"We made a pseudo 3D game in 2015. It's called Oh, Deer! Alpha, and we didn't fake it. There are no polygonal roads with filters over them, no cheats, just six sprite atlases and a bunch of code." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Mark Filipowich on topics ranging from Sam Barlow's Her Story to an interview with Keiji Inafune. ...

Watch the triumphant GDC 2015 return of one of the event's most popular and positive sessions: the #1ReasonToBe panel, a raucous celebration and exploration of gender and alternative voices in games. ...

"As it turned out, our launch went way, way better than expected. First and foremost, we got a Best New Games feature on the App Store -- the holy grail of a mobile launch." ...

H1Z1 developer Daybreak is suffering DDOS attacks against its game servers, forums and website in the wake of public complaints made by CEO John Smedley about a specific hacker. ...

"I've got the digital version ready...but I'd like to release it side-by-side with the floppy version," indie Brian Provinciano explains in this chat with Gamasutra about porting RCR to DOS in 2015. ...

As the DayZ creator embarks on a new venture, he speaks at length about the pitfalls and possibilities of Early Access development, as learned on that massively successful project. ...

"Overall, we had a really excellent time at Indy PopCon, and while it resulted in a more costly demo than we were expecting, it ultimately felt like a successful event for us." ...

The nascent company has already released a Brain Simulator prototype (under an open-source license) that you can use to tinker with its tech and design your own (limited) AI agents. ...

"Tension is that sharp pendulum swinging above your head and reminding you that you have to perform well, whatever that means in a particular system." ...