At GDC 2016, five accomplished game designers (Liz England, George Fan, Michael de Plater, Lee Perry, and Emily Short) share a favorite rule of thumb they use when designing their own games. ...

"The purpose of [the Sahrian language] is to provide texture and personality to all the various characters you meet, seeing as we knew we this game wasn't going to be fully voiced." ...

Monomi Park's Slime Rancher is bright, bubbly, and requires players to collect the byproduct of cute slime creatures. Studio cofounder Nick Popovich chats to us about the game's resource and currency system. ...

We speak with experts from game companies big and small to learn the best strategy when making the big decision about determining when to announce a launch date. ...

At GDC 2015 QWOP creator Bennett Foddy shares tips for eliminating those dreaded 'floaty physics' without causing instabilities -- along with some weird tricks for abusing physics engines. ...

For players and developers alike, the seemingly 'dumb' and minor touches can be the best way to make a game truly memorable. ...

This week's highlights include an article series about gaming in prison, behind the scenes of Night Trap, & how satirical soccer game Enter The Kickmen got made. ...

"To me it helps to bridge the gap between the player and the physical world of the game," dev Nolan Richert tells Rock, Paper, Shotgun. "The physics of the mop respond to your input immediately." ...

For her game Bollywood Wannabe, Catherine Levesque needed a specific kind of music -- and in this post, she details precisely how she went about getting the right music on the cheap. ...

"Most of the concepts that made it into the game were me messing with the rules of football, sometimes being deliberately ignorant and making something that adds a gameplay layer," says Marshall. ...