The University of California's games program, USC Games, is going to try its hand at being a publisher, starting with games made by its own students. ...

'It would be easy to make myself look cool in a game about myself, but that's not my goal,' says Nina Freeman. 'I want to be honest, which doesn't always make me look cool in the game story.' ...

"The problem every game developer has faced, though, is that when you reach 95% of the project, you get the feeling that it's almost done, the pressure goes down, and yet you still have about 50% of the work remaining." ...

"Sure, the game only generated a fraction of what we spent on it, but we've learned a lot. Now it's time to get up, dust off our shoulders and get the creative juice flowing again!" ...

"Don't half-ass your game audio. Think of the games that influenced you and how they were such epic experiences on account of the great music they had. Don't you want the same for your game?" ...

'The core design of the FPS was largely unchanged since the original Doom. It's nice to see that players want more innovation in the genre than auto-regenerating health instead of med-kits.' ...

"This concept, namely to question what is and isn't real in a medium, is intrinsic to the essence of video games. Without a doubt, video games have the potential to effectively break the line between reality and illusion." ...

Microsoft's new lightweight editor steps it up a gear with even better Unity 3D integration including full debugging and breakpoint support. Check out how to get started and learn more in this post. ...

Many games reward the player for using its systems properly by allowing them to progress. If you learn how to play the game well, you move on through the game's narrative to greater challenges. Pony Island is different.  ...

Reminder: You can participate in the biggest jamming event of the year at sites all over the planet -- here's the info you need. ...