At GDC 2017's UX Summit, a panel of prominent user experience researchers, creatives, and producers acknowledged the challenge and spoke frankly about the tricky business of making good UX in games. ...

This timeless 2015 story examines why some indies pay $300-$1k per platform to get their digital console game PEGI-rated for release in Europe, and how that charge affects their ability to make games. ...

Veteran game dev Laralyn McWilliams will explore the challenges of working in a creative field while dealing with stress, grief, & change, drawing on her own experiences dealing with cancer. ...

At GDC 2016's Narrative Summit, game and narrative designer Mata Haggis took the stage to walk devs through the value of leaving things unsaid when crafting stories for their games. ...

"I compare RPG Maker to a pencil. With a pencil there are techniques to learn, but compared to the other writing tools, it's the most simplistic one. But you can still create elaborate works with it." ...

At GDC 2017, experienced dev (and PlayStation expat) Brian Upton runs down a list of common mistakes devs make when they meet with publishers and shares perspective on what publishers are thinking. ...

Spanish dev Milkstone Studios has released 30 games on different platforms in the last 8 years. IndieGames.com chatted with CEO/programmer/designer Alejandro González about what they're up to now. ...

The studio is branching out to help other indie devs market and publish their own games, starting with Rocketwerkz' Out of Ammo. Here, Zen exec Mel Kirk explains why this seems like a good idea. ...

Some of this week's longform article & video highlights include a look at the new F2P Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong 64's speedrun history, and the cyberpunk horror of Observer. ...

At GDC 2017, psychiatric care professional Dr. Jennifer Hazel and Framed game dev Joshua Boggs  explored the issue and offered some tips on how to remain well while working in games. ...