"Our two-button controllers totally impact game design. Narrowing the core variables allows other branches to grow in unexpected ways. Every new game idea carries a new challenge for us." ...

At DICE last month Polygon caught up with Meier to conduct a nice interview about (among other things) his approach to Civilization game design and how he feels about being the name on the box. ...

"Going to a conference might boost someone's energy if they're extrovert, whereas it might drain a person if they're introvert. The amount of stimuli during these highly social events creates different reactions." ...

Mark Ferrari has created art for everything from Lucasfilm Games' Loom to veteran adventure game designer Ron Gilbert's Thimbleweed Park, and he'll share what he's learned at GDC! ...

"The Pixies song 'Tame' is just super quiet verses and then totally explosive choruses. We really wanted to achieve this polarized, dynamic effect in our game." ...

"Do your research; this includes failures and the present climate of crowdfunding. Highlight your cause or the big 'why' of what you're doing to have people invested in your project. Show as much of your game as possible." ...

As GDC 2016 draws nigh, conference organizers want to make sure you don't miss out on hearing about some of the great talks taking place at the show -- direct from the speakers themselves! ...

Spry Fox's Daniel Cook, David Edery and Ryan Williams walk you through how they prototype, release, and maintain updates for their games, and how they regularly reinvent their business model.  ...

World of Tanks developer Wargaming is calling on devs to submit their unreleased multiplayer PC or mobile games to its WG Labs Dev Contest for a chance to win $10k in prize money. ...

With less than two weeks remaining before GDC 2016, organizers share more details on the ever-popular Experimental Gameplay Workshop session led by Robin Hunicke and Daniel Benmergui. ...