At GDC 2017 game dev Shawn Alexander Allen lays out concrete examples of how games are often filled with homogeneous characters -- and howÊdevs can craft better games by breaking out of that mold. ...

"I let myself look on the game from a distance. I''ll do my best to analyze those key design features that I think did the most benefit. These are the things that I will remember for my future projects." ...

"People compared it to Wind Waker and ICO. This is a small indie title made by 18 people. When you're compared to blockbuster masterpieces, you consider what you did wrong in terms of expectations." ...

This week's longform article highlights include behind-the-scenes on Hidden Folks, anÊinterview about the Coin-Operated Americans book, interviews from E3, and much more. ...

At GDC 2017, longtime strategy game dev Soren Johnson explained how he set out to do just that in Offworld Trading Company, an "economic RTS" that's more about macro-strategy than micro-management. ...

Film Victoria has provided an undisclosed amount of funding to nine games being created in Victoria, supporting over 40 game development positions in the process. ...

It's a cute visual walkthrough of the devs' process, which evidently involves illustrator Sylvain Tegroeg drawing a ton of cartoonish objects and figures on paper, then scanning them using a cheap scanner. ...

In game development, not everything goes as planned. That also goes for running a game event for your fans. ...

In game development, not everything goes as planned. That also goes for running a game event for your fans. ...

Watch this seminal speech from the 1992 CGDC which sees Crawford charge out of the room (and out of the commercial game industry, really) in pursuit of the "dragon" of truth, beauty, and art in games. ...