"We truly believe that if both reviewers and developers follow these simple points, we can spend less time trying to figure out who we are really talking to, and more making and playing video games." ...

"It's a game in which players use a touchtone telephone to connect with a customer support line to simulate the convenience and fun of navigating an automated phone menu for several minutes at work." ...

"Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is the most important industry event of the year; everybody is there. It also demands so much mental and physical resources from you to both prepare and shine at the event." ...

"It takes something like the Zelda Randomizer to demonstrate how meticulously the game is instructed, really. You only need a scant few items to complete the game." ...

Dutch game studio Two Tribes published a lengthy blog post today explaining why it plans to stop developing new games after it releases its current project, the 2D shooter Rive, later this year. ...

"Ziff is a physical toy that you can build and then play with on screen. By configuring the toy, you define the abilities your character has in the game, helping her adapt to the environment." ...

According to its creator, as of yesterday the $15 Steam darling (which launched less than two weeks ago) had sold more than 425,000 copies across both Steam and Gog. ...

What would more compelling, more human male characters look like? Atlus' Catherine and Campo Santo's Firewatch provide elements of an answer. ...

Double Fine's Tim Schafer returns to host this year's 16th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC 2016 alongside Capy's Nathan Vella, who returns to host the 18th annual Independent Games Festival awards. ...

The 30th edition of GDC is happening next week, so GM of GDC events and all-around Boss Lady Meggan Scavio stops by to detail the official code of conduct for GDC and all of its related events. ...