Tale of Tales Michaël Samyn reveals the sales of Sunset and closes a chapter on the prolific, artistic indie dev studio: "we don't think we will be making video games after this." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from what games writers can learn from Mad Max: Fury Road to a bullet hell game which learns from its player. ...

Can your game be "broken"? Figure it out with these types: "I formulated heuristics for solo playtesting and created a set of ideal (in the psychological sense) player archetypes." ...

Gamasutra speaks to GungHo president Kazuki Morishita and Camouflaj lead Ryan Payton about why the two companies have tied up -- as the Japanese titan (Puzzle & Dragons) inks its second deal with a U.S. indie. ...

Gamasutra speaks to GungHo president Kazuki Morishita and Camouflaj lead Ryan Payton about why the two companies have tied up -- as the Japanese titan (Puzzle & Dragons) inks its second deal with a U.S. indie. ...

"I'm more and more convinced that the whole concept of these promotions is toxic. Why toxic? Because systematic sales contribute to decrease the commonly accepted prices of games to absurdly low levels." ...

After their latest game Sunset sells barely over 4000 copies, Tale of Tales has stated that they "don't think" they'll "make video games after this." ...

"Always follow up on potential opportunities, carefully read requests, and be ready to show that you're capable of the job if you don't have previous experience in-hand." ...

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. ...