This week's highlights include Uri Geller vs. Pokemon, why we need pessimistic games, a look at Ubisoft's Starlink, & lots more besides. ...

†œDeath's Gambit literally began as a google doc of boss ideas," says Alex Kubodera, co-founder of Death's Gambit dev White Rabbit, in this deep dive into the boss-centric game's combat design. ...

Gamasutra spoke to one half of Washbear and co-developer of Parkasaurus, Chris McQuinn to explore the design and intent of the slightly-silly dino zoo sim Parkasaurus. ...

At GDC 2012, Naughty Dog's Kaitlyn Burnell took to the stage to question conventional game dev wisdom and ask: when you learn to follow game design rules, when is it right to break them? ...

Just a quick reminder: All submissions for GDC 2019†™s Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), GDC Summits, and Game Career Seminar are due tomorrow (Friday, October 5th) at 11:59 pm Pacific! ...

GDC 2019 seeks your great offbeat controller prototypes for Alt.Ctrl.GDC! The submission deadline is November 30th, so to inspire you we're highlighting some prior standouts -- like Butt Sniffin Pugs! ...

There†™s now been well over 30 years of computer RPGs, in both C- and J- styles, and one feature most of them have in common is that they†™re awfully vague about their combat math. ...

Veteran game devs Lori and Corey Cole (Quest for Glory series) open up about how they designed their new game, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, with an emphasis on player agency and role-playing. ...

"The game's second visual iteration took on a very colorful, Saturday-morning-cartoon kind of vibe, which ended up working really well with the game's quick pace and need for instant player reactions." ...

Don't forget: The submission deadline for the 2019 Independent Games Festival Main Competition ends today (Monday, October 1st) at 11:59 PM PT! ...