This week Gearbox Publishing announced a promotional partnership deal with game marketplace G2A, then quickly threatened to cancel it unless G2A takes specific steps to combat fraud on its platform. ...

Campo Santo's Firewatch and Ghost Town Games' Overcooked also earned a notable bit of recognition today, netting a pair of BAFTA awards apiece, while Brenda Romero was honored with the Special Award. ...

"I knew I'd get it wrong multiple times," said RimWorld creator Tynan Sylvester. But for Sylvester, this knowledge helped push him towards always trying new things. ...

"Perhaps the biggest boon video games have ... is that they are capable of utilizing their numerous components to craft a multilayered experience that enraptures players and holds their attention." ...

Double Fine's well-known internal game jam has returned -- and this year studio devs have created 25 video pitches for games they'd like to prototype during the two-weeks of temporary forgetfulness. ...

In the wake of an inexpressibly terrible tragedy, developers are striving to complete an inspiring and unique project ...

South Africa's game dev scene got its first big break in 2010, with the entry of Desktop Dungeons on the world stage. The community is still small and lacks diversity, but that is slowly changing. ...

This week's Video Game Deep Cuts long read/video highlights include include Hitman level design, What Remains of Edith Finch, and much, much more. ...

Steven Peeler has been developing RPGs as Soldak Entertainment for 13 years now, from his first title Depths of Peril up to last year's Zombasite. Here, he opens up about the things he's learned. ...

There's a laundry list of changes to the engine, of course (most notably, support for Nintendo's new Switch console), but this also marks the end of Unity 5's development cycle. ...