"I only know one sure-fire way to break a toy. Toys are very simple, and thus, very durable. Just about anything you can imagine can work in a toy, except for one thing." ...

"We took Temple of Yog out on tour across North America. We drove a van over 3500 miles across northeastern U.S. and Canada, and had a blast showing people the game and culture around it." ...

"UX explores how it is like for the target audience (the players) to experience your game. It uses neuroscience and psychology knowledge to make sure that the game has good usability and is immersive." ...

Questions written by experienced indie Rob Fearon and answered by Microsoft's Chris Charla, and Sony's Shahid Ahmad: A quick guide to what it takes to get onto PlayStation and Xbox. ...

"The speaker controller is a fun tool and can really add an extra level of immersion beyond the normal mix. We received a lot of positive feedback for our use of it in inFAMOUS Second Son." ...

Lots of folks are using the third-party Steam stat tracker to study how games are selling, but developer Dave Gilbert cautions us not to get carried away -- 'copies owned' rarely equals copies sold. ...

"Gameflow. Make it interesting and worth the players' time. In my opinion, there is not a lot of deviation and playroom from curve of these good examples." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the lenticular design of Nintendo games to the (literal) autoeroticism of Robert Yang's Stick Shift. ...

"My biggest mistake was to completely think that I only need to do the business side of it, and let everything else come together by just presenting a plan and let creative talents take over." ...

"A fast follower strategy can be a viable tactic. But not when everybody else and their dog is doing it. Developers seem to be in the 'let's make a game like DotA/LoL, just a little different' mindset." ...