From Bloodborne to Her Story Gamasutra editor Alex Wawro continues our end-of-the-year series by sharing his thoughts on some of his favorite games of 2015. ...

"Crowdfunding is not worth your time, unless you're willing to spend nearly every waking moment running your campaign." ...

Mark Brown, host of the YouTube channel Game Maker's Toolkit, posted a worthwhile video this week highlighting a handful of interesting game designs that emerged in 2015. ...

"There is no such thing as game design. It's an abstract idea that is very hard to learn, teach or pass on to. It's hard to define and there's nothing like it to the point it feels like it doesn't exist." ...

"Luckily for you, there are a lot of free apps available that have core project management functionalities —assigning a task to a team member, setting a due date, adding subtasks, and discussing with team members." ...

"Time and time again in this project I have opted to go for off-the-shelf solutions to problems rather than spending tonnes of my time reinventing the wheel. This is crucial in modern game development." ...

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed that PlayStation is collaborating with Kojima's newly-formed indie studio, Kojima Productions, on the development of a new PS4-exclusive game. ...

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed that PlayStation is collaborating with Kojima's newly-formed independent studio, Kojima Productions, on the development of a new PS4-exclusive game. ...

The independent developer (Gravity Ghost, Puzzle Bots) joins the faculty of the respected Northern California video game program at the University of California at Santa Cruz. ...

The Pew Research Center reports that, contrary to popular perception, men and women who play games in the U.S. do so in roughly equal measure -- 50 percent to 48 percent, respectively. ...