"Emergent storytelling is one of the few ways in which video games can still truly surprise us," said Monomi Park co-founder Nick Popovich during a talk at the 2017 Game Developer's Conference. ...

"Emergent storytelling is one of the few ways in which video games can still truly surprise us," said Monomi Park co-founder Nick Popovich during a talk at the 2017 Game Developer's Conference. ...

As much as a talent for storytelling, any successful game writer must have a raft of supplementary skills, a panel of experienced writers said at GDC 2017 today. ...

This week's Video Game Deep Cuts longform article/video highlights include the magic of The Void, John Romero on the TEd tool, Hyper Light Drifter's charm, & much more. ...

Necrosoft Games' Brandon Sheffield is a big advocate for the GDC expo pass (he also helps put together the GDC Career Seminar) so he wrote you this list of what you can do with that badge at GDC 2017! ...

Eric Barone, AKA ConcernedApe and the sole developer behind Stardew Valley, talks briefly about the joys of working alone and what inspired him to create his own take on a farm life RPG. ...

"We can choose not to please everybody. We can choose to make something that most would actually dislike, in order to make sure a niche of gamers will find it truly memorable." ...

Gamasutra chats with Love Conquers All Games' founder and namesake Christine Love about how she crafted IGF Award-nominated Ladykiller in a Bind, and why we don't see more erotic rom-com games. ...

Fullbright's Nina Freeman will host next week's 19th annual Independent Games Festival Awards at GDC 2017, while Double Fine's Tim Schafer returns to host the 17th annual Game Developers Choice Awards! ...

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences held its annual DICE Awards ceremony tonight, with Blizzard's Overwatch coming away as the big winner. ...