'Net Yaroze and the community around it was pretty much my whole life at the time,' says Chris Chadwick, creator of the award winning Blitter Boy. 'Sad, I know...but it was great!' ...
"Refactoring is a necessity to reach the best version of your game. Don't look down on it. Refactor as often as you can and you won't regret it. Saving that one MB today may save your life tomorrow." ...
Architect-turned-game-developer Jose Sanchez wants to understand why players are compelled to create by asking them to turn natural chaos into order in his neighborhood sim, Block'hood. ...
Architect-turned-game-developer Jose Sanchez wants to understand why players are compelled to create by asking them to turn natural chaos into order in his neighborhood sim, Block'hood. ...
"Most 3D animators tend to swear by their preferred tools of the trade. But when it comes to animating for games, an extra player is added to the mix: the game engine." ...
Check out the second annual GDC Europe Innovative Games Showcase, a curated exhibition of innovative and experimental games, with 10 microtalks from indie devs about new ways to design games. ...
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from some practical advice for optimizing games for HD to a map analysis of the 'big three' in MOBAs. ...
"Probability of success is not defined by how many other devs there are. It's defined by how good your game is and how well you market it. Most games fail." ...
"Obscurity is probably our biggest challenge as indies. When we spend all of our time for months or years working on something, we tend to forget that almost nobody knows about us and our game." ...
Former thatgamecompany president and co-founder Kellee Santiago has joined the Google Play Games team. ...