"If all your ideas are coming from movies, that can be a problem. An artist has already gone out into the world and compressed a lot of information to create that film." ...

Psyonix, the independent developer behind Rocket League, is looking for a highly skilled UI Artist to join the team working at its offices in San Diego, California. ...

FTL devs Matthew Davis and Justin Ma speak frankly at GDC 2013 about how and why they frequently altered or abandoned aspects of the game's design as they developed it to evoke a specific feeling. ...

From booth facing to strategic activity design, indie front TinyBuild shares lessons learned from bringing booths and showcasing games at 8 PAX events in a row. ...

"This was the first time I'd ever published a game by another indie developer, and I found the journey incredibly eye opening. I've gone ahead and written up the story of how it all happened." ...

History Respawned's Bob Whitaker talks with historian Zackery Heern about the choice-driven narrative game 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, which is based on real history. ...

The indie dev known as Krobon describes the unique challenges of creating a platformer (Pharaoh Rebirth+) designed to be released episodically on NicoNicoVideo's new game platform. ...

The indie dev known as Krobon describes the unique challenges of creating a platformer (Pharaoh Rebirth+) designed to be released episodically on NicoNicoVideo's new game platform. ...

Tim Schafer discusses the challenges and triumphs of creating games with humor, as he illustrates his storied career. ...

A survey of three different methods game design offers to build emotional connections with players, taken from How Games Move Us: Emotion By Design by Katherine Isbister. ...