"These aren't atypical digital design choices, but digital strategy games in particular could benefit from recognizing that the restrictions of self-contained physical game design are not entirely negative." ...
"You can combine everything, and have the GPU do the transforms directly on the vertices of the parts that move to put them wherever they need to be. Create one model and change the model as you go." ...
Epic Games has made a huge amount of content for its popular mobile franchise free-to-download for developers -- everything from characters to effects and environments. ...
What was the secret to making the challengingly chaotic two-player couch co-op of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime coherent and "finishable?" Enabling better communication and letting players pick their roles. ...
"I've been programming for 34 years now. I have never had something like this happen before. The first time a unit moved aside after creation I was completely astonished." ...
"There is something incredibly important to keep in mind all along: what are you trying to achieve with your Stretch Goals?" This detailed analysis will help you figure that out. ...
"d love to see more games reach for a mature use of allusion. Not just 'Hey that looks like Donkey Kong,' but 'The similarities between this NPC and Braid's Tim evokes themes of regret and loss.'" ...
"All of our development takes place on OS X and Windows... To assist in our efforts, we are leveraging Vagrant and the Steam Runtime to greatly simplify building our game for Linux." ...
As Trine 3 continues to draw criticism, and with the future of the franchise in danger, developer Frozenbyte talks about the importance of transparency and the pitfalls of Early Access. ...
Sony and Supermassive Games's cinematic PS4 horror game makes good viewing, if YouTube's latest stats are any indication. ...