"On my last day at Ubisoft, while I was saying goodbye to my colleagues, nobody asked why I was leaving to work on my own games. Even people who barely knew me had a pretty good idea." ...

'The end of the Sorcery! epic is our focus for the moment; it's a bittersweet feeling to be coming to the end of the series after nearly 1.5 million words.' ...

"So what I set out to prove was, does the player feel like the game is getting harder when the music changes while playing? The setup for the test was quickly established." ...

"My variables made logical sense for the game code, but not for the designer. I set out to rename all my stats, shifting from 'how does this work' to 'what makes most sense to me?'" ...

Red Hook Studios cofounder Tyler Sigman will be at GDC 2016 to deliver an insightful postmortem of how the game was designed, and how it evolved through its time on Early Access. ...

"Creating an engaging co-op experience comes down to carefully understanding the roles the characters play, and balancing their involvement throughout the experience." Here are some tips and lessons learned. ...

Austin, Texas: A booming city in the U.S. and a game development hub. This blog post discusses what it's like, and, as a game dev, whether it's a place you might want to move. ...

This impressive student game uses its limited color palette to create a striking aesthetic...and to create a unique local multiplayer combat experience. ...

A handful of game makers who feel like frauds share their thoughts on the topic of imposter syndrome with Polygon, and how those feelings affect both their personal and professional lives. ...

Game Developers Conference officials are pleased to release the full results of the 4th annual GDC State of the Industry survey today, and now you can download a copy of the full report for yourself.  ...