"I'm more concerned with the raw accessibility of a game. And I want to make brand new games for the widest possible audience. ... What they're familiar with is the stuff that we have culturally: soccer balls, billiards, playing cards, dice." ...
What is it about player invasions in Dark Souls that's so compelling? In this classic feature, we chats with devs to explore why the mechanic is exciting, and how they put their own spin on it. ...
"Most heroes' and villains' interpersonal skills are at the core of their identity and legends because they're what drive how we act, and why we act." ...
"On paper, Subterfuge is the perfect game for me. Despite all that, the game has failed to keep me playing for more than a few weeks, and I don't see myself starting a new game ever again." ...
"The group transitioned from being those who didn't know their emergent gameplay from their experience-driven gameplay, to a band of amateur designers twisting core concepts and themes to create game ideas." ...
GDC organizers have put out the call for submissions to present lectures and panel sessions at the 2016 Game Developers Conference Europe, which will run August 15-16 in Cologne, Germany. ...
"We spent four months creating art assets, planning updates, putting together the page and writing and rewriting all the content. But as we found out, none of this mattered." ...
From Oculus Rift to Cardboard, a big list: "I've parsed tons of info, found a lot of practical useful info and tips in tutorials, answers, forums, blogs and so on and going to gather it here and share." ...
At GDC, Corey Davis, design director of Psyonix, talked about the many factors that went into making Rocket League the biggest surprise hit of 2015. ...
An attorney offers quick advice: "My goal in starting this series is to flag some of the most common legal problems that I've either come across in my job or seen crop up in the news." ...