Philosophical first-person puzzler The Talos Principle, a sleeper hit, is is now up for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at this year's IGF. We talk to lead designer Davor Hunski about the unique game. ...

In this classic feature, Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton examine Eugene Jarvis' devious but delightful 1980 arcade game Defender and its descendants to understand the appeal of difficult games. ...

Long-time game designer Eugene Jarvis (Robotron, Defender) confirmed his involvement in the creation of a new game from Finnish studio Housemarque, creators of the Defender-inspired Resogun. ...

This week eSports firm ESL rolled out its ESL Matchmaking toolkit, a variably-priced SDK designed to allow developers to build cross-platform skill-based multiplayer matchmaking into their games. ...

"You should decide a game dynamic first, then use this to evaluate your balance. It is the role of design to determine these interactions, and of balancing to set parameters so things unfold as desired." ...

"Fast and continual iteration is key to making a good game. But how exactly do you iterate? When do you keep going on a feature and when do you scrap it?" ...

GDC organizers reveal the 'Best in Play' awards for exhibitors in the on-site GDC Play 2015 event, honoring unique games like Mekazoo and Owlboy. ...

Laralyn McWilliams: "I want to make great, interesting games and work for successful studios. I want to play a wider variety of great, interesting games. Diversity helps achieve both of those goals." ...

With just weeks to go until the 2015 Game Developers Conference, organizers eagerly highlight another great set of sessions in the Advocacy track that you'll want to check out. ...

"I took all my learnings into consideration when I made Geometry Dash. Now the game has been downloaded nearly 80 million times, and I'm able to work on it as my full time job." ...