"Well, if you only need to do minimal things like record footsteps or trinkets, then you could use something that is compact, effective, and also portable... for about $60.00 - $70.00." ...

Experienced devs from across the industry share their perspective on the best way to make people feel comfortable the first time they play your game. ...

Robert Boyd (Cosmic Star Heroine) responds to Rami Ismail's latest blog, writing, "Make something that stands out. Make something that's different." ...

We catch up with Loveshack, makers of FRAMED, which is nominated for Excellence in Design at this year's IGF competition. ...

"Creating a trailer can be a very tough task, from creating the story, to the process of making and delivering something that the audience can take with them to ponder later. It's more like a Herculean effort." ...

At GDC Next 2014, SuperData CEO Joost van Dreunen identifies the major stumbling blocks that game companies face using real-world data, and examines how others have either overcome them or succumbed. ...

Ouya has supposedly received an injection of $10 million in funding from Alibaba, and the internet cried "why!?" Here's why an investment in Ouya would make a lot of sense for the Chinese SmartTV market. ...

Vlambeer's Rami Ismail considers the state of the industry, as 2015 begins: "as an industry, I don't think we're fine.... [but] I'm nothing but optimistic about the future of this medium, of this industry." ...

The exhibit, curated by the minds behind board game site Shut Up & Sit Down, will offer GDC 2015 attendees a comfortable space to relax and play some of the best card and board games made in 2014. ...

This post starts with the conception of the original Octodad by a team of college students and takes in the ultimate success of the sequel -- taking in everything from its design to the power of Let's Plays. ...