"d love to see more games reach for a mature use of allusion. Not just 'Hey that looks like Donkey Kong,' but 'The similarities between this NPC and Braid's Tim evokes themes of regret and loss.'" ...
"All of our development takes place on OS X and Windows... To assist in our efforts, we are leveraging Vagrant and the Steam Runtime to greatly simplify building our game for Linux." ...
As Trine 3 continues to draw criticism, and with the future of the franchise in danger, developer Frozenbyte talks about the importance of transparency and the pitfalls of Early Access. ...
Sony and Supermassive Games's cinematic PS4 horror game makes good viewing, if YouTube's latest stats are any indication. ...
At GDC Europe 2015, sound designer Joonas Turner (Nuclear Throne, Badland, Broforce) hopped up on stage to deliver a quick primer on what it takes to make your game sound fantastic. ...
For the next year, developers will be able to publish games on the Xbox 360's indie marketplace -- and in two, it will be shut down for good. ...
"I've lost pretty much all confidence in the possibility of reliably making a living with indie games. I had never put a whole lot of stock in it, however at the moment I see it as a risk that's simply not worth taking." ...
"Everyone, from the grizzled professionals to independent game makers to college graduates is finding themselves in search of the industry they thought they knew, thought they recognized." ...
"Have you ever thought about in how levels are ordered in a game? How you get (or don't) the feeling of an increasing yet 'wall-free' challenge?" ...
"The hot topic for independent developers these days is the so-called 'indiepocalypse.' It's the notion that indies are going to have an increasingly difficult time making a living now." ...