"After several thrilling hours of tweaking the entire code base to work with the new (admittedly much-improved) Unity API... The console contained 999+ identical errors." ...
"It was just so much fun and once the players poured in it was playtesting nonstop. It was very tiresome but once it ended I felt kinda sad: I didn't want it to end." ...
Keiji Inafune's latest project will probably get funded -- but in the end, what are the backers going to get: A game, or a demo? ...
Dutch studio Vogelsap is gearing up to launch its asymmetrical multiplayer horror game The Flock with an intriguing twist: when too many players die in-game, it will be removed from sale forever. ...
In this edition, the founder of MK-Ultra Games offers advice for fellow indie game makers starting their own companies: take it seriously, get your paperwork straight, and don't spend your own money! ...
Why are survival games so popular? At GDC 2014, Crypt of the NecroDancer dev Ryan Clark explores how we evolved as humans, why we want the things we want, and how that affects the way we play games. ...
A design musing on a classic: "How can we improve the original Master of Orion promise if we were unrestricted to change anything we want?" ...
"Subtitles (speech) and captions (speech + important background sounds) are widely relied on by gamers, more than consumers of other types of media." ...
From how to sell a great premium-priced indie game on consoles to the nitty-gritty details that make your death animations feel great, here are some great talks taking place at GDC Europe in August. ...
"If you care about the game, if you care about winning, you will have tension. Find just the right amount of tension and you've got a game you'll love to play again and again and again." ...