What elements of your game could a well-defined algorithm do a better job at creating than you? Here are seven different games that hit upon an array of interesting answers to that question. ...
"The problem is that the majority of game reviews today are purely opinion pieces based on how it affected a single individual, and not critical studies, digging deeper and going beyond emotions and personal bias." ...
From the potential popularity of VR to the indie/triple-A divide, this highly opinonated post of predictions from indie developer Phil Maxey covers a wide ground. ...
We asked our Twitter followers what their industry-related New Year's resolutions for 2016 were. We were flooded with responses, and only a few of them were jokey stuff like '1080p or higher.' ...
Laralyn McWilliams on allowing diversity to flourish at game studios, through the lens of personal experience: "It seems weak, this carving away at ourselves to fit in someone else's definitions." ...
"What does 'underappreciated' mean? For the purposes of this (highly subjective) list, let's just say: 'doesn't appear on a majority of the other Top 10/20 lists, and you might have missed it or just not got around to playing it'." ...
"The time spent on testing and debugging alone is enough to make the task unfeasible in a short amount of time. That said, for longer projects, I think it's worth learning how to create latency prediction and lobby servers." ...
Robot Loves Kitty designs games in which stream viewers can take part and even change the outcome. 'This is a new genre in our minds, and we want to dive in,' says producer Alix Stolzer. ...
"I had this idealistic idea about making people happy with games I make. I don't need to get rich, but I do need to pay my rent, that's enough. But I feel like I'm an enemy towards the people I make games for." ...
"By now, we're all aware that getting YouTubers to cover our games is a major factor in building awareness and sales for our games. Today, I'm going to show you how I go through this process in under 2 minutes." ...