"Mashing together XCOM-like base building and JRPG-style combat into a cohesive design was much harder than anticipated ... and we anticipated it would be quite hard." ...

At Unite Los Angeles today, Unity has announced it will debut an open beta of its VR editor toolset (used while wearing a VR headset) on December 15th -- and Unity says it will be open-source. ...

"We can start to enter the world of almost like, microjobs," says Unity CMO Clive Downie, speaking about the new Unity Connect job and networking platform. "And create a new microjob economy." ...

Facebook's freshly revealed Gameroom is a downloadable client that allows users to access a library of Facebook games without the need to load into the website or even open a browser. ...

Psyonix built Rocket League from over a decade's worth of inspiration and hard work. Find out about the different experiences that led the team to make a game about rocket powered cars playing soccer. ...

Tanya Short takes a closer look at the reasons developers see crunch time as a necessity, despite knowing that it isn't an effective way to work in the long-term. ...

VR horror games are a new frontier in fear. Gamasutra reached out to several pioneers at the forefront of this new form to ask what lessons they've learned about how to cause terror in virtual reality. ...

The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, looks at the state of developer 'crunch', Civilization's 25th, and the story behind Tomb Raider's genesis. ...

After news of OnePlay's purchase of Desura and other assets went public, the company confirmed via Twitter that they had not assumed responsibility for the debt former owner Bad Juju owes developers. ...

After news of OnePlay's purchase of Desura and other assets went public, the company claimed via Twitter that it had not assumed responsibility for the debt former owner Bad Juju owes developers. ...