We talk to Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman of Red Hook Studios about the difficulty of Darkest Dungeon, and why they want their narrator to compound defeat by insulting the player. ...
Red Hook Studios co-founder Tyler Sigman reports that scammed copies of the studio's recently-released Darkest Dungeon are being sold through the Windows app store. ...
If you're familiar with the team at Polish studio The Astronauts, the Independent Games Festival-nominated The Vanishing of Ethan Carter may seem like a departure. ...
At GDC 2014, veteran designer Koji Igarashi examines the evolution of the Metroidvania genre through the lens of his own experience working on some of its most iconic games. ...
"It's easy to panic if you only see the world from your very narrow window. We need more games released. We need to understand that playing, having fun is not a niche preference." ...
Simon Carless details and explains all of the super-neat interactive exhibits dotted around Game Developers Conference 2015, from Indie MEGABOOTH through iam8bit and far beyond. ...
"If you are ever in indecision about whether or not you should showcase multiple games at your booth (especially if you're a small indie with not too much of a budget), please take our story to heart." ...
This week, our partnership with Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the gulf between players and representation to modeling mental health in a more sophisticated way. ...
"The benefits of the growth stage are legion, but they all tend to revolve around security. Just to get to this point requires developers be flexible knowledge-sponges." ...
"I explore Divinity: Original Sin's randomized shop inventory system and how to improve it to reduce frustration while keeping the current spirit of the game." ...