The 32nd edition of GDC is over, and in its wake organizers confirm it hosted over 28,000 attendees (a new record!) and will return next year the week of Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22! ...

"I have Tourette's Syndrome and Narcolepsy," writes Defenders Quest game dev Lars Doucet in this fascinating post. "I made a game about them. It's kinda weird." ...

"Games differ from other media because of the interactive side of it, & that is how it can bring narrative elements that are unique to them," says Dandara dev Lucas Mattos. "You can deliver empathy." ...

In the second GDC x One Life Left show, we talk about space, representation, storytelling, and war over 90 minutes of scintillating chat. ...

In the second GDC x One Life Left show, we talk about space, representation, storytelling, and war over 90 minutes of scintillating chat. ...

This week's longform article & video highlights include plenty of GDC standouts, as well as a fascinating profile of Stardew Valley's creator.  ...

"The team didn't want to add the story by usual methods; the goal was to leverage games as a medium and allow the player to feel the game through its mechanics." ...

Gabby DaRienzo, Brendan Greene, and other incredible guests join One Life Left's Ste Curran & Ann Scantlebury & Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft as they bring the best bits of GDC 2018 to you. ...

2017 was Steam's most profitable year yet, claims Sergey Galyonkin and the creator of SteamSpy, a website that, since 2015, has provided estimates on the number of game sales on the titular digital game store. ...

"Muslims have a public image problem. And it's sometimes dangerous to be Muslim," game designer Osama Dorias said at GDC today. "So we need help addressing the public image problem." ...