The newly-independent Daybreak Game Company (formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment) has laid off a number of people after parting ways with long-time parent Sony earlier this month. ...
GDC 2015 is coming up fast, and this year the popular 'Flash Forward' rapid-fire show opener will be emcee'd by game industry veterans Brenda Romero (Romero Games) and Laura Fryer (Oculus VR). ...
An art educator explains drawing -- how to get started with it, and how to keep going. "Drawing might seem overwhelming at first especially if you're just starting out. It takes time." ...
Crowdsourcing researcher Jedrzej Czarnota details some advanced QA approaches as part of the GDC 2014 QA Summit, and offered developers practical advice on how and why to implement them. ...
How games like The Legend of Zelda and Divinity: Original Sin encourage players to keep on exploring their worlds: "In short, a dead end says 'Stop!' while a loop says, 'Go!'" ...
Though Game Oven is no more, its unique, physical dance game Bounden is up for the Nuovo category at this year's IGF -- we catch up with Adrian de Jongh as part of our ongoing interview series. ...
GDC 2015 officials welcome the return of one of the conference's most popular sessions: the #1ReasonToBe panel, a rapid, fun microtalk-style celebration and exploration of what it means to be a woman in games. ...
Hyped in the tech community, Soylent is a meal replacement shake that's cost-efficient -- and in this post, San Francisco indie dev Dylan Jones writes up his experiences of experimenting with it for two weeks. ...
"The decision to release on a certain console is something you should only make after you reach out to every major platform holder and get them to take a look at your game." This, and much more advice, inside. ...
In a new announcement posted to the Greenlight Developer's Group, Valve has asked developers to stop promising players keys once games get Greenlit. ...