A massive survey of 2D game cameras, covering "challenges, approaches and ... the evolution of their solutions" from the 1980s through the present day. ...

In a new profile of No Man's Sky developer Hello Games, lead developer Sean Murray pulls back the curtain on an intriguing game that hasn't even yet been released. ...

Keita Takahashi, previously of Namco Bandai, visited Game Developers Conference to demonstrate his seminal "object rollup" title at the prestigious Experimental Gameplay Workshop. ...

In a detailed design article, Jason Bay uses classic usability concepts to break down the game's use of in-game weapons, objects, and puzzles, suggesting how this can make everyone build better video games. ...

"There are two main things that make games different from anything else that's 'designed.' The first is that no one has to play a game.The second is, games don't exist to extend, assist, or support some external goal." ...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's Koji "IGA" Igarashi has finally confirmed a new metroidvania: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. We speak to him about his journey toward independence, and the new game. ...

"Give equal importance to development, polish and marketing; Don't lose focus of the big picture. Small changes on your demo can have a big impact. Use marketing to improve development and vice versa." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Mark Filipowich on topics ranging from video games' origins in the tabletop roleplaying scene to the cinematic techniques of John Ford and Naughty Dog. ...

Gamasutra speaks to developers who are working on multiple projects simultaneously to learn how and why they spend ten hours a day making a game -- and then come home and work on another game. ...

"Never underestimate the last stage of the development of a game: Whether is called promotion, polishing, testing or all of them they are necessary and they take time (a lot)." ...