Kotaku has published a thorough feature aimed at exposing crunch culture to a broader audience that features developers coming clean about how they had to crunch, or why they made others do so. ...
"Typography can make or break the aesthetic of a game. As game designers, we use type to communicate with our players, not only in the words we use, but also in the way we present those words." ...
"We are all free, for better or worse, and that all the events in our life that are under our control occur either because of our actions or inactions. There is no safety net. No divine path set ahead of you." ...
We talk to SpyParty developer Chris Hecker, and Sub Rosa's Alex Austin about deception as a game mechanic, and why it lends itself so well to multiplayer. ...
"Do you stay consistent with writing code or creating new art for your game? Do you hit your milestones? Awesome. Now do the same with your marketing!" ...
As part of the Failure Workshop at GDC 2015's Indie Games Summit, Donut County designer Ben Esposito talks about the mistakes he made while developing a game that "used Hopi folklore" as its theme. ...
Keen Software House is making a show of supporting game modders by making source code of its game Space Engineers publicly available and putting $100k towards funding the creation of total conversion mods based on the game or its engine. ...
"In early days, I tended to drift (as most inexperienced composers do) into the well-known clichés of genre... By the time I started scoring for games, I was beginning to get bored with my own approach." ...
How doing weekly standup meetings with other small indie developers keeps Tim Conkling honest about his work and on-task for the week. ...
An article that tries to cover "all different possible scenarios" for getting your studio funded -- a list of resources and methods you can try to get money to make your game. ...