"How can we make the game industry a more diverse and welcoming place? Our industry is a place where people come together to create and build beautiful and engaging experiences for the world." ...

"Dual-stick shooter controls should be a completely solved problem by now, shouldn't they? I was very surprised to realize that I'd bang my head against walls to get everything up to an acceptable level of quality." ...

Hard numbers both on the production cost and sales of Telepath Tactics, an indie strategy game with "a bunch of critical praise," developed primarily on the side from a full-time job. ...

"It was a crazy trip and with this blog post I want to give you an impression and some tips that might help you to make the most of such an event." ...

Psyonix founder Dave Hagewood explains how Rocket League's "rocket boost" mechanic started as a simple nitro button and wound up becoming a critical part of the game's acrobatic high-level play. ...

The popular independent development festival returns for a new year -- with a revamped conference track and a keynote from notable indies Naomi Clark, Nina Freeman, and Robert Yang. ...

Spry Fox's Daniel Cook expounds on the narrative design of his "roguelike puzzle game about surviving life's surprises," Road Not Taken. ...

Chris Roberts directly addresses concerns that Star Citizen's development is in trouble in a new Kotaku article that includes accounts from anonymous sources who purportedly worked on the game. ...

Galak-Z composer C. Andrew Rohrmann speaks at GDC 2015 about how to craft multi-layered, adaptive musical elements for your game that react and blend to form unique arrangements in every play session. ...

In this classic interview, Mike Bithell reflects on his sophomore game design efforts and why the launch of Volume this week is so much different than when he released Thomas Was Alone. ...