"In the beginning I was pretty down on perfect turns," Thumper dev Brian Gibson tells RPS in a new turn-focused chat. "Over time it grew on me and I realized that it does make the game better." ...
Heart Machine is seeking a Gameplay Engineer to craft code for character movements, NPC interactions, scripted sequences, enemy combat, environmental interactions and much more in Culver City, CA. ...
A year after its release, we look back on what this intensely personal game about a youthful online romance has to say about the bonds that we form with one another via technology. ...
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, examines classic Zelda, contemporary Shenzhen I/O, & Westworld's VR experiment. ...
To celebrate this week's launch of Episode 2 of The Lion's Song, we want to share some episodic-specific PR lessons we learned from supporting developer Mipumi Games in launching Episode 1. ...
"The game was supposed to be survival horror. We iterated on it, and after playtesting, it became apparent that we should just focus on our core chatbot mechanic and build everything else around that." ...
At GDC 2017, narrative designer Michelle Cleogh will explore challenges that come with crafting believable, meaningful sex scenes in games. It promises to be a great talk, so don't miss it! ...
This "life management simulation presented as a visual novel with beat'em up segments" allowed its developer to comment on the prioritizing and balancing he was grappling with doing in his own life. ...
In this blog, Nicholas Laborde of Raconteur Games discusses the vital role of producers in a small team setting. ...
In this timeless feature, writer Simon Parkin explores why game writers craft sophisticated narratives when they're often rendered moot by the sheer murderousness that the gameplay requires. ...