Indie developer Kai Clavier has organized the first loading screen game jam of the millennium, celebrating the expiry of a patent filed by Namco that forbade the use of interactive loading screens. ...
The devs behind Toto Temple Deluxe blogged extensively during its development -- and now you can read all of those posts, thanks to this handy compilation. ...
"We knew something was up with it. The game was fun, but also complicated and hard to explain. Getting it across to new players at busy public events was tricky. We needed to address some difficult questions, fast." ...
Italian indie duo Santa Ragione's latest aims to mix isometric '90s arcade racing mechanics with IF narrative elements and '70s-era Italian politics. Studio cofounder Pietro Righi Riva explains how. ...
At GDC 2013 BioWare's Manveer Heir extolls the virtues of Minority Media's Papa & Yo as a piece of game design and explores how developers can convey both personal and universal truths through games. ...
In this classic 2006 feature, game designer Brenda Romero (then Brenda Brathwaite) explores how the infamous San Andreas mod affected its creator, his fellow modders, and the industry at large. ...
"All it will take for you to get your game through Greenlight right now is 1000 yes votes. This might make it seem like getting through would be easy, but it's not." ...
GDC organizers reveal another pair of great GDC 2016 Summit session talks from the developers behind indie hits Darkest Dungeon and Mushroom 11. ...
"In Arrival in Hell we've gone for a contextual system whereby the action is picked automatically based on what it is you're interacting with. I created an 'InteractiveObject' script which I attached to every object." ...
GDC 2016 organizers reaffirm their partnership with the Indie Giving charity effort by donating 30 GDC 2016 Indie Games Summit tickets - contribute now to get your pass! ...