"We should abandon that feature, even though we've sunk so much time and efort into it!" Sometimes this is the right call, but other times, maybe not -- as these dev stories suggest. ...
An upcoming update diminishes the 'overbearing' effect of alcohol in-game and gives each little dwarf memories, and the ability to be traumatized by them. ...
How does a team of 15 work to create a game with AAA production standards? British indie studio Ninja Theory is figuring that out, as cofounder Tameem Antoinades explains in this GDC Europe 2015 talk. ...
This week's highlights include an update on Capy's much-discussed Below, how Valve gets you to look up in their first-person shooters, and lots more. ...
Sam Barlow discusses taking a different approach to interactive dialogue with #WarGames. ...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosted its annual game awards in London this evening, and the list of winners is dominated by indie devs like Ninja Theory and Giant Sparrow. ...
Bennett Foddy and Derek Yu discuss the impact of B-games like Sexy Hiking and the influence they had on indie developers. ...
Experts from the Amazon GameLift team take an informative deep-dive into the architecture of cross-platform multiplayer games. ...
Minit devs Kitty Calis and Jan Willem Nijman open up about how they designed their one-minute adventure game to be fun but not frustrating, and why time limits are great for emphasizing player choice. ...
The Nintendo Switch became Shovel Knight's third best selling platform, selling 370,000 units in just a year and generating the most revenue. ...