"It's the layering that makes intense decisions. In Oxygen Not Included, the player must balance all the needs of their Duplicants simultaneously. Each need is not so difficult, but it's easy to let something slip." ...

"We're starting to see more of a fluid pattern recently," Platinum Games cofounder Hideki Kamiya tells IGN. "We can move people around and it helps us cover our projects with fewer people." ...

At GDC 2017 game designer Jolie Menzel shared some advice on how storytelling techniques can be applied to level design, drawing on her experience making games at Ubisoft and, before that, Telltale. ...

The end is nigh for Steam Greenlight as Valve prepares to open operations for its new self-publishing option, Steam Direct. ...

"Despite the fact that you're essentially playing the very same game you've been playing for hours beforehand, it still feels like a very different experience." ...

The gameplay loop in this open, isometric world will be familiar to GTA fans. Free-roam to figure out escape routes and sightlines to use later, find hidden unlockables, or simply enjoy the scenery. ...

The gameplay loop in this open, isometric world will be familiar to GTA fans. Free-roam to figure out escape routes and sightlines to use later, find hidden unlockables, or simply enjoy the scenery. ...

YouTube has clarified how some of its guidelines on what videos are eligible for ads apply to video games, telling Polygon that just playing video games is fine -- but montages of violence are not. ...

Finji cofounder and CEO Rebekah Saltsman takes the stage at GDC 2017 to share practical advice on how to handle conflict productively when you're working with a small team. ...

This week's top longform article/video highlights include the history of Nolan Bushnell's Chuck E Cheese arcade restaurants, the backstory of Fallen London, and lots more. ...