At GDC 2016, Campo Santo lead artist Jane Ng breaks down the art production challenges encountered in making the world of Firewatch, which is set in the late-'80s Wyoming wilderness. ...
In this timeless blog, veteran dev David Mullich write how, after a long career encompassing many highly-regarded games, "no game studio or publisher seemed willing even to give me a phone interview." ...
As indie devs, it's not a lack of creativity that prevents us from realizing our dreams: it's a lack of time. ...
Developers from studios like Iron Galaxy, Bungie, and Naughty Dog are among the twelve slated to appear in this year's crowfunded calendar, a tongue-in-cheek send-up of stereotypical pinup calendars. ...
Think music-based design just has to be about guitar heroes and dancing revolutions? Indie platformer Klang has a few tricks to show how music can influence your game. ...
"We've built something that's changed the world, ever so slightly. But it's been seven years in one place, and I'm too busy running the company to do enough of the creative work I love." ...
"When the focus is just on the things that fared well, it's easy to overlook certain traits that we take for granted. Sometimes, these are the qualities that end up being crucial towards the success of the end product!" ...
"The conference is complemented by workshops covering a range of topics, from introductions to popular digital gamemaking tools to hands-on game design lessons." ...
"Steamworks SDK is distributed as a native DLL file (*.so when talking about Mac and Linux). In order to make it work with Unity you have to create a binding. Fortunately such binding already exists!" ...
"Achievements, be they for getting every ending or finding every doodad, encourage the player to explore choices not make them. It encourages a distance between the player and their choices." ...