The top 5 games of 2015 from Gamasutra and GDC's EVP Simon Carless - featuring a one-man RPG, a AAA rock-fest, and a bunch more besides. ...

"I mean, it was nice to get a couple thousand more people playing the game. But this kind of 'deep discount' bundle is not something I would choose take part in again, especially if I didn't have a day job." ...

Night School Studio's Oxenfree is an interactive ghost story in which a player's contributions to the constant flow of conversation can shape the direction of the story. ...

An analysis reveals that massive gains were made after a disappointing 2014 -- but that the total number of projects hasn't gone upward as much as the money has. ...

Steam Spy creator Sergey Galyonkin has mined the Steam platform's data and looks at which user-generated tags (so game subject matter or genres) have grown and shrunk in recent years. ...

From Bloodborne to Her Story Gamasutra editor Alex Wawro continues our end-of-the-year series by sharing his thoughts on some of his favorite games of 2015. ...

"Crowdfunding is not worth your time, unless you're willing to spend nearly every waking moment running your campaign." ...

Mark Brown, host of the YouTube channel Game Maker's Toolkit, posted a worthwhile video this week highlighting a handful of interesting game designs that emerged in 2015. ...

"There is no such thing as game design. It's an abstract idea that is very hard to learn, teach or pass on to. It's hard to define and there's nothing like it to the point it feels like it doesn't exist." ...

"Luckily for you, there are a lot of free apps available that have core project management functionalities —assigning a task to a team member, setting a due date, adding subtasks, and discussing with team members." ...