"You're in an elevator. I'm standing there in a stupid orange hat. We have 6 seconds before the floor is hit. I ask you about what game you're working on. Practice that reply." ...

NecroDancer's Ryan Clark: "In this industry it's difficult to go far without learning from others. But from whom should we learn? I think it is wisest to study developers who have been repeatedly successful." ...

"Resonant visuals are more than just detailed graphics. They have to be both beautiful and meaningful. In practice, your game's aesthetics encompass both the principles of design and your overall art style." ...

"This is a (rather technical) postmortem about our VR experience Sherlock Holmes - The Wagner Ritual which was made during the Gear VR Jam 2015 and is now out on the Gear VR store." ...

How do you make a game look good with just a handful of months of work? The team behind The Rust Belt had six months of funding, and a goal to showcase at PAX: Here's what they had to prioritize. ...

"Just don't make the mistake so many new designers make, which is trying to kill randomness just for the sake of killing it. Understand your tools. Learn what their strengths are." ...

Despite raising a record-breaking $6,333,296 through Kickstarter, Shenmue 3 developers Yu Suzuki and Ys Net are now trying to raise even more cash through PayPal. ...

Come join cloud service company Akamai Technologies for a free webinar that explores effective ways to meet some of the most serious challenges in the business of video games. ...

The newest member of the Amazon Fire family, the game orientated Fire TV Gaming Edition, will arrive on October 5. ...

Experience counts, but it is the tools, resources, and established workflows that often really help us perform the impossible; create the magic and breathe the life into our projects. ...