Industry veteran, Jill Henderson says there is some magic to getting that first job in the games world and shares her 7 tips for getting a job in video games. ...

Event planning can be difficult, especially for someone with little experience. In this post: key lessons learned from planning #RainbowJam16, a game jam to celebrate diversity in the industry. ...

What was the very first thing you used to make video games? It's a fun question Steve "Moshboy" Cook recently asked on Twitter -- and answers highlight how many devs get their start as game modders. ...

Writing in video games is not just about the story. In some games there's tons of game rules informations to be conveyed to the player and it got to be done quickly and efficiently. ...

Continuing on his thread exploring the rules of games, game dev Stieg Hedlund I compares and contrasts similar issues in other media and shares lessons learned. ...

The team at Crypt of the NecroDancer studio Brace Yourself Games is growing a bit bigger this week with the addition of Duskers developers Tim Keenan and Jeremy Phillips. ...

The team at Crypt of the NecroDancer studio Brace Yourself Games is growing a bit bigger this week with the addition of Duskers developers Tim Keenan and Jeremy Phillips. ...

Echoes of the Fey is a visual novel, so why spend time to add Steam Achievements? One dev explains the potential benefits of putting achievements in narrative-centered games. ...

In this blog post, game designer Sande Chen explores the ways film directors are masters of audience manipulation -- and what that means for game design. ...

Dead By Daylight is indebted to a classic asymmetric multiplayer game. "The initial prototypes focused on the simplicity of hide and seek," says Behaviour Interactive creative director Ashley Pannell. ...