Long-serving AAA developer Pete Low has founded a new studio, Rhizome Games, in a converted Scottish whisky distillery warehouse alongside a handful of his fellow ex-AAA game makers. ...

"Research found that women scored lower than men on spatial abilities, but with training that gap can be bridged. This bridging can also be accomplished through video games." ...

A look at how Roy van de Mortel tackled the challenge of creating gameplay that changes the "abstract" world of Metrico -- from conception to completion. ...

"Time is of the essence for all developers so I wanted to share some of the things I've learned, with hope that they might help your own player feedback process." ...

A handful of AAA veterans have launched the Costa Mesa-based indie venture Shield Break Studios, and they're looking for an engineer skilled in C++ to help with Bierzerkers server development. ...

"I'll go through what our goals for the event were, how we prepared, how much it cost and how things went. TL;DR: PAX was insane." ...

Through the Woods' devs on running a booth on the expo floor: "We're already looking forwards to returning to San Francisco next year. Hopefully we'll see you there, too." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the limits of games with stories to the psychological effects of game violence. ...

"How do you maintain the integrity of your creative vision?" and "Why is there so little cultural and ethnic diversity in video games?" tackled by the classic's creator, as he ramps up a new installment. ...

Insomniac Games designer Liz England tackles the question "What is Twine?" from the perspective of the curious but under-informed game developer, with a look the tool and games, too. ...