"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." ...

Road to the IGF 2016 continues as Question's own Stephen Alexander, Kain Shin and Jordan Thomas chat with Gamasutra about The Magic Circle, the IGF award-nominated game that lampoons game development. ...

Half-Life 2 modder-turned-indie developer Richard Seabrook has begun taking pre-orders for Prospekt, a standalone Half-Life game made -- with Valve's approval -- using official Half-Life 2 assets. ...

"We often find leaders that know exactly what to do code wise, but not exactly what to do with the people working around them. This article will touch mainly two aspects of the lead programmer." ...

UK games industry financing group, Altara Games has made £1.5 million available to its clients since opening its doors just six months ago. ...

UK games industry financing group, Altara Games has made £1.5 million available to its clients since opening its doors just six months ago. ...

"I've been slowly teaching myself animation, and unfortunately I don't really have the time or money to enroll in more efficient (and expensive) courses. Here are 5 Reddit threads I found really helpful in my learning animation journey." ...

"For wizards, this is all wrong... But it's simple, it gets you thinking in terms of data flow between threads, and if you eventually end up needing a job system, you're already halfway there." ...

Vancouver studio Overcurfew discuss how they designed and balanced a stealth game in which the hero can manipulate enemies with her mind. ...