Unity has added analytics and advertisements, and Amazon's Lumberyard is free but tightly integrated with Amazon Web Services. Epic's Tim Sweeney says his company will focus on the engine. ...

"If the event is still relevant, then why are so many high profile publishers opting out? Hosting your own event, focusing on fans instead of only media, and avoiding the noise are all reasons some have left." ...

"The goal of this talk is to help you develop accurate empathy," said Ubisoft's Jason VandenBerghe. "To understand what's going on in your players' minds so you can make accurate design decisions." ...

"Our game launched to an onslaught of negative feedback regarding a myriad of technical issues that we could not have predicted. This could have been the breaking point. But it wasn't." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from their Eric Swain on horror, trauma, and vicious children. ...

We bring you the highlights from Day 4 of GDC, from VR tips to lessons about action games! ...

Writer Meg Jayanth's GDC talk "10 Ways to Make Your Game More Diverse," brought her experience on Inkle's award winning mobile story game 80 Days to bear on this sensitive topic. ...

In his Wednesday GDC talk, Adam Saltsman of Finji describes a nightmare scenario that will give any game developer chills. ...

"I've experienced and seen a lot of mistakes which young and/or inexperienced developers do. Some of them are mistakes that you cannot avoid; others are mistakes that could -- with good mentoring or consultation -- be avoided." ...

Developer Yuting Su's adorable one-eyed Octobo is something of a Teddy Ruxpin style storytelling cuddlebug that is meant to provide a cute, interactive experience for young, new readers. ...