"Once you can write your own shaders, you are no longer bounded by what your game engine provides you. However, most developers also find shaders to be scary." ...

Game developer Zoe Quinn takes to the stage at GDC 2015 to explore why making funny games is tricky business, and how devs can overcome the unique challenges of telling jokes through game mechanics. ...

As GDC 2016 draws nigh organizers announce two new graphics talks: one on mixed resolution rendering in Skylanders, the other on how to best use a super-limited color palette (think: black, white and red.) ...

"Crowdpublishing on BrightLocker allows developers to work on games 'pre-approved' by gamers, reducing user acquisition cost and making development more efficient." ...

"There is an immense amount of top quality talent out there and we would love to help some of those see the light of day by offering our support and services as a publisher." ...

"At a first glance, Downwell is too simplistic in its appearance and mechanics: you just jump, shoot while in the air and can glide/walk left or right. But the game is not as simple as it seems." ...

"Your Kickstarter page is an advertisement for your goods. As such, using someone else's trademark could be an infringement unless it meets certain exemptions." ...

Thatgamecompany's John Nesky speaks passionately at GDC 2014 about the importance of good camera design in games, and what he learned about how to make a great camera in his time working on Journey. ...

"If there's one takeaway from this piece, it's that every decision we made was massively influenced by playtesting. I can't stress enough how important this was for ending up with clear, understandable game systems." ...

"Although this is not the best solution for greyboxing, it is the easiest way of doing it without using any third party plugins." ...