Choice. Consequence. Complicity. These, according to former Faillbetter chief Alexis Kennedy, are key to writing great narratives for non-linear games, as he explains in this GDC 2016 talk. ...

The third annual Game Awards kick off just a few short weeks from today, with games like Uncharted 4, Inside, and Overwatch competing for the Game of the Year award. ...

The folks behind GDC 2017's Experimental Gameplay Workshop are calling for submissions of your interesting new (and playable!) video game prototypes. The more intriguing and experimental, the better! ...

A short recap of how we founded our indie game company mooneye studios and how we overcame the struggles any indie studio faces in the first years. ...

Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has opened up a new section of its site for equity crowdfunding projects, aka projects in which backers accept a stake in the company in return for their investment. ...

"That little activity would keep kid-Mike occupied for hours," recalls indie game dev Mike Bithell. "When I was trying to think of accessible family game mechanics, I remembered that." ...

"That little activity would keep kid-Mike occupied for hours," recalls indie game dev Mike Bithell. "When I was trying to think of accessible family game mechanics, I remembered that." ...

"We see branding as one of the major challenges behind mobile game development, so going into a new genre with a brand-new IP was quite risky," says Jason Yeung, CEO of Veewo. ...

Games lawyer Chris Reid returns to the Game Developers Conference next year to deliver a talk titled, appropriately enough, "Practical Contract Law 201 for Indie Developers: Moderately Scary Edition." ...

"Even with a year left, we can already see how this marathon of game development sprints impacts the process of making games: good, bad, and in-between." ...