Any devs still hoping for an invite to Steam Dev Days this year should probably pack it in, as Valve's Tom Giardino noted on Twitter that there won't be one -- and 2018 isn't looking good, either. ...

At GDC 2017, game designer and cultural researcher Sabine Harrer takes the stage to discuss grief as context for game design, confronting 3 major challenges you'll face if you make a game about grief. ...

As GDC 2018 draws closer, organizers want to quickly remind you that they're still accepting UX Summit talk submissions -- but only until this Friday, September 29th at 11:59 pm Pacific! ...

Don't forget: The submission deadline for the 2018 Independent Games Festival Main Competition ends Monday, October 2nd (10/2) at 11:59 PM PT! ...

Part two of IndieGame.com's roundup of some of the most striking independent titles on display at the 2017 Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. ...

Some of this week's longform article/video highlights include pieces on Nex Machina's intense gameplay, Shadow Of War's Nemesis system, & the latest Dishonored game's choices. ...

At GDC 2017, Giant Squid's Matt Nava gives a behind-the-scenes look at the processes he and the rest of the team developed to create the vibrant, teeming underwater world of Abzu. ...

The 2018 Game Developers Conference has opened a call for submissions to ALT.CTRL.GDC, that popular on-site special exhibit which highlights unique control methods for playing games! ...

"I can't count Honey's business model as a success, as to this day, the game has sold an incredibly low amount of copies relative to its number of players." ...

"We needed to cut as much of excess fat as possible and figure out what was really necessary to get the feeling you are on the "knife's edge"." - Henri Mustonen, Senior Level Designer at Housemarque. ...