"This is a letter to myself five months ago; the guy who sat at his desk at work, reading articles about game development and wishing he could be on the other side of it." ...

A decade of research into the amount of time developers really work, culled from surveys given to game developers and crunched by academics who know the subject intimately. ...

Jon Gilliard, head of licensing at Games Workshop, explains how the miniature wargaming company licenses its tabletop games, and what they look for in the videogame developers that they work with. ...

Wasteland 2 developer inXile is expanding this year, as studio chief Brian Fargo and Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal announced this week that it will open a sister studio in New Orleans by December. ...

"It's very easy to look at a mechanic you like, look at it by itself, and think that it's worth it, but when you look at the project overall, you've got to figure out where to cut your complexity." ...

Game Developers Conference officials are excited to continue their partnership with leading childcare provider KiddieCorp to offer GDC 2016 attendees access to an on-site children's program. ...

"As I'm developing my first commercial game on my own, I don't promise to have all the answers -- but I've gathered some advice that might help you!" ...

Indie outfit Playful has received $25 million from private investors to help accelerate the development of its Oculus Rift exclusive platformer, Lucky's Tale. ...

On fostering the right workplace dynamic: "When we speak to or listen to another person we impart something to them. We teach and learn with every communication." ...

"They do not only require effort from you during the event, but also before and after, so we have set up a little time-based plan for when you should start working and when you can finally stop." ...