Former Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has been appointed CEO of new indie outfit, Pixelmage Games. ...

Former Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has been appointed CEO of new indie outfit, Pixelmage Games. ...

"Reflections based on static local cubemaps are an effective tool to implement high quality and realistic reflections and a cheap alternative to reflections generated at run-time." ...

The Chinese Room co-founder Dan Pinchbeck took home the award for Best Writing in a Video Game at last night's Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards. ...

"What I find especially satisfying about the Time Trial I'm going to share with you is that you may end up with a nice little finished product. There's really no complete failure short of not giving it a go!" ...

"It's a game of people. Don't do it alone, as you'll want to build a community. Having a team that has your back will improve your chances considerably!" ...

Gamasutra's Road to the IGF continues in this interview with developer Peter Curry about how Dinosaur Polo Club built Mini Metro from a jam game into a strikingly streamlined transit puzzle game. ...

"It's very simple and requires a lot of manual data pulling and pushing, but it works fine for this game. If I had to do it again perhaps I'd automate the process slightly." ...

"It's all too easy to add new features. What's a lot harder is really looking at the design and deciding where and when it is time to cut something." ...

"I spent a lot of the game laughing, perhaps nearly as much as I spent in tears. It's not just an endless chain of sad or frustrating moments strung together; there are also moments of silliness and joy." ...