Columnist Katherine Cross applies a critical lens to the old game/non-game debate surrounding interactive fiction. ...

Columnist Katherine Cross applies a critical lens to the old game/non-game debate surrounding interactive fiction. ...

"Platform conversions don't have to be arduous exercises in masochism! Conscious design decisions can greatly ease the effort involved in moving your game to new platforms." ...

"A summary of how things have gone so far" from Frictional Games' Thomas Grip, which covers the sales, critical reception, piracy rate, and marketing data for the studio's latest horror game. ...

Valve enforced its user disclosure requirements this week by wiping all user reviews from the Steam page of a game after the devs ran a promotion offering free copies in exchange for said reviews. ...

"When you first think about the genre, level design seems to be just about throwing random enemies at the player frantically. The truth is actually much different." ...

Fabric Software has released Fabric Engine 2, an updated version of its development platform that enables the creation of high-performance tools for games, virtual reality, and visualisation. ...

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"You can feel that if you only draw another card you'll succeed, you'll get your reward. This is the same type of condoning that makes you buy another booster pack or another lottery ticket." ...

Reload Studios' World War Toons is a multiplayer VR shooter -- and it's apparently appealing enough to get the company some investment, as it hatches plans to expand beyond games. ...