At GDC 2017, Epic Games' Ben Lewis-Evans dispels the "neuromyths" around dopamine and offers devs a deep dive into the psychology behind reward systems in game design. ...
"It's up to the indie developers to try something new, even though it won't pay off most of the time." ...
The more accessible a game is, the larger its potential audience and the happier its players. ...
Steam Direct, Valve's new self-publishing option and Greenlight replacement, is officially up and running. Here's what developers need to know about the new service. ...
At GDC 2014, former Blizzard dev Brian Schwab took the stage to offer practical advice on how designers and coders can work together more effectively. ...
In Iterable's 2017 User Engagement Top 100 Report, we analyzed the push messaging strategies adopted by the top 100 freemium iOS games in the U.S. ...
Gamasutra is on-site covering E3 2017 in Los Angeles this week. Follow our game dev- and business-centric coverage on our special event page. ...
Procedurally generated levels. Permadeath. Controller-smashing amounts of difficulty. Gamasutra asked several devs to single out some of the most instructive examples of the Roguelike genre. ...
Microsoft's E3 press conference is happening this afternoon in L.A. Watch its livestream here. ...
This week's top longform articles & videos include the design of Klei's Oxygen Not Included, a look at Nintendo's Arms, and much more. ...