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We're talking to the developer of Moonlighter at 3PM EDT on Twitch  
by Bryant Francis [05.25.18]
We're streaming Digital Sun's Moonlighter starting at 3PM EST and talking to the game's lead developer.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: What game designers really want out of AI  
by Staff [05.24.18]
In this GDC 2018 talk, a panel of game designers go over what problems they wish artificial intelligence could solve for them when making games.
Console/PC, Programming, Video
Josh Sawyer shares a boatload of design insight from Pillars of Eternity II  
by Bryant Francis [05.24.18]
Watch Obsidian Entertainment's design director discuss the decisions that drove development on Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: A practical guide to porting your indie game to consoles  
by Staff [05.23.18]
At GDC 2018 PlayEveryWare's Thomas O'Connor shines a light on the technical and administrative work that goes into getting a console game out the door.
Console/PC, Indie, Production, Video, Vault
Chat with Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire director Josh Sawyer at 3PM EDT  
by Bryant Francis [05.23.18]
We're streaming Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and chatting with the game's director at 3PM EDT.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: How For Honor addressed its post-launch problems  
by Staff [05.22.18]
In this GDC 2018 session, Ubisoft's Damien Kieken and Roman Campos Oriola discuss the story behind For Honor as it traveled from beta, through its launch, to its first post-launch year.
Console/PC, Production, Video
Video: The combat design of DOOM 1
by Staff [05.21.18]
In this GDC 2018 session, id Software's Kurt Loudy & Jake Campbell go into the philosophy behind the combat design of 2016's DOOM and its implementation.
Console/PC, Design, Video
What makes a great idle animation? Devs share their favorites 2
by Joel Couture [05.21.18]
From Rocket Knight Adventures to Ristar to Shantae, devs celebrate their favorite idle animations in games -- and how those little glimpses of character breathe life into virtual worlds.
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Video
Watch Scavenger Studio discuss making Darwin Project a watchable game 1
by Bryant Francis [05.18.18]
Lead developers Simon Darveau and Keane Tan discuss the process of making 'watchable' multiplayer games while we stream Darwin Project.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: The visual development of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes  
by Staff [05.17.18]
In this GDC 2013 sponsored session, Hideo Kojima and members of Kojima Productions discuss the workflow and development of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
Console/PC, Art, Design, Video
Omensight's developers discuss making a murder mystery in just 18 months  
by Bryant Francis [05.16.18]
One of the co-creators of Omensight shares tips on managing narrative variables, streamlining animation inspiration and lessons from real-life martial arts in video games.
Console/PC, Design, Video
We're chatting with the devs behind Omensight at 3PM EDT  
by Bryant Francis [05.16.18]
We're diving into a hack-and-slash murder mystery with the makers of Omensight starting at 3PM EDT.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: How EA Sports games are designed for blind players  
by Staff [05.15.18]
In this GDC 2018 session, EA Sports' Karen Stevens discusses how gameplay without sight is currently possible for many popular EA titles.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Why procedural levels were better than handmade ones for City of Brass  
by Bryant Francis [05.15.18]
The developers behind City of Brass describe what they've learned while taking up the technology of procedural generation.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: A lawyer's guide to practical IP law for indies  
by Staff [05.14.18]
Games lawyer Chris Reid returns to the stage at GDC 2018 to try and break down everything indies should know about intellectual property law (esp. copyrights and trademarks) in the game industry.
Indie, Business/Marketing, Video, Vault
Chat with the developers of City of Brass at 7PM EDT  
by Bryant Francis [05.14.18]
The developers of City of Brass are beaming in from the land down under to discuss their procedurally-generated dungeon crawler at 7PM EDT.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Sponsored: How one Korean studio brought its hit mobile game to VR  
by Nanali Studios [05.14.18]
Nanali Studios from Seoul, South Korea explains the process of bringing its mobile game with over 500K downloads to VR.
VR, Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Video, Sponsored Article
Researchers teach AI the art of 'interesting' level design  
by Chris Kerr [05.14.18]
"Our research is meant to be a step toward intelligent tools to help level designers in generating better levels with less effort, not to substitute them."
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Video
Japanese devs reflect on the recent renaissance of Japanese games  
by Alex Wawro [05.11.18]
Notable Japanese game devs speak to the state of the Japanese game industry, and the factors behind its recent renaissance of flashy, well-received games, in a fascinating new Archipel documentary.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: Tips and tricks for animators  
by Staff [05.11.18]
In this GDC micro-talk session, six animators from established studios deliver advice in short, 5-minute bursts.
Console/PC, Art, Video