Electronic Arts' Patrick Söderlund explains the broad creative strategies at EA, giving us a rare birds-eye view of the motivations that drive EA as a game publisher. ...
Drifter Entertainment creative director Brian Murphy walks us through how the studio successfully made movement in its co-op VR shooter Gunheart feel good by treating it like a superpower. ...
This week's highlights include a retrospective of the Diggin' In The Carts game music album, a unique video on the history of Bethesda, and many more besides. ...
When is it appropriate to tackle real-world issues in games? How can game designers do so effectively, and respectfully? ...
""You never want to just place a light somewhere [randomly]," says Lake Ridden art director Erik Nilsson. "You want to [say] 'What can we do to make this area interesting with this light?'" ...
Obsidian's Josh Sawyer chats with Gamasutra about how the studio tried to update and refine its new seafaring Pillars of Eternity game without sacrificing what's special about party-based RPGs. ...
The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen reflects on seven years of The Binding of Isaac and how the game became an early indie darling. ...
"A lot of it is based on having worked on movies for many years," says DreamWorks animator turned game developer Lionel Gallat of the art and world design of his debut game, & #8203;Ghost of a Tale. ...
Uppercut Games' Ed Orman opens up about how the studio's Arabian Nights-inspired roguelike City of Brass was designed around the BioShock-esque "one-two punch" of a whip and a scimitar. ...
"Brutal achievements [beat entire game without taking a hit] are going to be fun for an extremely small part of your user base," writes ID@Xbox's Chris Charla. "Are you sure you want to do them?" ...