"The enemies are spawned by a central entity that monitors past spawned waves and player behavior. The system uses a weighted randomized mechanism to choose their location, numbers and attributes." ...
"I understand how game sites work, and why things happen when they happen, but it's in my nature to find a solution to problems, and there has to be a better way to give more games, more attention." ...
"You should not be afraid to throw away months of work in case that new, better ideas show up. In most cases, it pays off. ...
What effects will Valve's new refund policy have on developers? Gamasutra speaks to the minds behind games like Gunpoint and I Get This Call Every Day to find out what they think. ...
"A lot of people have taken to the internet to express their concerns. Personally I'm more optimistic and wanted to give two big ways I think refunds will improve the ecosystem on Steam." ...
"This post shows that not all game development consists of fun forays into modeling, coding, and design. Some of it is the stuff that not many people like to do." ...
Bad Juju, the parent company of game bundle seller Indie Royale and digital distribution storefront Desura, has filed for bankruptcy. ...
Red Hook Studios' Darkest Dungeon illustrates how a game's narrative doesn't need volumes of lore to be meaningful to players, says columnist Katherine Cross. ...
When Sid Meier spoke at GDC one year about the virtues of borrowing ideas from other games, Michael Lyanshenko asked him if he could "copy" Sid Meier's Pirates!. Meier said yes, so he did. ...
"It's my belief that while small game studios can't -- and shouldn't -- emulate the marketing strategies of the AAA houses, we can still learn from whatever campaign happens to be rolling out all over the internet." ...