At GDC 2015 Magic Notion's Richard Franke digs into how to make a funny, inclusive dating game as he charts the development of hilarious drag queen-hosted mobile dating sim Kitty Powers' Matchmaker. ...

Zombies are on the prowl and a only pair of snarky buddy cops with a mean slap, fueled by the player literally slapping a head, can stop them in Disco is Dead!. ...

Four staff members have been laid off following the underwhelming Early Access launch of Sunless Skies. ...

The Gardens Between takes players to striking islands created to evoke a kind of childhood nostalgia, crossing these these storytelling lands as they solve time-travelling puzzles. ...

GDC 2018 organizers share a preview of the informative and intriguing sessions taking place during the day-long Art Direction Bootcamp which will help kick off the conference next month. ...

Seeing many devs making basic missteps, Necrosoft Games founder (and occasional Gamasutra contributor) Brandon Sheffield shares some of the ways he speaks with publishers to keep the company afloat. ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Arcade is a yearly event that celebrates the work of indie game developers, and submissions for the museum's fourth annual SAAM arcade are now open.  ...

Viz Media announced its collaboration with Portland-based indie studio Rose City Games to create The World Next Door, the company's first foray into publishing video games.  ...

Yo, Bartender is about mixing drinks, having players pour actual bottles into a joystick glass in order to get just the right concoction for their customers. ...

Heat Signature is a game of boarding randomly-generated starships and trying to take them over, dealing with everything that can (and will) go wrong along the way. ...