We talk to Asher Vollmer of Sirvo about Threes free to play, and how they found an advertising model that isn't at war with the player. ...
"Small" Seattle studio Highwire Games co-founded by Marty O'Donnell, Bungie designer Jaime Griesemer, and Airtight Games' Jared Noftle. ...
If you're wondering how the Steam market functions, this new data-driven overview should give you a very good working picture. ...
"This was a set of components that kept screaming, 'Mod me, mod me, I'll promise I'll be good, just mod me and make me a game!' So I did." ...
"The title serves a larger purpose than simply occupying a placard on the wall next to the work. It is the name of the app, the anchor for the game's opening screen, the name of the website, and much more." ...
A comprehensive guide to localization: "What languages should you localize into? And in what order? There are actually quite a few factors that come into play in this decision." ...
"We've had a lot of interest in exactly how we got the wood carved look right. So, in order to share a little of my knowledge, I give you this step-by-step tutorial." ...
Roel Ezendam, Game Coder at RageSquid: "Having control over the height of the jump is another way to create player decisions and deeper mechanics." ...
"This is the gripping TRUE STORY of failed prototypes, wasted time, custom level editorsÂ… and UNEXPECTED SALVATION at the hands of the HUMBLE SPREADSHEET." ...
"It's a one line sentence that, using tropes or common knowledge, summarizes the contents of a creative work while at the same time building excitement about it." ...