Adriaan Jansen of Abbey Games explains the process of designing a sophisticated combat system that accommodates diplomatic strategies, and tracks the shifting mods and attitudes of characters. ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has drafted a (huge) new document outlining crowdfunding regulations -- rules that will allow everday people to invest. ...

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Interactive fiction expert Emily Short: "As I write this, we're 2/3 of the way through the judging period. ... I think it's already safe to say that we're looking at the comp's most impressive year yet." ...

"This article will give you easy to follow rules on how to support gamepad and mouse/keyboard like a world boss." ...

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And there are over 400 colleges and universities offering game development programs, too -- as the industry spreads across the entire country. ...

"Corpse of Discovery is a very polarizing videogame. It is game that only resonates with an audience that has experienced some sort of loss or failure, someone who has missed out on things or regret from their choices." ...

Three former Halo devs share lessons they've learned from transitioning to indie life, and how those learnings have shaped the way they design and market their sandbox astronaut game Astroneer. ...

"The Downwell motion trail is pretty simple aside from the fact that the trail is both blended with a different color from the player sprite, as well as every other row of pixels becoming transparent." ...