"Hey everybody - let me tell you about my latest boneheaded mistakes so you can make all different mistakes with your launches." ...

"One of the puzzling attitudes I've seen in the games industry is companies talking about focusing on long term success, yet not taking a firm position against crunch." ...

Microsoft's Press Play is looking to open up its development process to the world with new "transparent development initiative". ...

Spearheaded by Double Fine alum Justin Bailey, with input from Tim Schafer, Feargus Urquhart, and Brian Fargo, its first campaign is IGF winner Outer Wilds. ...

"DO NOT ANNOUNCE ANY STRETCH GOALS WHEN YOU LAUNCH YOUR CAMPAIGN. There is nothing to gain from announcing as you launch, and everything to lose." ...

Oculus aims to stand out from the pack by emphasizing "hand presence" -- touch and finger-tracking in VR -- as core to its game design philosophy. Gamasutra chats with CEO Brendan Iribe to learn why. ...

Rubberbanding and injected randomness can level the playing field in competitive games -- but they can also cause problems, potentially harming your game design. So why not take a look at handicaps? ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from an Ovid's Metamorphoses of ragdoll physics to the recurring themes in the games of The Chinese Room. ...

"To prepare this list, I dug through numerous websites. I drew from countless hours spent looking for resources in the past to bring you the best, free online resources I could find and be recommended." ...

"We are gonna talk about our interactive dioramas for OKHLOS, show how the 3D meshes mix with pixel art. Particularly we are going to talk about how we made them." ...