Camila Gormaz, creator of military RPG Long Gone Days, wanted to explore the life of the soldier, but not through action and gunplay. She focused on the emotional impact that war has on soldiers. ...
When is it justifiable to remake one of your titles? Scott Brodie of Heart Shaped Games just did that with Hero Generations: ReGen, and he talks us through what the process was like for his team. ...
The GDC 2017 call for proposals of lectures and panels for topic-specific Summits and the Virtual Reality Developers Conference at GDC is open now through Friday, September 23rd! ...
After nearly a decade, Renegade Kid is closing as cofounders Gregg Hargrove and Jools Watsham go their separate ways -- and they're splitting the studio's game catalog on purely dimensional grounds. ...
Ratchet and Skylanders designer Mike Stout writes on depth: "To me, it describes a sweet spot -- that point during a game where the player can repeatedly display his mastery of a game mechanic." ...
In this retrospective, N++ creators Mare Sheppard and Raigan Burns reflect on the game's 12 year journey that began with the release of a free Flash game in 2004. ...
"With Overcooked, we wanted to make a game which was much more focused on how a team works together rather than simply adding more players to a single player experience." ...
Applications are now open for CryEngine's Indie Development Fund, which is offering CryEngine devs the chance to claim a slice of a $1 million funding pool. ...
The Great Whale Road just hit earl access. Joachim Sammer, CEO of Sunburned Games, tells us about the making of this story-driven strategy/RPG hybrid set on the medieval shores of the North Sea coast. ...
Hot off the release of Threes, indie game maker Asher Vollmer speaks at GDC 2014 about how to empower your players (without patronizing them) through great tutorial design. ...