Our annual series of Road to the IGF Q& As introduces you to the finalists of the Independent Games Festival and their games, from Justin Smith's Desert Golfing to Vectorpark's Metamorphabet. ...
Massachusetts-based mobile studio Proletariat Inc. has secured $6 million in funding from Oculus investor Spark Capital, Riot Games investor FirstMark, Atlas Ventures and other funding partners. ...
"You don't need to be a huge company to add branding to your games. All you need is a clear logo, and 5 minutes to paste it, yet so many small team developers are not doing it. Why not?" ...
Taking inspiration from Portal 2, these devs created a powerful but simple-to-use level editor that still allows for the flexibility they need. Find out how. ...
"The direction we are heading would mean every game would be a multiplayer FPS where you need to build your machine gun out of tree and rock parts while being chased by zombies / robots / pirates / ninjas / bad guys." ...
GDC officials highlight a handful of cutting-edge GDC 2015 talks from industry experts that directly challenge popular assumptions about what game education should be. ...
"This I think is Twine 2's greatest feature -- comfort. Being able to curl up on the sofa and just have ideas whilst you type. Being able to pull your Twine out of your bag and make adjustments when you think of something new." ...
"You don't learn how to ride a bike from a lecture. You get on that bike, fall down, and learn from your mistakes. You don't learn how to talk to people from a textbook. You make games." ...
Valve's increasing feature-set for virtual itemization for third-party Steam developers expands with the Steam Inventory Service beta, which can power that functionality in your game. ...
Another successful game jam means another opportunity to write about your experiences and share them with your peers -- and hopefully enrich the jamming culture and their skillsets with your expertise. ...