught me what I will share with you in just a few minutes.
Google Stadia’s November 19 debut isn’t the game streaming service’s full rollout, and news of how some features will be limited at launch serves as a reminder of that as the Founders Edition release draws near.
Crows Crows Crows marketing director has some advice for indies looking to boost their sales by creating multiple "launches" for their games.
Game designer and Finji co-founder Adam Saltsman discusses some of the design ideas that brought Overland to life.
This week's highlights include the end (and resurrection) of Fortnite, an early look at Star Wars...
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Players want to play, they don't want to wait. Help them buying your game: reduce your game's...
I spent 3 years making my first commercial game, a 7 hour RPG that told a very charming and personal...
Interpreting some real-world data posted on Twitter by David Leon, the lead creator of shadow-based...
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Damien Yoccoz breaks down the basic elements of successful game storefront descriptions, offering hints for standing out in crowded digital marketplaces.
Narek Aghekyan compiles a list of essential reading for game designers, showcasing books aimed at both beginners and experienced developers.
Spilt Milk Studios founder Andrew Smith shares his recent experience working with student interns from CAPA and ELAM's study abroad programs.
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