"The soundtrack is fully dynamic. The music changes in each environment and when the characters are in danger. It triggers emotions and tells stories in interesting areas." ...

Following on from his posts on how to generate a perfectly wrapping world, this last post in the seires -- complete with code samples -- will show you how to create your own world. For real. ...

Threes! creator Asher Vollmer has linked up with fellow devs and artists to found new indie outfit, Sirvo Studios.  ...

The Witness artist and indie developer Luis Antonio has started unravelling the mysteries of the game's design and art direction in an ongoing deep dive posted on his blog.  ...

'In the real world, it's actually pretty hard to see underwater,' says Max McGuire of Unknown Worlds Entertainment. 'There's a strong blue cast, and the sunlight doesn't penetrate very deeply.' ...

"Game developers already consider the various types of player motivation they want to tap into when designing gameplay; the next step is considering how to align the story with it as well." ...

"Although our first experience with distribute() has been frustrating, I know it's a younger tool than presskit() and look forward to seeing it continue to develop. In the meantime, I hope this information is of use to other users." ...

"We take something familiar and turn it into a mystery, and that is the source of almost every human fear - the doubt of it being somehow real." ...

"Here's hoping that in the future we'll see a video games category in the Grammy Awards. In the meantime, I'd like to wish good luck to all the talented musical artists up for Grammy awards this year!" ...

"From a financial point-of-view, the Games category raised 78% more money than in 2014. And even compared to the previous record, 2013, this is a 30% increase. All around, a very strong year in that regard." ...