The Gamer's Post

Don't Miss: Tactical level design - Understanding space in games

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

PhD and game educator McMillan examines how POV affects players, showcasing a variety of gameplay scenarios and different tactical choices players may be confronted with in this timeless 2012 feature. ...

The 'unstructured, creative process' that brought Inside to life

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

Artist Jeremy Petreman dives into why Playdead favors creative flow over structured creation, and how that unique outlook informed the decisions behind Inside. ...

5 design lessons 90s-style shooter Strafe cribs from classic games

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

Pixel Titans' new game Strafe looks like a retro shooter straight out of 1996. But beneath the chunky low-poly graphics, the game is a unique and original synthesis of classic game styles and mechanics. ...

Video Game Deep Cuts: Phoenix Point's Typeshift Prophet

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

This week's Video Game Deep Cuts longform articles/videos include Julian Gollop on Phoenix Point, the making of Typeshift & the SteamProphet contest. ...

How Zach Gage fine-tuned the difficulty curve of TypeShift

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

"You have these words stacked on top of each other, you can move columns up and down, you try and spell words in the center row, and if you use every letter one time you solve the puzzle." ...

What can student game devs do to avoid crunch?

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

The structure of a typical college semester seems to almost encourage crunch, so what can devs do to move away from what is often regarded as an unhealthy but all-too-common element of game making? ...

Designer Interview: Crafting Flinthook's hookshot wasn't easy

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

Flinthook's fluid, accessible hookshot is the result of months of design work, solving problems from controller mapping and aim-assist to the role it takes in the game.  ...

7 classic RPGs that inspired Cosmic Star Heroine

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

...

Game Design Deep Dive: Creating a one-touch platformer in ZIP ZAP

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

"I began to strip everything away that could lead to a problem, and ended up with the bare movement of the muscles" - Philipp Stollenmayer, creator of ZIP ZAP. ...

Video Game Deep Cuts: A Raw Data Scanner NESticle

about X hours ago from Gamasutra Indie News

This week's highlights include videos on the making of Raw Data & the surprise debut of Scanner Sombre, plus the history of seminal NES emulator NESticle. ...

Customize

Apr 4, 2019Domain autorenew failed. Sorry about the downtime :(

Announcement

Apr 4, 2019Domain autorenew failed. Sorry about the downtime :(

Options

Hiding images will make the site load faster if you are on a slow connection.

Hiding videos will make the site load faster and appear more responsive on older and slower devices.

  • Hide videos
  • Hide images

Customize Feed

By default TGP shows you news articles from a selected subset of the available sources.

You can also pick and choose from the available sources to customize your feed. Simply check all the sources you want to see from the list below and click save.

Click on the name of a source below to view news articles from them, without adding it to your personal list

  • Preset Feeds
  • Default feeds
  • Pick your own Select All
  • Gamasutra
  • Gamasutra Indie
  • Gamasutra News
  • GameInformer
  • GI Feature
  • GI News
  • GI Preview
  • GameSpot
  • GameSpot News
  • GameSpot Site Mashup
  • Giant Bomb
  • GB New Releases
  • GB Site Mashup
  • IGN
  • IGN Site Mashup
  • IGN Videos
  • Uncategorized
  • Co-Optimus
  • Destructoid
  • Dual SHOCKERS
  • Engadget
  • Eurogamer - Full Site
  • Game Rant
  • Game Revolution
  • GamesIndustry.biz
  • GamesNosh
  • Gematsu
  • Indie Games
  • Kotaku
  • Lazygamer.net
  • Massively OP
  • MP 1st
  • Niche Gamer
  • Nintendojo
  • PC Gamer
  • Player Theory
  • Pocket Gamer
  • Polygon News
  • Rock, Paper, Shotgun
  • Shacknews
  • Siliconera
  • TechRaptor
  • The Escapist Videos
  • VG274