Tools for taking a critical eye to games: "An analysis can be broad or focused. It can take a little or a lot of time. But in any case, it should answer your questions, your needs." ...
Worst-case scenario: your spaceship is gone, your crew is scattered, and there's no hope for rescue. Your only option: Grab your crew and fly into the sun, so at least you don't die alone. ...
Developers of MMO Das Tal surveyed their likely players -- and found out about platform and purchasing-style preferences. Useful info for those targeting a very core audience. ...
An experienced industry artist compiles a short and readable a list of important things about how artists work, with help from her peers -- essential reading for collaborators from other disciplines. ...
From critically acclaimed to closing up shop: Dutch developer Game Oven achieved international notoriety for games like Fingle and Bounden, but called it quits. Here's the whole story. ...
At GDC 2015 Intrinsic Algorithm's Dave Mark shares a newfound love of poker, some of the logic required in playing the game, and how it relates to AI problems that developers face on a daily basis. ...
"When you're a hobbyist or are putting smaller games out regularly, there's usually no reason NOT to do a game jam. But how do you justify them when you're working on a larger scale project?" ...
"There are so many arcs and characters from NYU and the events surrounding my time there that these years are really just the latest book in a series that's finally found its footing." ...
Peter Molyneux's studio 22Cans is making a show of hiring fresh talent and making some staffing changes to "reboot" the company, chief among them being naming recent hire Simon Phillips the new CEO. ...
"At a high level, these are the techniques I use in Excel to accomplish this common task in a way that keeps my economy organized and ensures that it is easy to maintain and update." ...