At GDC 2017, Night Dive cofounder Sean Krankel delves deep into the design decisions the Oxenfree team made in the course of making a supernatural teen thriller about exploration and communication. ...

The trailer for existence sim Everything has won a jury prize at the Vienna Shorts Festival, which means it now qualifies to be nominated for an Academy Award in the "Animated Short Film" category. ...

Apple has revealed the five games and seven apps that have been recognized for their design and innovation through this year's Apple Design Awards. ...

The Indie Megabooth has provided space for indie game developers to showcase their creations at major video conventions for half a decade, and now it plans to take that experience on the road. ...

"It's the layering that makes intense decisions. In Oxygen Not Included, the player must balance all the needs of their Duplicants simultaneously. Each need is not so difficult, but it's easy to let something slip." ...

"We're starting to see more of a fluid pattern recently," Platinum Games cofounder Hideki Kamiya tells IGN. "We can move people around and it helps us cover our projects with fewer people." ...

At GDC 2017 game designer Jolie Menzel shared some advice on how storytelling techniques can be applied to level design, drawing on her experience making games at Ubisoft and, before that, Telltale. ...

The end is nigh for Steam Greenlight as Valve prepares to open operations for its new self-publishing option, Steam Direct. ...

"Despite the fact that you're essentially playing the very same game you've been playing for hours beforehand, it still feels like a very different experience." ...

The gameplay loop in this open, isometric world will be familiar to GTA fans. Free-roam to figure out escape routes and sightlines to use later, find hidden unlockables, or simply enjoy the scenery. ...