Chris Simpson of Early Access hit Project Zomboid runs down a quick list of the advantages of the new Steam refund program for devs. ...

Jean-Edouard Fages, one of the developers of $200,000 platinum prize-winner SteamCrew VR, recounts what worked over its week-long dev process -- and what did not. ...

Spurred by Hero-U's double-dip strategy on Kickstarter funding, Mark Newheiser wonders what effect long-term delays and unfinished games will have on game crowdfunding. ...

Gamasutra speaks to Zachtronics founder Zach Barth and compatriot Matthew Burns about why they've launched the arcane assembly language puzzle game TIS-100, and what value they found in telling its story. ...

"It's unknown if this six-month allowance is part of a transitional period or will always be present, but I'm not especially worried that it'll be abused long term." ...

One interesting bit of iOS news: "Program membership is not required" for testing on Apple's devices via Xcode 7. ...

Stanley Parable co-creator William Pugh takes the stage at GDC 2015 to deliver a talk on humor in games that's both amusing and remarkably adept at breaking down what it takes to make a comedy game. ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from race politics of The Witcher 3 to a philosophy of local level design. ...

"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." ...